Facing the mountain, facing the water and facing south: Feng Shui, what's the matter?

Archaeologists found that people in ancient China often chose to live on platforms by the river, with the back of the mountain facing the water. In such a place, they can get enough sunshine to avoid the cold north wind in winter, and it is also convenient to fetch water and hunt food. Because the back of the mountain is close to the ground, they can also avoid the flood. South wind can bring rainfall in summer, which is beneficial to plant growth, agricultural development and soil and water conservation. X0d geomantic omen is produced by people's actual needs for a better life. After a long period of continuous practice, a set of complex theories has gradually formed. In several chapters of Shangshu and the Book of Songs, it is recorded that ancient ancestors chose sites and planned to run palaces and houses in cities. For example, "Preface to Shangshu Zhaogu" said, "If you are prosperous and want to live in the city, let Zhao Gong live in the house first." In summer. There must be something that has never been seen in the literature, because its position conforms to some principles of Feng Shui. In terms of capital, for example, in "Sui Shu Gao Zu Ancestral", Emperor Emperor Wen of Sui of the Sui Dynasty began to seek to establish a new capital in 582, saying that "it is not enough to establish a city of emperors unless he seeks to follow the tortoise and look forward to the sun", and the "land of good or ill luck" cancels the north and south gates and only opens the east and west gates (Chronicle of Chang 'an, Tang Dou, Volume 7). Tang Yao Hui talks about Chang 'an, the capital of Yuwen Kai, and arranges the buildings of Chang 'an according to the divinatory symbols. There are even more feng shui records about the location of the imperial tomb. In the theory of geomantic omen, two key factors play an important role, one is wind and the other is water. Guo Pu of the Jin Dynasty said: ". So it is called Feng Shui. " The name "Feng Shui" began from now on. Fan Yibin of A Qing wrote a sentence: "Feng Shui is the most important word in learning". To put it simply, the cloud gas brought by rain when it moistens everything is a kind of life. \x0d In the theory of geomantic omen, qi is certainly not as simple as clouds and rain. The concept of Qi is an extremely important concept in China traditional culture. The ancients observed and practiced. It is believed that everything in the world is a different expression of something called "Qi". Qi also carries information and energy everywhere, flowing, communicating and evolving among all things. Qi even communicates matter and spirit, physiology and psychology. Qi is both a substance and a spirit. So what is qi? Magnetic field? Ray. Wave? Elementary particles? Scientists can explore and study. The ancients used qi to explain the emergence, development and relationship of all things in the universe. Although it is difficult to explain by modern science, it reveals a real existence between heaven and earth. \x0d Feng Shui has produced many schools in the long historical evolution. According to Zhou Li, there are two main activities in building site selection. One is that Si Tuleideng, a local official, inspects and evaluates various conditions of physical geography. Make a site selection plan. First, "Guan Chun Zongbo" chose the construction place and time of cities, tombs and ancestral temples through astrology and divination. These two things have been handed down from later generations and gradually formed two schools of Feng Shui. There were so-called legalists and Kanyu in the Han Dynasty, and after the Tang and Song Dynasties, it evolved into the "situation school" (Jiangxi) and. The latter is mainly based on the inference of Yin and Yang five lines of gossip. The theories of the two schools are very popular all over the world, while that of Jiangxi is very popular. \x0d Feng Shui, also known as Feng Shui, Green Capsule, Kate, Xiangzhai, Geography, etc. , and physiognomy, Dan Dao, Chinese medicine has a certain connection. The Collection of Water Mirrors of the Gods says: "The principle of looking at people is similar to the method of seeking dragons and asking mountains." "What should the son of geography learn?" Because of the "harmony between man and nature", the human body is a small world. The principle of heaven and earth is the principle of man, and the principle of man is the principle of heaven and earth. How can I put it? Because there is a spirit running through it. \x0d Feng Shui pays attention to and inspects a wide range of contents, from celestial movement, climate alternation and landscape trend to vegetation types, soil and water colors, light and shadow changes and so on. , involving astronomy, geography, geology, ecology, meteorology, hydrology and so on. There are two kinds of feng shui objects, one is the "Yang Zhai" involving the living residence, and the other is the "Yin Zhai" involving the graves of the dead. I only discuss yangzhai. As the old saying goes, "House is the foundation of people. If a person lives in a house, he must live in Changji. "A good house is not only convenient, makes people healthy and comfortable, but also because they live safely and their families are safe and peaceful. Isn't that a good thing? This is the foundation of family prosperity. \x0d Although good geomantic omen can educate people, it is necessary for virtuous people to live in it. Virtue is thin and feng shui is lost, while virtue is thick and feng shui is gathered. Therefore, we should pay more attention to geomantic omen, the accumulation of virtue, follow the good, strive for self-improvement and cherish virtue. Never blindly pursue feng shui and rely on it. We shouldn't worship it as a god and be crazy about it. This goes against the spirit of traditional culture. On the other hand, don't exaggerate the role of Feng Shui to the point where "divine power can be taken away and fate can be changed". At the same time, these exaggerated words of the ancients should not be demanding. Although there are quite a few reasonable elements in the theory of Feng Shui, after all, these achievements are not obtained by means of modern scientific means, so they cannot be called science, and there is no need to be called science. Ancient feng shui masters were not scientists, they were practical experiencers and. Needham, a British scholar, once pointed out that the theory of Feng Shui contains significant aesthetic elements and profound philosophical thoughts, and the traditional architecture in China is perfectly and harmoniously combined with the natural environment, which is beautiful. He thinks: "No other place embodies their great idea as enthusiastically as the people of China, that is,' people can't leave nature' ... or houses scattered in the countryside, which often show a sense of' cosmic mode' and the symbolic significance of direction, season, wind direction and stars. "The theory of geomantic omen has aroused great research interest of scholars in Britain, America, Japan and many other countries. Scholars believe that "Feng Shui theory is actually a comprehensive natural subject such as geography, meteorology, landscape architecture, ecology and urban architecture. Today, it is meaningful for us to re-examine its basic ideas and techniques for studying specific problems. The definition of geomancy in Ci Hai is: "Geomancy, also known as geomancy, is a superstition of China. It is believed that the wind direction and airflow around the residential base or cemetery can lead to the fate of a family life or burial. It also refers to the method of taking pictures of houses and tombs. " I think Ci Hai arbitrarily thinks that Feng Shui is superstitious, inappropriate and should be revised. \x0d geomantic theory has been developed in thousands of years of practical application, and it is really valuable to sum up the practical experience for such a long time. Practice has proved this point. In a word, Feng Shui is an integral part of traditional culture. It is the essence and one of the theoretical foundations of ancient architectural culture in China. It is a kind of wisdom that has been realized repeatedly in constant practice. It takes care of people and nature, and its purpose is to adjust and improve people's living environment, thus improving people's quality of life. So it can be said that it is a part of China's health preservation. It not only has application value, but also contains profound thoughts. Its application has been. Architectural designers can add unexpected aesthetic and health care effects by considering feng shui factors in architectural design; Natural science workers can also get useful enlightenment from it.