Classification of fengshui forest

Windbreak forest is also called shelter forest. There is a saying in Feng Shui that "suffocation" will endanger people's health, wealth and life. There will be a gap in the inflow and outflow of small rivers or streams in mountain basins. If this gap faces northwest or southeast, there will be suffocation. So these places need to plant windbreaks to stop suffocation. Longzuolin

Some buildings built on the hillside will be washed away by rain if there is no forest in the back hill and the surrounding wind is relatively strong. These hills will be planted with dragon forests. This geomantic forest was named after it was planted behind the house and looked like an emperor's chair. In 2002, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong carried out a territory-wide survey of geomantic forests. In one year, 6 geomantic forests in Hong Kong1/KLOC-0 were inspected, and their data were collected, and a database was established to provide reference for the protection of geomantic forests.

At that time, the approved geomantic forests were mainly distributed in the northeast border of the New Territories (Lai Chi Wo, Shang Wo Hang, Mu Miantou, Lujing, etc. ), Saigon (Lai Chi Zhuang, Huang Zhuyang, etc. ) and forests in Ma On Shan. ) Because this part of the area is remote, the Fengshui forest is well protected. Fengshui forests in Sha Tin, Tai Po (Phoenix Garden in Chengmen) and Lincun (Da 'an Sheshan Village) are protected in the process of urban development. The geomantic forests in Lantau Island and Northwest New Territories are relatively small due to more interference. There is only Feng Shui forest on Nanfeng Road on Hong Kong Island.

Geomantic forests in Hong Kong are generally located at a low position (below 100m above sea level), with a single area of about 600 square meters to 1 hectare. The internal vegetation is divided into tree layer, shrub layer, herb layer and ground cover layer. There is a geomantic forest in the tomb of Wuhou, Dingjun Mountain, Mianxian County, Shaanxi Province. Among them, "Shuanghangui" are two osmanthus trees grafted with seeds in front of the tomb, with a height of 15 ~ 16 meters and a crown width of more than 20 meters. There are cypress trees planted by Liu Chan himself.