中国人爱风水，不管什么东西都要和风水扯上联系，所谓“藏风聚气，得水为上”，所以在很多中国人家中，当自然条件无法满足依山傍水的需求时，就会摆放一些水缸、铜缸之类的用以调理风水。

Chinese people love geomantic omen. No matter what they do, they have to be connected with geomantic omen. The so-called "storing the wind and gathering the Qi, getting the water is the best". Therefore, in many Chinese families, when the natural conditions can not meet the needs of being close to mountains and rivers, they will put some water tanks, fish tanks and the like to regulate geomantic omen.

由于故宫的修建是木修建，火克木，而水克火，五行相生相克，放铜缸是讨一个好彩头，好涵义。随着年代的改变，青铜缸的用处和涵义也在发生改变，我国的民俗很考究风水，从古至今，风水大师调节风水最喜爱便是铜缸。

they will put some water tanks, fish tanks and the like to regulate geomantic omen.Because the construction of the Forbidden City is made of wood, fire conquers wood, while water conquers fire, and the five elements complement each other.With the change of time, the use and meaning of bronze jar are also changing. The folk custom of our country is very exquisite about feng shui. From ancient times to the present, the favorite of feng shui masters is the bronze jar.

铜制的大型铜缸，其间在五行风水学中铜为金，金即为财的标志，因而铜大缸有着招财聚财的风水作用，一起铜缸里装满水，水也是财的标志。

In the five elements geomantic omen, copper is gold, and gold is the symbol of wealth. Therefore, the copper vat has the function of geomantic omen to attract wealth. When the copper VAT is filled with water, water is also the symbol of wealth.

在古代铜大缸装满水是为了救活，所以很多人也称铜大缸为吉利缸，涵义安全吉利，这也是现代人们喜爱在宅院里摆放铜大缸的原因。

In ancient times, large copper tanks were filled with water to save lives, so many people also called them auspicious tanks, meaning safe and auspicious. This is also the reason why modern people like to put large copper tanks in their homes.