What's the point of hanging tiger paintings at home?

What does the old rural saying "a tiger hangs at home and can't get out" mean?

Living in the countryside, you can find that every household in the countryside will hang some calligraphy and painting works in the hall. These calligraphy and painting not only played a decorative role, but also expressed some beautiful meanings. Different paintings also have different opinions and emphases. For example, rural people say that "tigers can't get out at home." See what kind of attention there is!

"If you hang a tiger at home, you can't get out."

In some rural areas, this sentence is also called "it is a blessing to hang a tiger at home", which has a very auspicious meaning. People in rural areas think that tigers are auspicious animals, representing good luck and wealth. Therefore, if a picture of a tiger is hung at home, it means that good luck and wealth can be kept at home and will not be lost, which is useful for gathering wealth. Moreover, the tiger is the king of beasts, which has a strong deterrent effect and can also bless the family to ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters.

In fact, hanging tigers in rural areas is also very particular, usually hanging mountain tigers, because tigers go down the mountain for food, but this kind of tiger, which should be extremely fierce, has been painted on paper and turned into a paper tiger. This kind of tiger is only superficial and has no real skill. It's not good to hang up business at home.

But with the development of society, people are exposed to more and more works of art, so now people hang all kinds of calligraphy and painting at home. In addition to Chinese painting, there are many foreign oil paintings, but most of them only play a decorative role.