Zhao Shunping's Excellent Paper
geomantic omen is a set of complete and applicable operating techniques, methods and theories that have been gradually practiced, realized, studied and summarized by the working people in ancient China in the aspects of residential site selection, building orientation, building form, building sequence and building decoration.
as a traditional discipline for understanding architecture and living environment, geomantic omen follows three principles: the unity of heaven and earth, the balance of yin and yang, and the coexistence of five elements.
1. Through observation and practice, the ancients in China believed that the five material attributes that make up the world are gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Through textual research, people think that life comes out of water, so there is the concept of "aquatic wood"; Then it was found that wood burning produced fire, so "wood made fire"; Wood becomes soil after burning, so "fire produces soil"; Soil contains minerals such as metals, so it is "native gold"; When metal meets cold air, it will condense into water, so there is the concept of "golden water". In this cycle, the five elements are born together. Similarly, people have also discovered the concept of "water can overcome fire, fire can overcome gold, Jin Kemu, wood can overcome soil and soil can overcome water". This is the origin of the "five elements generating grams", which is one of the cores of Feng Shui theory.
2. Nature has cloudy days and sunny days, people have men and women, and things are rigid and soft. Therefore, the development of everything can only be healthy when Yin and Yang are balanced, and only when rigidity and softness are harmonious can it develop. This is the theory of "balance of yin and yang" in Feng Shui.
3. Through long-term observation and calculation of celestial planets, it is recognized that the growth of life is influenced by celestial bodies, and the habits of life bodies produced in different years, months, days and times are also different. Similarly, by analyzing the phenomenon of life in different regions, it is found that the habits of life in different geographical environments are also very different. From this, some geomantic theories such as "heavenly stems and earthly branches, five lines of gossip" are summarized. This is the basic attribute of the earth's ecological environment, and it is also the basic view of "the unity of heaven and earth".
Feng Shui originated from the Loess Plateau in northern China, spreading all over China and overseas. In the long-term development process, it has formed two influential factions, namely, the situation faction and the rational style.
the situation school pays attention to the unity of heaven and earth and people in the spatial image, and pays attention to the shape of mountains. The main operation methods are "Xiangtu water tasting method" and "mountain water embracing method". Follow the operating rules such as "negative yin embraces yang" and "there must be gas when the mountains are surrounded by water", attach importance to using the five geographical subjects of "dragon, sand, cave, water and direction" as the basis for building site selection, and advocate that building should be "with the back of the mountain, facing the sun, near the water and facing the mountain". This is consistent with the basic modern architectural concept.
The rational style emphasizes the unity of heaven, earth and human beings in time series, and pays more attention to the Yin and Yang, the five elements, the zodiac, the four seasons and five prescriptions, and the ternary luck. Its main operating methods are "Nine Palace Eight Diagrams Method" and "Three Yuan Luck Method", and the geomantic compass integrating time and space is also used to determine the method and order of building, site selection and housing positioning, and it is advocated that "people stand because of houses, houses exist because of people, people and houses help each other and understand the world".
However, all factions of Feng Shui advocate that there should be a good "gas field" when building site selection and building decoration. There are six kinds of qi, which are divided into yin and yang. For architecture, doors and windows are air ports, and outdoor roads are air ducts. When there is a road and a water ring bends, it is gas, and when it is gas, the house is bright and bright, and it can be called Quaker. At the same time, water is not enough to make people angry, and the water atmosphere is threatening. The wind will hurt the body, and the gas will be slow to raise people.
no matter which school of geomantic omen theory, it is all about the basic relationship and laws of "heaven, earth, man, life and things", with the purpose of promoting good fortune and avoiding evil spirits and creating a healthy building and living environment. The research purpose of modern eco-environmental science is also to pursue the harmony between man and environment and take the road of sustainable development. In this sense, it is not wrong to regard geomantic omen as ancient ecology.
feng shui, as an important part of China traditional culture, has a long history and inheritance. Geomantic omen studies the relationship between people and living environment. It can also be said that Geomantic omen is a science of using and transforming the environment. From the perspective of geomantic omen, it is not only the house itself that affects people's character, health and fate, but also the external environment of the house and the layout and decoration inside the house. The external environment of the house includes two parts, one is the external environment of the residential area, which we call the macro environment, and the other is the topography, topography and planning layout of the residential area, which we call the middle environment. The internal structure and layout of the house is the small environment of the house. Generally speaking, these three aspects should be considered in the choice of residential feng shui. Let me talk about it separately:
First of all, let me talk about the choice of the big environment.
the so-called macro environment refers to the surrounding environment outside the community, including mountains, buildings, rivers and roads around the community. Nothing can exist independently, but it will interact with the surrounding environment, and the building community is no exception. The quality of geomantic omen in the residential area depends on the influence of the external environment to a great extent. If the external environment is good and meets the requirements of geomantic omen, the geomantic omen atmosphere inside the community will be good; If the external environment is not good, the feng shui atmosphere inside the community will definitely be adversely affected.
geomantic omen pays attention to storing wind and gathering gas, so what conditions can be considered as storing wind and gathering gas? The Book of Burial stipulates this kind of environmental situation, and thinks that the terrain that conforms to the Tibetan wind and gas accumulation should be Qinglong on the left, white tiger on the right, Suzaku in front and Xuanwu in the back. In other words, the general situation should be: there should be high mountains on the back, low-lying hills in the distance ahead, surrounded by protective mountains on the left and right sides, and the Ming hall should be spacious and surrounded by meandering water. Of course, this is an idealized environmental model. In actual selection, as long as the terrain or buildings in the rear are higher than those in the front, the terrain or buildings on the left are higher than those on the right, and the hall is open, then this environment has the conditions to hide wind and gather gas.
feng shui says that mountains are surrounded by water, and jade belts are around the waist. Generally, there must be a good atmosphere at the bend of the river, and there must be good feng shui around the river. But the rivers next to many communities are straight. In this case, how should we choose? The general principle is: if the residential area is located on the right side of the river, it is auspicious, if it is located on the left side of the river, it is fierce. As for the determination of river left and right, it depends on the flow direction of the river: when the back is facing the incoming water, the left hand side is river left and the right hand side is river right. Since ancient times, most people have followed this principle when choosing a city, and built big cities on the right bank of the river, such as Chongqing, Changzhou, Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou and Shanghai, which are all located on the right side of the Yangtze River. Cities such as Lanzhou, Xi 'an, Luoyang, Zhengzhou and Jinan are located on the right side of the Yellow River. If a residential area is located on the right side of the river, then the river must flow clockwise, and this clockwise flowing river has a good strengthening effect on the feng shui gas field inside the residential area; In the community located on the left side of the river, because the water flows counterclockwise, the geomantic atmosphere inside the community will be greatly weakened.
because the direction and location of roads will affect the terrain and gas field of the community, special attention should also be paid to the roads outside the community. Then there are elevated roads and light rails. Because the vehicles driving at high speed on the elevated road will form strong noise and impact airflow, which will have a great destructive effect on the geomantic omen of the community and adversely affect the health and luck of the residents. Therefore, we must pay attention when choosing the house next to the elevated road. If it is not particularly necessary, it is best not to choose it. Houses that are shot by roads often lead to the patronage of thieves. Recently, nearly ten households in a residential area were stolen on the same day, and the stolen households were concentrated in an upstairs, and next to this building was a straight avenue.
the so-called middle environment refers to the environment inside the community, including the topography, topography, architectural layout and landscape layout of the community. The residence has the closest connection with the internal environment of the community, and the internal environment of the community has the greatest influence on residential feng shui. Therefore, the internal environment of the community should be taken as the key investigation content when choosing a residence.
in China, geomantic omen pays attention to a round place, and the terrain of the building community should be square. If the terrain is square, there is no shortage of gossip, yin and yang are balanced, and the five elements are in harmony. The gas field inside the community will be beneficial to the residents. Irregular terrain will inevitably lead to the lack of corners in some parts, and the corresponding gossip will appear defects, resulting in imbalance between Yin and Yang and disharmony of the five elements, which will affect the health and luck of residents.
if there is a lack of horns in the east, because the east is the divination position, the position of the dragon and the spirit, and the five elements belong to the wood, if there are defects in this position, it will lead to diseases in the liver and gallbladder, and people living in the community will lack courage and it will be difficult to achieve their career.
if there is a lack of horns in the north, because the north is the position of divination, basalt and mountain support, and the five elements belong to water, the lack of this position will lead to diseases in the kidney and urinary system, which is not good for future generations.
On the day after tomorrow's eight diagrams, the southeast and southwest represent the position of women. If these two directions are defective, it will be very unfavorable to the health of the hostess. In the past, people called the houses lacking horns in the southeast and southwest as stepmother houses, which meant that women living in such places would not live long.
because the northwest is the location of the divination, divination represents the old father, career and money, so the defects in the northwest are not good for the elderly, nor for career and wealth.
However, defects in the northeast will be bad for sons and defects in the west will be bad for daughters.
some communities are surrounded by roads on three sides, showing a triangular terrain, which is also bad. Some people have made special statistics, and the incidence of cancer is obviously higher among people living in the triangle area.
Therefore, when choosing a house, we must carefully examine the terrain of the community. Of course, there are few square terrains in the strict sense. As long as you choose a house far away from the corner-missing part, you can alleviate the adverse effects caused by this defect. For developers, when they encounter this kind of terrain, they should deal with the defective parts according to the principle of "five elements to generate grams", which is not only conducive to the sales of real estate, but also can improve the geomantic environment of the community and avoid bringing losses to the owners.
about the terrain. In this place of Shanghai, the terrain was originally very flat. But now, for the sake of beauty and greening, some rugged mounds will be built in many real estate communities, and then green them. This kind of artificial mound has a certain influence on the geomantic omen of the neighboring houses, especially for those who live on lower floors.
The arrangement of buildings is generally arranged with the topographic characteristics. Because most of the terrain is irregular, the arrangement of buildings is mostly not in one direction, and the layout of buildings is also irregular. Moreover, even if the terrain is relatively square, it is difficult to see buildings arranged regularly now. Influenced by western architectural culture and driven by people's psychology of seeking novelty and difference, the architectural layout is becoming more and more complex, while the uniform layout is often regarded as rigid and not creative. In fact, orderly arrangement of buildings does not mean rigidity. Orderly buildings, the layout of the front, back, left and right is relatively balanced, and yin and yang are harmonious; However, due to the asymmetry of building layout and space division, the houses with untidy arrangement often lead to the imbalance of Yin and Yang and the disharmony of the five elements in the residential quarters, which in turn leads to the disadvantages of geomantic omen. Moreover, because the orientation between buildings is mostly inconsistent, this design will form a large number of corner shots, which will be unfavorable to the owners.
another serious defect of irregular building layout is that it is easy to form some bad feng shui patterns, for example, the back of some buildings is just facing the cracks between buildings, or the road between two floors is behind them, which is more common in villa areas. It is a big defect in geomantic omen that there is a road rush at the back, or a seam facing the building, which is very harmful to the residents of the washed house and is not good for health and future generations. You must avoid this situation when choosing a house.
the shape of the building is also one of the important contents, including the shape of the building itself and the shapes of other buildings that can be seen around it. Here is a very typical example. In XX city, there is an office building, the shape of which is very special. From a distance, its main building looks like a tombstone, and there is a semi-circular building above the front podium, which looks like a grave. More vividly, there are fences around the semi-circular building, just like the fences around the Monument to the People's Heroes. The facade of this office building is made of dark gray stones, and the whole building looks old and gray, giving people the feeling that it is more like a grave. A building like this will be rather gloomy, so it will be relatively difficult to rent it out, and the business of companies working in it will certainly be adversely affected. In addition, from the configuration of the five elements, the top of the building is spike-shaped, and the five elements belong to fire, while the semi-circular building below belongs to gold. There is a green mark on the door face of the main entrance, and the five elements belong to wood, which just forms a chain of fire, gold, Jin Kemu and five elements. This design of five elements will make the gas field of the building restrained and rejected by the outside, so it will be more difficult to rent it out. In addition, there is a back door at the back of the building, which is the main entrance and exit for office workers. There is a landscape with a sharp corner facing upward at the door. Putting such a sculpted object at the door gives people a feeling of being stuck in the throat, just like a fishbone stuck in the throat, which seriously blocks the flow of gas. This design violates the design principle of architectural geomantic omen and should be regarded as a very failed design. I'm afraid it will be difficult for this kind of building to be rented out, and the company working in it will not do well because of the heavy yin inside. Therefore, when choosing a house, we must pay attention to the shape of the building. For some buildings with strange shapes and strange looks, don't choose rashly.
besides the shape, the color of the building is also very important. Compared with the past, today's buildings are not only more innovative in shape, but also more colorful in facade color. When choosing a house, we should consider the corresponding relationship between the color of the selected building and the surrounding buildings, and see if the color of the selected building is in harmony with the colors of other surrounding buildings. Generally speaking, it is unfavorable if the five elements of the surrounding buildings restrain the five elements of the building. On the contrary, it is beneficial if the five elements of the surrounding buildings help the five elements of the building.
As the saying goes, there are many people in the mountains, and the water is prosperous. Generally speaking, where there are mountains, especially some large mountainous areas, the population is prosperous and there are more talents. For example, many generals and senior leaders in our country were born in mountainous areas. In places rich in water resources, such as water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, they are generally rich. Nowadays, many residential quarters, for the sake of beautifying the environment, will make some artificial rockeries or trees some stone scenes in the landscape layout. However, it should be noted that these rockeries and stone scenes are very different from natural mountains. Because these mountains are piled up with stones, there is neither soil nor flowers and trees on them. Therefore, it is difficult for artificial rockeries to have the effect of flourishing people. On the contrary, it may lead to some disadvantages. Why? Because stones have the function of inhaling air, especially some stones with strange shapes, the yin is relatively heavy, which is easy to induce diseases and other adverse events. If there is a rockery or a grotesque stone scene next to the house, I suggest that it is best not to choose such a house, unless these rockeries and stone scenes are particularly good in shape and just occupy a suitable divination position. Therefore, developers should pay special attention to the design and layout of stone scenery. Similarly, people should be especially careful when choosing a house next to a rockery or a stone scene.
in geomantic terms, water acts as a boundary gas, gas stop and gas storage.