Why does Zhuang Yueming Building look like a coffin? China's geomantic custom goes deep into the bone marrow!
Our country has a long history. Since ancient times, houses and buildings have attached great importance to geomantic omen, which is highly respected in Hong Kong. Many people in Hong Kong believe that the reason why Hong Kong can be so prosperous and become a national metropolis is because of its good feng shui pattern. Victoria Harbour is calm and covered with mountains on both sides, which is like a huge cornucopia and the source of wealth in Hong Kong.
Note: When the water enters quickly and flows slowly, the water forms two "cornucopia of meandering water" at the two corners in the middle.
Note: From the bird's eye view of both sides of Victoria Harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui is convex and Central is concave. These two terrains form a perfect plane.
In China, few developed cities have achieved such a coincidence in topography.
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For Hong Kong people, geomantic omen has always been a commercial culture that permeates the bones, and it is also an indispensable element in life.
In the century-old prestigious University of Hong Kong, there is a legend about "the brighter the building".
Zhuang Yueming Civic Center and nearby Zhuang Yueming Physical Building and Zhuang Yueming Chemical Building are collectively called "Zhuang Yueming Building".
It was built by Li Ka-shing, the richest man, and named after his late wife Zhuang Yueming.
Many people may not know Zhuang Yueming, but he is the richest man in Li Ka-shing's life.
In the middle of the 20th century, Li Ka-shing was a poor boy in Chaoshan, Guangdong Province, who spoke Chaoshan dialect.
My cousin, Zhuang Yueming, who is four years older than him, helped him get rid of Chaoshan dialect, taught him to speak Cantonese, and lent him money to open a plastic factory, where he started his first career in Li Ka-shing.
He also helped Li Ka-shing catch up with Shen Bi, chairman of HSBC.
Zhuang Yue has been Li Ka-shing's right-hand man for the next year, serving as the executive director and core decision-making member of its listed companies.
But at the peak of Li Ka-shing's career, Zhuang Yueming died of a heart attack in 1990 1.
Why this disease is still a mystery. To commemorate her, Li Ka-shing bought a villa near the Forbidden City to commemorate her memorial tablet, but it was also for her. Never prolong her life.
And donated "Zhuang Yueming Building" to the University of Hong Kong.
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Among them, Zhuang Yueming Civic Center is famous for its grotesque architectural design and the horrible' ghost-hitting' incident.
The whole building looks like a huge coffin from top to bottom.
The glass on the roof is engraved with some very special patterns, which look like A Jin swords.
Anyone who knows a little about Feng Shui knows that Qian Jinjian is a magic weapon used by the mage to catch ghosts and subdue demons. It can ward off evil spirits.
If there are no ghosts and supernatural beings, you don't have to hang up. Hanging is harmful and useless.
Walking into the Zhuang Yueming Civic Center, the interior design is strange enough.
First, the elevator goes up and down.
The elevator on the fifth floor can't go downstairs directly, and it takes a few steps to change to another elevator, which is a kind of torture for people with limited mobility.
Secondly, due to the use of Liuzhou wood, the stair handrail wood is very thick, and it will fall down the stairs if you are not careful.
Many students complain about these inhuman "anti-human" designs. But when you think about it, these design details are creepy:
Ms. Zhuang Yueming is in a wheelchair and can't move.
And there are elevators going up and down, it seems that someone wants to trap his soul in the building;
As a stair handrail, qianglongmu is the best coffin wood.
Every female bathroom in the building is equipped with a full-length mirror, which is convenient for girls to dress up.
There are three long and narrow platforms in the building, and the top floor has been open for three months.
In the eyes of many people, this is obviously the three incense sticks in the coffin coat!
Linking these details together will really make people feel numb and afraid to think about it.
So there are rumors that Li Ka-shing tried to lock his wife's soul and not let her leave.
This is because Zhuang Yueming hopes to protect himself after death.
Angel lee didn't respond to all kinds of rumors. These seemingly true or false rumors have also cast a mysterious color on this century-old campus.
Although the rumors are very mysterious, we should still look at Feng Shui from a scientific perspective.
The so-called geomantic omen is to make use of topography, environment and artificial means to turn evil spirits into good fortune. It is impossible to lock the human soul.
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In addition to HKU's unique architecture, many commercial buildings and apartments in Hong Kong attach great importance to geomantic omen.
Where there is feng shui, there are rivers and lakes.
The most famous "Feng Shui War" in Hong Kong is the "Battle" between HSBC and Bank of China Tower.
HSBC is located in the "Dragon Cave" at the foot of Taiping Mountain, occupying the entrance of Long Mai.
But this position directly faces Tsim Sha Tsui's "three evils". In order to ward off evil spirits, HSBC Building has designed a unique "Dragon Ride" mode!
What is the mode of riding a dragon?
First of all, the HSBC Building has not faced the three evil spirits of Tsim Sha Tsui. The building faces the entrance to the sea.
Secondly, a lion "Steve" and "Stie" were put behind to stop the evil spirit.
The first floor of the last few thousand square meters was completely empty, and there was no door.
When Sha Qi passed Tang Ming on the first floor of HSBC from Victoria Harbour, the whole HSBC building directly rode on this "dragon of all things", which is the "dragon riding" in geomantic omen!
HSBC can be said to be the best place for geomantic omen in Hong Kong.
In order to prevent the new building from appearing in front of the building, HSBC also bought the whole land in front of the building, all the way to the Hong Kong pier.
It developed into a park and was named "Queen's Garden" to maintain its feng shui advantage.
When the banking industry of HSBC was dominant in Hong Kong, banks in China broke into Hong Kong and built the China Bank Building on the Hong Kong side.
China Bank Building was designed by architect I.M. Pei. The whole building is 300 meters high and has different shapes. With the rise of the concept of bamboo image, I.M. Pei poetically described it as a bamboo shoot after the spring rain.
However, after the completion, the occupation of Feng Shui pattern brought trouble to neighbors.
Hong Kong Feng Shui Master said that the Bank of China Tower is like a sharp knife with sharp edges and corners, especially the top of the triangle has beautiful features, just like a sharp steel knife.
Facing the president's office, the blade points to HSBC, using Feng Shui to damage the reputation of the president's office and HSBC.
Therefore, in order to avoid the bad luck brought by the sharp blade of the Bank of China Building, HSBC installed two steel guns on the roof, aiming at the Bank of China, which means "the knife comes, the gun goes".
On the other hand, the president's office planted six willows in the direction of China Bank.
In addition, it has been built into a unique rotating fountain in the world, which means "time has come and gone".
It's a pity that the Yangtze River Building in Li Ka-shing is between them. In order to avoid the double attack of sharp knife and cannon, its four sides are designed in the shape of a shield.
The height is 283 meters, just avoiding the connection between the highest point of China Bank and HSBC.
To be on the safe side, Li Ka-shing also replaced all the glass walls of the Yangtze River Building with bulletproof glass.
Commerce is not the only building that spares no effort to pursue wealth. Repulse Bay's apartment building is built on the mountain, facing the sea, and some of it will be specially handed over.
According to feng shui master, this is the only way for dragons on the mountain to drink water in the sea. This hole must make way for the dragon.
Hong Kong is a city with a unique industrial structure. Besides finance, it also has a highly developed gambling industry.
No city has gathered so many high-risk industries like it.
Here, the myth of wealth and the tragedy of bankruptcy are constantly staged, and everyone can't control their own destiny.
All these make Hong Kong people pay more attention to Feng Shui.
In fact, not only in China, but also in Asia, Europe, the United States and other countries, this technology has been applied to the education system, architecture and family culture.
Looking around the world, there are many unique buildings that have a lot to do with Feng Shui. You can go and have a look.