The people of the Divine State are particular about building houses, emphasizing "no empty beam."
It means that the beam must not be empty; otherwise, the family lacks a backbone.
There's also a saying about what to place on the beam.
A red cord strung with Copper Coins, nailed onto the beam, symbolizes "pressing the beam to protect the house, with a stable source of wealth"...
But the coins must be genuine; using ghost coins or damaged coins is forbidden...
Hanging an Eight Trigrams Mirror in the center of the beam can resolve Fengshui Evil Qi; if the house faces a crossroads or a cemetery, the mirror surface reflects the "conflicting Qi" outward...
Place a "House Protection Talisman" or a small Peach Wood Sword to drive away ghosts and avoid disasters...
A bundle of Five Grains wrapped in red cloth, placed in the beam crevice, symbolizes "Five Grains Harvest, household prosperity"...
Sprinkle sorghum and sesame on the beam, taking the meaning of "rising step by step"...
