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What is the ancient art of collecting information? What is the modern equivalent?

The art of surveying is actually to look at Feng Shui. In modern times, there are only real estate agencies.

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"Kan" refers to "kan", which means survey; "Yu" originally refers to a carriage, which means load, and is a metaphor for territory, road and direction; The original meaning of "Kanyu" is to survey the land and predict the prospects, that is, to look at the land and divination. In layman's terms, it means looking at Feng Shui.

In ancient times, it was one of the fortune tellers. Later, he was specifically called a professional in Feng Shui based on the phase and ground, and was commonly known as "Mr. Feng Shui". The ancestor recognized by the Kan Yu family has always been Chuilizi of the Qin Dynasty. According to legend, Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty wrote "The Book of Burial Books" and Tao Kan wrote "Ode to the Pulse". The so-called pulse-catching is to grasp the "dragon vein". Later, the most popular books were "Shui Long Jing" and other books. Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty also wrote hundreds of poems "Kanyu Manxing", which listed the northern dragon, the middle dragon, the southern dragon, the dry dragon, the branch dragon, the living dragon, the dead dragon, the strong dragon, the weak dragon, the shun dragon, and the reverse dragon. There are various dragon veins such as dragon, advancing dragon, retreating dragon, straight dragon, horizontal dragon and so on. There is also "Ping Long Recognition" written by Anonymous. They are all works about Kanyu family.

"Historical Records·Biographies of Ri Zhe": "When Emperor Xiaowu met at a house-occupier meeting, he asked if he could take a wife on a certain day? The Five Elements Family said yes, and the Kanyu Family said no."

"Preface" written by Lian of the Ming and Song dynasties: "Did the art of Kanyu's family exist in ancient times? The legal system of the tomb official's job in "Zhou Li" is very detailed, and there is no theory of the blessings and misfortunes of Kanyu's family. But when did the results begin? "Between the Qin and Han dynasties."

Qian Yong of the Qing Dynasty, "Lv Yuan Cong Hua·Xing Jia Yan": "Every time the Kan Yu family looked at the place, they would say a certain shape to determine good or bad luck."< /p>