Feng Shui was called Kanyu in ancient times. It is said that Feng Shui masters had Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty as their ancestor. This does not mean that there was no Feng Shui before the Jin Dynasty, but that there was no complete book before the Jin Dynasty. The writings on Feng Shui theory came out until Guo Pu's "Burial Sutra" came out, which mentioned: Qi will disperse when it rides on the wind, and it will stop when it is bounded by water. The ancients gathered it so that it does not disperse, and the movement will stop, so it is called "Feng Shui". , which is also the earliest origin of the word Feng Shui.
In addition, ancient people believed that mountains and rivers have spirits but no owners, and ancestors have owners but no spirits. Therefore, being buried in a Feng Shui treasure land can make heaven and man feel blessed and blessed for future generations, so searching for Feng Shui treasure land becomes a It was one of the tasks of emperors of all dynasties during their reign. Of course, the burial methods of imperial tombs in the past dynasties were also different. In the Han Dynasty, the land was directly sealed as a mausoleum. In the Tang Dynasty, when the country was strong, mountains were built as mausoleums. In the Song Dynasty, it was known to save people's power. No matter what the imperial tombs were, there were only seven Months of construction period, etc., and they must be matched according to the five virtues of the dynasty at that time. For example, the Tang Dynasty used the earth virtue, the Song Dynasty used the fire virtue, the Ming Dynasty also used the fire virtue, the Qing Dynasty used the water virtue, etc.
Qianling Mausoleum
The most basic requirement of Feng Shui for the Imperial Tomb is that there is a picture in front and a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right. The main thing is to judge the real Feng Shui treasure hole according to the context of the mountains. where.
It is said that when Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng were looking for a cemetery for Li Zhi, they both fell in love with the Qianling Mausoleum, but where was the real attraction? So Yuan Tiangang took a copper coin and buried it in the soil for future identification. A few days later, Li Chunfeng inserted a hairpin in the place he liked. When the two went there at the same time, they found that the hairpin was inserted just right. In the center of the copper coin.
Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng
Although this place is good, the two peaks next to Sima Road are like women's breasts, which may cause the royal family to have a strong yin and a weak yang, so they were Later generations thought that in the Tang Dynasty there should be a female emperor to rule the world.
Wu Zetian
However, the Feng Shui of Qianling Mausoleum is indeed good. It is the only tomb in history where two emperors were buried together. It is also the only imperial mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty that has been well preserved and has not been successfully excavated. It is said that the authentic copy of the "Preface to the Lanting Collection", the best running script in the world, is in the Qianling Mausoleum.
Ming Changling
In addition, we also need to consider the emperor’s birthday, surname, etc. For example, Zhu Di’s Changling was not located on Tianshou Mountain, but it turned out that Feng Shui master Liao Junqing The place chosen was called Tujialing and had a wolf name, so it was abandoned and the southern foot of Tianshou Mountain was chosen as the main cemetery of Changling.