About the history, stories, or legends of Hong Kong Feng Shui, 100 points will be given.
The Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong is a landmark building in Hong Kong, with a height of 351 meters and a total of 70 floors. After viewing the design drawings, the Bank of China sent a telegram to I.M. Pei expressing deep concern about the numerous giant framed "X"-shaped steel frames displayed on the building's facade. Because in China, "X" means disaster, only criminals' names are marked with an "X"-shaped cross.
In the end, I.M. Pei very carefully concealed the horizontal frame of the "X" and changed the exposed part into an image similar to the auspicious symbol in Buddhism-the swastika. Everyone was happy, although Pei Ieoh Ming poetically described the Bank of China Building as mushrooms springing up after a rain. However, after the building was completed, people still talked about it because Feng Shui masters said that the building was like a sharp knife with cold light, with many sharp corners and ripples like the blade. The buildings facing these sharp corners and corrugated lines all felt uneasy.
This story may sound full of superstition and absurdity, but this is only from a scientific perspective. If you look at it from a cultural and aesthetic perspective, you will find that Feng Shui is not absurd. . From the above story, we at least see the aesthetic value and soothing value of Feng Shui to the soul.
For example, from a scientific point of view, the "X" shaped steel frame of the Bank of China Building is reasonable. From a general architectural art point of view, it ignores the cultural psychology of the Chinese and the "X" in China. What do the symbols mean? But Feng Shui masters will notice this. If we say "beauty is a meaningful form", then things that ignore the cultural psychology of the Chinese people will not be beautiful in the eyes of the Chinese people. It can be said that Feng Shui is a balance and correction of science from a cultural perspective.
Many Westerners marvel at the beauty of the distribution of villages in China's large regions. In fact, the formation of this beauty is closely related to the Chinese people's emphasis on Feng Shui. Although Feng Shui is not subjectively about beauty, objectively Feng Shui has become the standard of beauty for Chinese architectural planning.
Another important value of Feng Shui is its soothing effect on the soul. For example, it is impossible for science to say that the Bank of China Tower is like a sharp knife, and it is not good to point it directly. But from a psychological point of view, facing a huge bright sharp corner or a razor-like ripple line every day can make people feel uneasy. Feng shui can solve such problems.
We have seen some books about Feng Shui, some of which denounced Feng Shui as a quackery. But most of them still defend Feng Shui, but the reason for their defense is that they have found science in Feng Shui.
In order to prove the rationality of its own existence, real Feng Shui does not have to approach science at all. Ieoh Ming Pei, the architectural designer of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong (the triangular blue tower in the picture) once said: "Hong Kong's Feng Shui masters are like lawyers; they are everywhere, and you can't move forward without asking for their opinions..." Ieoh Ming Pei Ming compared the Bank of China Tower to bamboo shoots springing up after a rain - a symbol of regeneration and hope in Chinese tradition. But Mr. Feng Shui said: In their eyes, the building is a three-edged sharp knife, and each edge is a cold blade, radiating murderous energy outwards. Mr. Feng Shui's statement caused a lot of panic in the society; the buildings built around the Bank of China Building either had no edges or corners.