What is the truth of Feng Shui?

Geomantic omen is the guiding principle and practical operation technology of ancient architectural activities in China. Geomantic omen is almost ubiquitous in architecture, site selection, planning, design and construction in China. This has been confirmed in a large number of existing ancient towns, ancient buildings, gardens, houses and tombs in China.

Judging from the cultural environment and orientation, the theory of Feng Shui is based on the Yi-ology culture such as Hetu, Luoshu, Bagua and Wuxing. Through metaphor and symbolic means such as architectural layout, spatial division, orientation adjustment, color application and pattern selection, the pursuit of harmonious environment between body and mind is realized.

In the long-term development process, Feng Shui and other related disciplines have infiltrated each other, which has rich connotations in China's ancient philosophy, aesthetics, psychology, geology, geography, ecology, landscape science and so on. The core content of China Feng Shui is the unity of heaven, earth and man. "China Feng Shui" discusses the harmonious relationship between the site selection, orientation and layout of buildings and the fate of heaven, nature and human beings.

The purpose of geomantic omen theory is to explore nature, conform to nature, and moderately use and transform nature. Choose and create the best architectural environment suitable for people's physical and mental health and behavior needs, and achieve the perfect realm of yin and yang, heaven and man, body and mind.

In terms of natural environment and natural orientation, Feng Shui theory summarizes knowledge of nature and his corresponding life experience in astronomy, geography and meteorology related to architecture. For example, "facing the mountain, facing the water and facing the sun" is considered as the best natural orientation. Appropriate "low in front and high in back" is the best residential terrain, emphasizing the natural orientation of "water inlet" (including water inlet and water outlet) and "air outlet" (including doors and windows) of residential buildings, and advocating that the height of room space and the darkness of indoor lighting should be appropriate. These environmental factors are closely related to people's physical and mental health. Otherwise, no matter how strong a person is, if he builds his house in a place with natural hazards, or builds his room into an artificial environment with poor lighting, ventilation, temperature and humidity, he will also get sick. From the perspective of environmental architecture, these are all scientific and worthy of serious study and reference.