What does the round sky and the square place mean?

The round sky and the square earth are a manifestation of the Yin and Yang theory. The Yin and Yang theory is its core and essence. The theory of yin and yang, with its simple dialectic color, is the way of thinking of the ancient Han sages to understand the world. Thousands of years of social practice have proven its correctness. "The sky is round and the earth is round" is a concrete embodiment of this theory.

Chinese Han traditional culture advocates "the unity of nature and man" and pays attention to imitating nature. The "round sky and square earth" principle advocated in Feng Shui is a special annotation of this cosmology. "A round shape means uneasiness, a square shape means stinginess" is a philosophical proposition of Yang Xiong of the Western Han Dynasty (from "Tai Xuan·Xuan Xing"). "Yuan" refers to the sky, and "挌濿" refers to turbulence; "square" refers to the earth, and "stingy" refers to convergence. "A round one is like a moon, a square one is stingy", that is to say, when the sky is round, movement and change occur, while when the sky is round, it is convergence and stillness.

By pursuing development and change, we will achieve career success and mankind will continue to progress; if we hope for stillness and stability, we will have a comfortable life, and the world will live in peace and harmony. Buildings are built by people, and they must reflect people's pursuits and hopes. Therefore, "the sky is round and the earth is round" has become an indispensable content in all kinds of buildings.