Shanxi, referred to as "Jin", is named after it is located to the west of the Taihang Mountains. As one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, Shanxi has a long cultural history and is known as the "Cradle of Chinese Civilization". In Shanxi Province, there is a small county that has never changed its name for more than two thousand years. In ancient times, there was a Feng Shui master whose ability far surpassed that of Liu Bowen, and he was recognized as the originator of Feng Shui.
Wenxi County, located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, is a small county under Yuncheng City, with a current population of less than 500,000. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wenxi County was called Tongxiang, and was renamed Zuoyi County during the Qin Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were ordered to lead the Han army to conquer the Xiongnu in the north. They received the battle report of "Victory in South Vietnam" here. For a time, Long Yan was so happy that he was given the name Wenxi. This is also the origin of Wenxi County.
Over the past two thousand years, due to various reasons, many places in China have changed their names, but the name of Wenxi County has never changed. This is also very rare. The Pei family in Wenxi County has 59 people who have served as prime ministers over the past thousand years, and more than 200 people have served as generals, ministers, and censors. Sima Guang, the famous Prime Minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, once praised: "Wenxi is a scholar-bureaucrat. Lin Souye."
Guo Pu, courtesy name Jingchun, was born in Wenxi County, Hedong County (now Wenxi County, Shanxi Province) during the Jin Dynasty. What people admire is his attainments in Feng Shui. Guo Pu was erudite and talented. In addition to studying the Book of Changes, he also inherited Taoist magic and mathematics, and became the most famous alchemist in the Jin Dynasty. He had divination and many strange abilities.
There is still a lot of controversy about who Guo Pu studied Feng Shui. Some people say that his teacher was Duke Guo of Hedong, who taught him the nine scrolls of Qing Nang, which gave him insight into Yin and Yang, astronomy, the five elements, and divination. Some people say that Guo Pu was taught by Qing Wuzi; others say that Guo Pu has no knowledge at all. Teachers rely entirely on their own talents and hard work. In any case, Guo Pu was the first person to define Feng Shui. His book "The Book of Burial" wrote: "Those who are buried take advantage of the Qi. The Qi will be dispersed by the wind and stop by the boundary water. The ancients gathered it It does not dissipate, and it is called Feng Shui."
Guo Pu's works on Feng Shui's Luantou, regulating Qi, and Xuankong Zhenqi theory became the foundation of later generations' Feng Shui theory. There is no doubt that Guo Pu has laid a solid foundation and is worthy of being the originator of Chinese Feng Shui. Liu Bowen, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, also had profound knowledge in Feng Shui and even built a village based on the Yin and Yang Bagua. But compared with Guo Pu, Liu Bowen's ability is still a little worse. After all, Guo Pu is the originator of Feng Shui, and Liu Bowen can only be regarded as an academically successful student. What do you think?
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