It is not a superstition, Feng Shui is a knowledge.
Introduction
The word Feng Shui first came from the Fuxi era. Based on the simple diagrams he created, Taihao Fuxi deduced that the earth had a period of wind and water. "Jianyi Jing" records: "Yan said: One is fog water, two is feng shui, three is mountain water, four is hill water, five is water, six is ??water, seven is less water, eight is lack of water, nine is no water." Feng shui, and Chongkanyu, Tuzhai, Qingnang, the art of landscape, etc. are an important part of Eastern mysticism.
The ancient "Burial Sutra" written by Guo Pu of Jin Dynasty said: "Qi will disperse when it rides on the wind, and it will stop when it is bounded by water. The ancients gathered it to keep it from spreading, and moved it to stop it, so it is called Feng Shui. Feng Shui The method of obtaining water is the first, and hiding the wind is second."
Generally known as Feng Shui, it is also called the art of geology and geomantic omen. It is a mystical art with a long history in China. Feng shui is one of the five arts, and its basic composition is derived from the "Book of Changes". It is divided into the Yang house fortune-telling method of looking at the door, well and stove, and the Yin house fortune-telling method of looking at the direction of the sand and water in the dragon's cave. Its main schools include three-yuan method, three-dimensional method, nine-star method, etc.
Kanyu has the meaning of fortune-telling and divination, among which "kan" means "kan" and "kan" means survey; "yu" originally refers to the carriage, which means load, and is a metaphor for territory and tunnels. The ancient Chinese believed that Kan is the way of heaven, Yu is the way of earth, and Kan Yu is the way of heaven and earth, and its status is very high. Kan Yu is the body and Feng Shui is the function.
In 2005, the China Architectural Culture Center of the Ministry of Construction established the Chinese Architectural Feng Shui Culture Expert Committee (Jiang <2005>77.). Researcher Xu Shaoshan served as the secretary-general. In 2005, China's first official committee was held in Nanjing. Feng Shui training class. On August 5, 2008, Chengkan Village in Anhui Province became the first village in China to apply for a UNESCO World Heritage Site based on Feng Shui with the approval of the Huangshan Municipal Government.
[Edit this paragraph] Feng Shui elements
Wind: the phenomenon of air movement.
Water: water flow.
Qi: The Qi of the earth and the invisible Qi in the air.
In addition, there are important contents such as dragon, sand, cave, water, sitting direction and so on.
[Edit this paragraph] Feng Shui props
Compass
Feng Shui masters believe that the compass is an operating tool of Liqi Sect. It mainly consists of a magnetic needle located in the center of the plate and a series of Composed of concentric circles, each circle represents the ancient Chinese’s understanding of a certain level of information in the universe system
Landscape painting
Feng shui masters believe that water represents wealth; when displaying landscape paintings in the living room, It must be noted that the direction of the water flow in the painting cannot be towards the door or outside the house, and the direction of the water flow is best in the master bedroom or inside the house. Especially in the bedroom, do not place paintings of "Ten Thousands of Horses Galloping" and "Tiger Descending the Mountain", otherwise it will easily destroy the harmony between husband and wife.
Feng Shui Sword
Feng Shui Sword
Feng Shui masters believe that there are many types of Feng Shui swords, such as Seven Star Sword, Peach Blossom Sword, or swords made of other materials. Their main functions are It is used to restrain the evil spirits of sharp corners and telephone poles outside the house, and to avoid lawsuits. It should be noted that the Feng Shui sword does not need to be sharpened. It can even be said that it is not suitable to be sharpened, because the sharpened sword is sharp and can easily hurt people. A blunt sword will not hurt people, but it can still drive away evil spirits.
Bagua Mirror
Bagua Mirror
Feng Shui masters believe that the mirror’s ability to remove evil spirits is truly first-rate. You can easily spot it when walking in the streets and alleys. Bagua mirror hanging on the eaves wall. There are three points to pay attention to when hanging the Bagua mirror: 1. Hang it at 12 noon sharp; 2. Consecrate it; 3. The reflected direction should not be directed to other people's houses, and you should not direct the evil from your own home to other people's homes.
Feng Shui Tank
Feng Shui Fish
Feng Shui masters believe that raising a pot of Feng Shui fish is a familiar method for improving luck. But because of its simplicity, people think that raising fish will be effective. In fact, there are quite a few things to pay attention to when raising fish, including that if you want to attract wealth, you must place it in the clear financial position, which is diagonally opposite the door of your home; as long as the fish is taken care of well, it will not get sick or die easily.
Pictures of Gods and Buddhas
Feng Shui masters believe that people will take home the frames of pictures of Gods and Buddhas to enshrine and worship, but they do not know that they need to be consecrated by a mage and asked to be possessed by the Gods and Buddhas. Only in pictures. Because it is said that bad odors, evil spirits and demons may possess the bodies of gods and Buddhas, destroying the luck of those who light incense and worship.
Potted plants
Feng shui masters believe that there are many potted plants that can turn things around and bring good luck. Money bamboo, Malabar chestnut, orchid, etc. are the top ones that everyone loves. name. When the flowers and leaves of these potted plants that symbolize auspiciousness fade, you must change the pot immediately to continue to gather energy.
Wind Chimes
Feng Shui masters believe that the sound of wind chimes colliding is clear and loud, and the cute shape attracts many people. Feng Shui wind chimes are tools to control evil spirits, especially suitable for hanging at the entrance of the door. But never hang it in a child's study or master bedroom, because listening to the sound of the wind chimes for a long time will make people restless.
Auspicious lions and auspicious animals
Auspicious lions and auspicious animals
Feng shui masters believe that they include lions, deer, horses, dragons, unicorns, money-biting toads, xiu, etc. It is an auspicious lion that will be taken into consideration when changing Feng Shui. The heads of lions, unicorns, and money-biting toads must face the door, indicating that they will attract wealth and fortune from all parties. However, the running direction and heads of deer and horses must face the house, which represents the entry of auspicious gods into the house.
[Edit this paragraph] Feng Shui Schools
Historically, there was a major misunderstanding in dividing Feng Shui schools: it is wrong to divide Feng Shui schools into two categories: the Situation School and the Liqi School. , is unrealistic. It has no real meaning. And it can easily lead people astray.
In fact, no matter which school it is, as long as it is not a deceptive pseudo-Feng Shui, it insists on the basic principle that the situation is the body of Feng Shui and regulating the Qi is the use of Feng Shui.
The division of Feng Shui schools is actually formed by the differences in methods of regulating Qi.
In terms of methods of regulating qi, it can be roughly divided into two major schools, which unite many branches.
The school that directly uses the Eight Diagrams to regulate Qi is the Gua Li School. Including the Bazhai Sect, Xuankong Feixing Sect (there are six major factions and more than a hundred smaller sects), Qimen Fengshui, Heluo Fengshui, Da Sanyuan Yili Sect, Jinsuo Yuguan, etc.
The school that uses the Yin-Yang and Five-element principles of Hetu, Luoshu and the Eight Diagrams of the First and Later Heavens to regulate qi is the Five Elements School. Including Gannan Yang Gong Feng Shui, New Sanhe Sect, Numerology Feng Shui, Positive Five Elements Feng Shui, etc.
Chinese Feng Shui has developed into multiple schools of Feng Shui. Each school of Feng Shui has different theories. The following is a detailed introduction to you:
(1) Luantou School : (1) Situation School (2) Imagery School (3) Xingfa School
(Erli Qi School:
(1) Bazhai School (2) Numerology School (3) Sanhe Sect (4) Fan Gua Sect (5) Fei Xing Sect (6) Five Elements Sect (7) Xuan Kong Da Gua Sect (8) Bagua Sect (9) Jiu Xing Fei Bo Sect
(10) Qimen Sect (11) Yangzhai Sanyao Sect (12) Twenty-four Shantou Sect (13) Xingxiu Sect (14) Jinsuo Yuguan Sect
1. The principles of the Situation Sect
As soon as the situation is mentioned People will think of Guan Ren and Guo Pu, the founders of Feng Shui, who use the situation to discuss good and bad luck. The Situation School focuses on geographical situations, mainly using dragons, caves, sand, water, and Xiangxi to discuss ancient bad luck. Although the Situation School is divided into Luantou School and Image. There are three small sects, namely, the Xingfa sect and the Xingfa sect, but in fact these three sects are related to each other and are not completely separated.
1. Luantou sect represents the landscape of mountains and rivers in nature. Mountains in physical geography include dragon, sand and mountain. Dragon refers to the mountains extending in the distance; sand refers to the hills within 360 degrees around the cave site; mountains refers to the outside of the cave site. Mountains in the distance.
2. Imagery. Imagery is actually a profound knowledge in Feng Shui, because it vividly regards the image of a mountain as a certain animal or other object. The shape of the mountain is like a lion. There are many names for the image, such as Beauty Looking in the Mirror, Seven Stars with the Moon, etc.
3. Xingfa refers to the visualization school. Some of the rules in Luantou developed on the basis of this mainly discuss the rules of coordination between images and acupoints. For example, there is a road that is opposite to the acupoints, which is called "one arrow piercing the heart" in the Xingfa School.
In short, if you look at the image, you can't do it without the mountain (luantou): If you look at the mountain, you can't do it without the image and form. In many places with high mountains in China, many Feng Shui masters have great influence due to their mountains. Pay attention to the image of mountains and mountains.
2. Liqi style is also called Wuzhai style or Sanyuan style style.
Because the Li Qi School incorporated almost all the theoretical viewpoints of the five arts such as Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Bagua, Hetu, Luoshu, Astrology, Shensha, Nayin, Qimen, and Liuren into its theoretical principles, it formed a very complex Feng Shui theory. It is precisely because the Li Qi sect is too complicated that it has been divided into many small sects. It is precisely because of this that people who study Feng Shui must pay special attention to their choices, otherwise not only will they not learn anything, but they may also cause bad Feng Shui.
The following author will give some introduction to the theories of some sects, which will not only help beginners choose, but will also be helpful to those who have already studied Feng Shui.
1. Eight Houses School. In summary, there are only two points in the Eight Houses School: First, it is to judge good or bad luck by pairing sitting on a mountain with a wandering star. The so-called wandering stars are: the four auspicious stars of Fu position, heavenly medicine, anger, and longevity, and the four evil stars of five ghosts, death, disaster, and six evil stars. According to the ups and downs of Bagua Mountain in the house, these eight stars are assigned to the innate Bagua directions. If they are matched with good luck, they will be lucky, and if they are matched with bad luck, they will be unlucky. The second is to divide the four houses in the east and the four houses in the west according to the Eight Diagrams of the house, and then combine them with human life, that is, the four houses in the east are matched with the four houses in the east, and the four houses in the west are matched with the four houses in the west to judge the good and bad. Generally speaking, the fortune-telling hexagrams of the Bazhai School are based on the yearly branches. In other words, if people born in the same year have the same gender, their horoscopes will be the same, and their Feng Shui layout will also be the same. So? There are millions of people born in a year. According to the Feng Shui perspective of the Eight Houses School, they are all at the same point. Therefore, the Feng Shui theory of the Eight Houses School is too simple and crude. In particular, the view that the east and west are assigned to the four houses in the east, and the four in the west and the west are assigned to the four houses are even more crude and difficult to be accurate. I hope that readers who are studying Feng Shui will not copy it by mistake. However, judging good or bad luck based on the traveling stars, it can be of reference value when combining the flying stars in the sky with the flying stars in the sky or in the indoor layout. The specific usage will be discussed later.
2. Numerology school. The Feng Shui layout is based on the five elements, happiness and taboos in the owner's horoscope, combined with the Five Elements and Xuankong Flying Stars in the direction of the Twenty-Four Mountains, and the decorative colors, etc., which has a great guiding role in the interior decoration and Feng Shui adjustment of various types of villas.
3. Sanhe Sect and Twenty-Four Shantou Sect. Mainly focusing on mountains and rivers, the relationship between the Twenty-Four Mountains and the mountains associated with sitting on the house is discussed. The so-called sitting on the mountain actually refers to the relationship between the five elements on the compass and the peaks or buildings outside the house. . When distributing water, the twelve longevity positions are used to determine good or bad luck. The twelve immortals in numerology are longevity, bathing, crown, official position, emperor prosperity, decline, illness, death, tomb, death, fetus, and nourishment. Generally speaking, good or bad luck is judged based on the upward distribution of water and the coming and going of water. It is mainly used in the Yin House. However, in the Sanhe sect, the upward distribution of water and the twelve immortals are mixed with yin and yang, and there are often deviations in their application. Therefore, the author reminds Yi friends who study Feng Shui to use the twelve immortals to judge the good and bad luck of water, but cannot use all of them. They must distinguish between yin and yang, and it is good to use all yin and yang.
4. The hexagram-turning sect. The main method is to interpret the nine-star hexagram from the eight trigrams, and then combine it with the landscape to discuss good or bad luck. There are several hexagram translation methods in the Fan Gua school, such as Fu Xing Fan Gua, also known as Huang Shi Gong Fan Gua method. , Zuo Fu, You Bi nine stars to determine good or bad luck.
5. Xuan Kong Feixing Sect. It is to align the mountain direction with the Yuan Yun Yuan, and arrange the nine stars in the Yuan plate, so as to see the internal structure of the water, mountain and Yuan Yun and judge the prosperous and bad luck. The so-called nine stars in Xuankong refer to: one white in Kan is Greedy Wolf, two black in Kun is Giant Gate, three green in Zhen is Lucun, four green in Xun is Wenqu, five yellow in the center is Lian Zhen, and six white in Qian is In Wuqu, seven reds are in Dui as Pojun, eight whites are in Gen as left assistant, and nine purples are in Li as right Bi. The essence of Xuankongxue is to pay attention to the prosperity and decline of Yuan Yun, as well as the restraint of the nine numbers 1-9 and the coordination of happiness and taboos in fate. As long as readers can grasp this point, even if they have already started Xuankongxue, they will generally In other words, you can adjust the indoor feng shui for people. But to grasp the true essence of Xuankong Xue, of course we need to study it in depth.
6. Xingxiu Sect. The Xingxiu school refers to the twenty-eight constellations, such as Kang Jinlong, Shitu raccoon dog, Fangri rabbit, Xinyue fox, and tail fire tiger, etc., which respectively represent the attributes of the five elements. According to the theory of sitting direction, it is mainly used to regulate the good and bad luck of the twenty-four peaks.
Among the Li Qi sect, the Qi sect, the Five Elements sect, the Xuan Kong Da Gua sect, the Jinsuo Yu Guan sect and the Ziwei Dashu sect, etc., I will not introduce them one by one here.
Strictly speaking, the Feng Shui schools are the Situation School and the Liqi School. Their theories also penetrate and integrate with each other, which is exactly the meaning of the return of all laws. Therefore, when studying Feng Shui, you must absorb and store the essence of both schools. We must not only be proficient in the Li Qi School, but also absorb the essence of the Situation School.
However, because there are many schools of Feng Shui, useful and useless are mixed among them. Learners must discard the false while retaining the true, discard the rough and select the essence, and avoid falling into the misunderstandings of Feng Shui.
We cannot completely deny Feng Shui schools, nor can we apply the theories and operational techniques of each Feng Shui school at the same time. We should adhere to the principle that practice is the only criterion for testing truth, eliminate the false and retain the true, discard the rough and select the essence. The field of Feng Shui needs to get to the bottom of things, and the ancient Feng Shui mysteries should not be left to future generations!
[Edit this paragraph] Origin and development
The formation of Chinese Feng Shui has a long history and can be traced back to ancient times.
Primitive society
Although there is no theory of Feng Shui, due to the survival challenges posed by the harsh natural environment to people and due to the agricultural and pastoral society, people at that time had to "choose" "Live on the land" and choose a place "near water and facing the sun" that is suitable for human reproduction and habitat. This is an adaptive choice. After entering civilized society, Feng Shui was immediately recorded in written records. For example, there are many records about house divination in oracle bone inscriptions. It can be seen from a large number of oracle bone inscriptions and the Book of Songs excavated in later generations that the Chinese during the Shang and Zhou dynasties divided the land into different landforms such as mountains, ports, hills, plains, mausoleums, and hills, and divided the water areas into Sichuan, spring, river, stream, swamp, swamp, river, tuo, etc. At that time, the differences of the earth were classified in extremely detailed ways, which laid the foundation for the future development of "Phaseography". In the Book of Documents, the territory at that time was divided into Kyushu based on rivers and mountains. This is also the origin of the name "Kyushu" in China later. In the "Book of Rites of Zhou", words like "Use the method of adapting to the soil, manage the names and objects of the ten and two soils, use the people's houses and remove their interests and disadvantages, use the people of Fu, use the birds and beasts, and use the grass and trees." began to appear. There is a saying of "matching people's houses", and there is a knowledge system of "Tu Yifa" to match the land. "Book of Yizhou" records that "the earth is suitable for the weather, and all things are governed." It can be seen that the word "earth" echoes the weather, and observing the earth with the sky is the rule for all things at that time, and it is also the method of governing things. Therefore, it became Feng Shui in later generations. The basis of the technique. During the Zhou Dynasty, when King Wu of Zhou built Luoyi, he ordered the Duke of Zhou to look after the land. "Shangshu" records that "when the Duke of Zhao was in charge of the house, the Duke of Zhou went to the camp to form the Zhou Dynasty and the envoys came to tell the divination." It can be seen that the people of the Zhou Dynasty believed in divination, and the Duke of Zhou was also a prime minister. Master.
Warring States and Pre-Qin Period
Various academic disciplines arose. With the development and prevalence of the Book of Changes and the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theories, an academic system led by "looking up at astronomy and looking down at geography" began to be established. Thought. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he not only inherited the previous concept of "Tu Yi" but became more specific, and at the same time began to have the concept of "Qi". From the "Book of Jin" we know that "during the time of the First Emperor, those who looked at the Qi said, 'Five hundred years from now, Jinling will have the Qi of the Son of Heaven', so the First Emperor traveled east to suppress it, changed the name of the area to Mooling, and cut the northern mountain to eliminate its power." At that time, there was a saying of "qi-watchers", which shows that there were already professional workers in the Feng Shui industry. According to Volume 95 of "Taiping Huanyu Ji", there was a mountain in Changshui County in the Qin Dynasty (today's south of Jiaxing County, Zhejiang Province). Qin Shihuang heard the magicians say that there was a king's energy on the mountain, so he sent a group of death row prisoners to dig the mountain. They couldn't stand the hard work and left in a hurry.
Qin Dynasty
The Afang Palace built by Qin Shihuang covers an area of ??nearly 300 miles. The villas of the palace are scattered in the valley. Nanshan is the palace gate, Fanchuan is the pool, and the front hall of Afang can be Nearly ten thousand people sit there. The First Emperor used 700,000 civilians to hollow out Mount Li and penetrate the three layers of soil. The scale was truly unprecedented. There is also the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, which covers a vast area and is large in scale. The implementation of these two major projects shows that the level of physiognomy in the Qin Dynasty was very high. From this, it is not difficult to understand the superb geographical survey technology of the Qin Dynasty, which can also be attributed to the technique of physiognomy. developed. In fact, as early as the pre-Qin period, the Xiangzhai activity existed. On the one hand, it was the residence of the living people, and on the other hand, it was the cemetery of the dead. "Shangshu" records that "King Cheng was in Feng and wanted to live in the city, so he asked Duke Zhao to live in the prime minister's house first." This is Xiangyang's house. "The Book of Filial Piety" records that "the omen of the house were divination and the place was built." This is Xiangyin's house, and the location was selected using divination.
Western Han Dynasty
The art of physiognomy was even more popular. Sima Qian's "Historical Records" records that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty gathered to occupy the family and asked if he could marry someone, but the family members said no. At this time, the Kanyu family was proficient in astronomy and geography, and the art of physiognomy was also called "form method". By the Eastern Han Dynasty, people began to pay attention to funerals, which led to the rise of the concept of Feng Shui. Wang Chong's "Lunheng" details the taboos surrounding funerals. The people of the Eastern Han Dynasty paid great attention to the living environment. The "Book of the Later Han Dynasty" mentioned the household principle of "having good farmland and a large house, with a mountain behind and a stream, surrounded by ditches and ponds, bamboos and trees around, a garden in front, and an orchard behind trees". Become the basic theory of Yangzhai.
In the Han Dynasty, there were also Feng Shui works such as "Kanyu Golden Chamber", "Palace Terrain", "Migration Law", and "Picture House Art", which marked the preliminary induction and summary of Feng Shui in theory.
Wei and Jin Dynasties
Many Feng Shui masters appeared in China, the most famous of which was Guo Pu. His "Book of Burial" changed Feng Shui from the traditional method of phase and earth. He extracted it, defined Feng Shui, and comprehensively constructed the Feng Shui theory, laying the foundation for Feng Shui in later generations. The method of Feng Shui he pioneered, "getting water is the first priority, hiding wind is the second priority" has been passed down for more than 1,700 years and remains strong, and it shines even more brightly today. Chinese people are accustomed to call Guo Pu the originator of Feng Shui.
The Sui Dynasty
Comparatively speaking, people did not believe in Feng Shui, but there was a famous physiognomist, Xiao Ji, who wrote "Physical and Geographical Records" and "Zhao Jing" , "Burial Sutra", "Five Elements of Great Meaning" and other famous works are admired by future generations. He once chose an auspicious location for the queen, and when the emperor did not listen to his advice, he predicted that the Sui Dynasty would be short-lived. When Yang Gongren, the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, moved his ancestral tombs, he invited five or six groups of Feng Shui masters to come to visit the site. One of them, Shu Chuo, guessed what was underground and was heavily rewarded. It can be seen that Feng Shui was still prevalent at that time.
Tang Dynasty
A rare heyday in Chinese history, various academics also emerged widely, which also promoted the development of Feng Shui theory and formed a relatively complete theoretical system. At that time, most literate people understood Feng Shui, and a large number of famous teachers emerged. Among them, Yang Junsong, a Feng Shui master from Jiangxi Province, played a role in comprehensively promoting the practice of Feng Shui among the people, surveying and teaching apprentices. Since then, across the vast land of China, palaces, villages, and tombs have been affected by Feng Shui theory to varying degrees. . The famous Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty also believed in Feng Shui. There are many records of Feng Shui in "New Accounts of the Tang Dynasty" and "Taiping Guangji". Taoist priests at that time also knew more about Feng Shui. In the Tang Dynasty, there was a "Si Tian Jian" that specialized in observing astronomical phenomena. Therefore, officials in Si Tian Jian must understand Feng Shui. Yang Junsong once served in Si Tianjian. Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty appointed him as a national counselor, and his official rank was Jin Ziguanglu, a doctor, who was responsible for the geographical affairs of Lingtai. It can be seen that the Feng Shui of the Tang Dynasty was not only believed by the people, but also valued by the court. Yang Junsong later took out the palace's Feng Shui books and spread them throughout Jiangxi, and the response from his many disciples was great. In the Tang Dynasty, the national power was strong and its territory expanded to the Western Regions. From the documents found in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes such as "Zhao Jing" and "Yin Yang Shu", it can be seen that the concept of Feng Shui spread far and wide in the northwest region.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
Following the prosperity of Feng Shui in the Tang Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties believed in Feng Shui. By the late Zhou Dynasty, many superstitious colors were added to Feng Shui, making it difficult for the world to believe the truth. distinguish.
Song Dynasty
Famous Yi scholars such as Chen Tuan, Shao Kangjie, Zhu Xi, and Cai Yuanding explained and identified Feng Shui, and some Feng Shui works were published one after another, giving rise to the Jiangxi Xingfa School. and the Feng Shui theoretical system as the main body of Fujian Lifa School. Song Huizong believed in Feng Shui. He originally had no children, but a sorcerer told him that if he raised the terrain in the northwest corner of the capital several times, he would be able to have a son. Therefore, he believed more in Feng Shui and ordered people to choose a precious land to build the "Shangqing Baozhuan Palace". As a result, the people wasted money, the treasury was empty, and the regime declined. There were many Feng Shui masters in the Song Dynasty. Lai Wenjun, Chen Tuan, Xu Renwang, Wu Jingluan, Fu Botong, Cai Yuanding, etc. are all famous.
Ming Dynasty
When Zhu Yuanzhang established his capital in Jinling, he attached great importance to Feng Shui. Most of the mountains outside the city faced the city, giving the appearance of an arch, but Niushou Mountain and Huashan Mountain faced each other. Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with the city wall and sent people to beat Niushou Mountain with a hundred sticks. He also dug a hole at the nose of the cow and passed it with an iron cable, turning Niushou Mountain inward. At the same time, he cut down the Huashan Mountain extensively and made the mountain bald. When Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty moved the capital to Beijing, it was built entirely in accordance with the Feng Shui concept. Ming Chengzu was an emperor who believed deeply in Feng Shui, which also led to people all paying attention to Feng Shui. Feng Shui became a very important criterion in the lives of Ming Dynasty people. The Ming Tombs, a famous tourist attraction in Beijing, was chosen by Feng Shui master Liao Junqing and recommended to Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, and it became the mausoleum area of ??the Ming Dynasty emperor. There was also a legendary figure Liu Bowen in the Ming Dynasty. According to folklore, he was good at Feng Shui. It is said that Jinling, the capital, was the place where he met. There is a book "Kanyu Manxing" named after him.
The Qing Dynasty
There was a Si Tianjian who was not only responsible for observing the sky and recording astronomy, but was also responsible for the construction of mausoleums, because the emperors of the Qing Dynasty believed in Feng Shui and attached great importance to the location of the mausoleums. . The Eastern Tomb of the Qing Dynasty is 125 kilometers long from north to south and 26 kilometers wide from east to west. It spans three suburban counties of Beijing and has a total area of ??2,500 square kilometers. It is an extremely large imperial cemetery. This shows that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty attached great importance to the feng shui of the tombs.
The Forbidden City, the Forbidden City, which has been completely preserved to this day, is a classic masterpiece built strictly in accordance with Feng Shui. Its majestic momentum has conquered countless people. The Qing Dynasty also had a Imperial Preceptor Office, with more than 400 Imperial Preceptors. Because these imperial advisors received generous salaries, they devoted their lives to serving the dynasty and the emperor. The tasks of the Imperial Prefecture are: first, to find good Feng Shui treasures for the dynasty and arrange how to use them; second, to destroy the geographical Feng Shui of the people so that no one dares to rebel against the imperial court and cannot seize the throne. This is an example of the rulers of the feudal dynasty using the invisible science of geography and Feng Shui as their ruling tool.
Throughout history, the Pre-Qin Dynasty was the gestation period of Feng Shui theory, the Song Dynasty was the period when it was popular, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties were the periods of proliferation.
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, through the collection and arrangement of various Feng Shui books and the continuous research of scholars, the Feng Shui theory was quite complete. The survey activities of Feng Shui masters have spread to various places, from imperial palaces to urban and rural residences.
From the Republic of China to the present
Scholars have mainly re-evaluated and studied the traditional Chinese Feng Shui culture. In the last century, Feng Shui had a huge market in old China. The site of the Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the country, was determined after repeated surveys by the famous Feng Shui master Shen Zhurong. After liberation, Feng Shui theory suffered a heavy blow and continued to exist as a custom, dead but not dead. After the 1970s, there was an upsurge in "researching" Chinese Feng Shui in Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States, and more and more foreigners began to use Feng Shui theory to guide their lives. Nowadays, a large number of "scholars" use modern science to justify feudal superstition and interpret it as "environmental science" in order to better "develop" Feng Shui. This is really a waste of time.
[Edit this paragraph] Home Feng Shui
When choosing a living environment, ancient Feng Shui masters often believed that a place that is “surrounded by mountains and water” and “harbors wind and gathers energy” is the best. . The place "surrounded by mountains and rivers" is directly moistened by the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers. It is an ideal choice from the perspective of magnetic field science, aesthetics and psychology. Ancient scholars lived in seclusion in forests and ravines, and wealthy residents of developed countries moved to the mountains and rivers outside the city. This has impressed us deeply in Feng Shui. However, there are too few places surrounded by beautiful mountains and beautiful waters. Residential areas in cities are often located between buildings, roads, and factories. Under such conditions, we have to think more from the perspective of "hiding wind and gathering qi". In ancient Feng Shui, site selection is a very complicated matter. Not only are there many requirements, but there are also differences and disagreements among various Feng Shui schools. The most important point is that, strictly speaking, everyone’s ideal Feng Shui model is different. It's different. It's not that all "good places" will prosper and "all bad places" will fail.
Wall Clock
According to traditional Feng Shui, wall clocks are necessary in some foyers and rooms, especially in comprehensive offices. Hanging a clock in such a place can have five major functions, one is to attract wealth, the other is to ward off evil spirits, the third is to help the owner's luck, the fourth is to manage subordinates, and the fifth is the most basic function of the clock is to tell time. This does not mean that you can buy a clock and put it wherever you want. Hanging it in the wrong place will be counterproductive. Generally speaking, the front of the clock cannot be facing inward, and it is best to face the door or balcony.
Raising goldfish
Feng shui masters believe that goldfish should be kept in the home. Goldfish is often called a Feng Shui fish. It can make up for the feng shui defects of the home and make the house full of vitality. However, it must be noted that the size of the fish tank should be moderate, no other debris should be piled around it, and it should not be facing the stove because the stove The platform belongs to fire and is in conflict with water. Furthermore, there should be no dead fish, and no statue of the God of Wealth can be placed on the fish tank, because the water flow in the fish tank will make wealth unstable. The color and species of the fish should be considered in relation to the Five Elements to see if they are compatible with the owner.
Green plants
Feng Shui masters believe that green plants should be placed in the room. Lucky bamboos, money trees, etc. can be placed in the living room to symbolize vitality and create oxygen, which is beneficial to the room. Remember: You don’t have to insist on flowers in all seasons, but they must be evergreen. If they are withered, they should be replaced immediately to avoid affecting your fortune.
Air
Feng Shui masters believe that regardless of whether the room is occupied by people or not, the doors and windows in the room should be always open and closed, so that the momentum flows and the air is renewed, so that "flowing water does not rot, The door hinge is not beetrooted." In addition, the door gap should not be too large to reveal wealth.
Room Color
The color of a room according to Feng Shui masters.
The colors in the room are preferably white, yellow, blue, and green, and wood color is also acceptable, but avoid using black and use less gray. The color of the ceiling should be light rather than heavy, because the ceiling symbolizes "sky", and the color is of course light. Generally speaking, white, light yellow and light blue are the main colors, symbolizing the bright blue sky, while white symbolizes the white clouds. The color of the floor should be slightly darker, in order to comply with the meaning of lightness in the sky and weight in the earth.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia
The Book of Changes and Feng Shui were invented by our ancestors thousands of years ago. There is a scientific basis. . .