Chinese Feng Shui is a kind of geomancy, which guided ancient Chinese
people to choose sites to build cities, houses and burial grounds. Feng means
wind and Shui means water, both of them are the main components of the
geographical surroundings. The core of Feng Shui is earthly breath (Qi). Ancient
Chinese believed that Qi would disperse by wind and stop by water. It moves like
wind but can eddy and stagnate. So the ideal site for building a city, a house,
and a tomb must be able to gather the earthly breath of Qi. Chinese people also
believed that Feng Shui can influence the fortune of the family and their
descendants.
“Man is an integral part of nature”, “Harmony between man and Earth”, and
“Heaven and Earth interacts on each other” , which were traditional concepts of
Chinese people. So the view of Feng Shui actually is the manifestation of
traditional view of environment.
Ancient Chinese supposed the heaven as the father, the earth as the mother.
The heaven and the earth bred all creatures. The earth was like our human body
with main and collateral channels and points. So the points of Feng Shui are the
points of geographical surroundings, the place that has energy and life. The
ideal point of Feng Shui is like the point of womb where breeding life, Yin and
Yang combining, and Qi gathering. The site with ideal Feng Shui must be a place
where natural geographical components are well-balanced. It should have good
geology, topography, hydrology, soil, vegetation, sunshine and wind direction
etc. All these key elements must be in unity and well-balanced and they can
consist of an organic ecosystem. Artificial Feng Shui was also applied to
produce an auspicious aura in which the cosmic currents may generate for the
creation of favorable Feng Shui for the benefit of the people. For example, the
artificial mountains, lakes built in the cities, symbolic figurines built on the
roofs, and the pictures pasted on the doors.
Feng Shui theory produced in ancient China, after absorbed content from the
traditional Chinese culture, philosophy, religious belief as well as
superstitious thoughts it became very complicated. It contains scientific
components, idealism and feudal superstition. Today it is still popular and we
should discard the dross and assimilate the essence.
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