At the turn of summer and autumn in 2005, the drizzle ushered in the summer solar term for Nanjing, and the weather of "seeing autumn in a rain" floated down. (Nanjing Morning News) On September 6th, a message appeared on the Internet: "Nanjing University started to teach architectural geomantic omen", which became a hot spot at home and abroad for a while. The report said, "Yesterday, the Morning Post reporter learned from the Institute of Yi Studies of Nanjing University that the training course on" Architectural Geomantic Culture "jointly organized by the Institute and the China Architectural Culture Center of the Ministry of Construction will start on June 5438+ 10/,and the certification of" Master of Architectural Geomantic Culture "will be carried out for the first time in China. Those who pass the examination can obtain the professional qualification certificate of "Architectural Geomantic Culture Executive (Teacher)" issued by China Architectural Culture Center of the Ministry of Construction. (Oriental Morning Post)
Although Feng Shui has a long history, it has always been in a humble position in China society and is despised by mainstream culture. In modern times, it is even more recognized as superstition. Now a well-known university with Marxism as the guiding ideology in China has begun to train Mr. Feng Shui, which naturally attracts people's attention.
Public opinion is in an uproar. "Is it to promote excellent traditional culture or sell' amulets'? -Questioning the training of "Feng Shui Master" and "Feng Shui" certification in Nanjing University? Beware of superstition ","Mr. Feng Shui can't escape the suspicion of witchcraft ","Mr. Feng Shui should enter the university slowly "and" Is it Feng Shui or Feng Shui to wear a prestigious vest "... There are not many critics who openly agree with this move.
On September 13, Professor Ge quoted the Constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC) and published an article in the newspaper, asking the Ministry of Construction to show its attitude. Then the Ministry of Construction also made a statement. According to the report of China Times on September 14, "The person in charge of the Ministry of Construction said that the Ministry of Construction, as the competent department of an industry, always follows Scientific Outlook on Development and performs its duties in a scientific and realistic manner. At present, the Ministry of Construction respects the academic research on architectural geomantic omen. At the same time, the Ministry of Construction has never authorized any unit or individual to conduct certification training for "Building Feng Shui Master" and issued a certificate. "
Prior to this, the school of Nanjing University and the philosophy department of Nanjing University have stated that this matter has nothing to do with them, but the personal behavior of individual retired teachers. On the evening of September 8, Xu Shaoshan, who was in charge of this training class, suddenly removed the words "Nanjing University Institute of Easy Studies" from the entrance of his admissions office. The "Feng Shui class" in Nanjing triggered a heated debate about the nature of ancient buildings? )
At this point, according to the commonly used saying now. It seems that the dust has settled, but it can be seen that it is definitely frustrating to start a class to certify Feng Shui masters. Whether Feng Shui is a science is still the bottom line that these people must stick to.
After the incident, Li Shuyou, a professor at Nanjing University, a doctoral tutor, a professor at the Institute of Yi Studies of Nanjing University and the president of the Zhouyi Culture Research Association of Jiangsu Province, said, "Architectural Feng Shui is not a superstitious activity. It is the ancient geography and geomantic omen of China. Saying that it is feudal superstition can only show that most people still don't understand Feng Shui. " He hates "Feng Shui superstition". The "Feng Shui class" in Nanjing triggered a heated debate about the nature of ancient buildings? )
Yu Xixian, who has studied ancient geomantic omen in China for more than 20 years, said that in his view, the basic theory of geomantic omen, like traditional Chinese medicine, art of war, martial arts, tea ceremony and chess, is China's theory of Yin and Yang and five elements, and The Book of Changes is his important basic work.
Yu Xixian said that after the development of geomantic omen in the Han Dynasty, such nonsense things as birthdays and numerology were added, and the geomantic omen of yin houses was also developed, further adding superstitious elements. Because geomantic omen can only be circulated in folk secrets, the essence and dross still coexist, and science and superstition are confused, so it has always been called superstition.
Yu Xixian believes that another reason why Feng Shui is regarded as superstition is that practitioners are mixed. "Now people are full of fake Feng Shui masters with little knowledge. Except for a few family heirlooms, most underground feng shui masters make a living by bluffing. When it comes to Feng Shui, people will think of these people. In this case, it is really hard for people not to regard Feng Shui as superstition. " The "Feng Shui class" in Nanjing triggered a heated debate about the nature of ancient buildings? )
It seems that we have to admit that the current "feng shui fever" is superstitious and quite serious, but according to Professor Li and Professor Yu, it is because most of these feng shui masters are fake feng shui masters, which means that feng shui was originally good and was "polluted" by charlatans. In a word, Feng Shui in China is a science. Professor Wang Qiheng has long said: "Feng Shui is the essence of China's comprehensive and systematic ancient architecture theory, which integrates geology, ecology, landscape, architecture, ethics and aesthetics." (1988.6438+00.6438+06 Wen Wei Po Weekly Abstract)
On September 12, People's Daily Cultural Channel published an article. Wu Jiang's "Looking at Architectural Geomantic omen from another angle" quoted the explanations of relevant professors (probably Yu, Li and Wang): "The so-called" Architectural Geomantic omen "is actually an interdisciplinary subject between architecture and geography, ecology and culture, and it is a science-based knowledge that guides architectural planning and adapts it to local conditions."
There is also a sigh: "In fact, the reason why' architectural geomantic omen' entered the university is to use the word' geomantic omen'. If it is replaced by' comprehensive science of building environment', the voice of opposition will definitely decrease. " I just want to make it clear that this course is not for those fake Feng Shui teachers, but for "Integrated Science of Building Environment". It seems that it's just a misnomer.
However, obviously, the problem of changing the word "feng shui" does not exist. If your Feng Shui is really different from those of fake Feng Shui masters, but a new "interdisciplinary subject", why use the word "Feng Shui"?