Finally, I.M. Pei hid the X-shaped horizontal frame in great detail and changed the exposed part into an image similar to the auspicious symbol of Buddhism-ten thousand characters, which made everyone happy. Although I.M. Pei poetically described the China Bank Building as mushrooming, people still talked about it after its completion, because according to Feng Shui, the building is like a sharp knife with many sharp corners and blades. The buildings facing these sharp corners and lines are disturbing.
This story sounds full of superstition and absurdity, but it is only from a scientific point of view. From a cultural and aesthetic point of view, we will find that Feng Shui is not absurd. From the above story, we can at least see the aesthetic value of Feng Shui and its soothing value to the soul.
For example, from a scientific point of view, the X-shaped steel frame of Bank of China Tower is reasonable, but from a general architectural art point of view, it ignores the cultural psychology of China people and what the X-shaped symbol means in China. And feng shui masters will notice this. If we say that "beauty is a meaningful form" and ignore the cultural psychology of China people, it will not be beautiful in the eyes of China people. It can be said that Feng Shui is a scientific balance and correction from the cultural point of view.
Many westerners marvel at the beauty of the large-scale regional villages in China. In fact, the formation of this aesthetic feeling is closely related to China people's emphasis on geomantic omen. Although geomantic omen is not subjective to beauty, it has objectively become the standard of beauty in China's 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 very powerful against it. But from a psychological point of view, it is disturbing to face huge bright sharp corners or blade-like lines every day. And feng shui can solve such problems.
We have read some books about Feng Shui, some of which denounced Feng Shui as a quack. But most of them still defend Feng Shui. However, the reason for the defense is the discovery of science in Feng Shui.
In order to prove the rationality of its existence, the real geomantic omen does not need to be close to science at all. I.M. Pei, the architect of the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong (the triangular blue tower in the picture), once said: "Mr. Feng Shui in Hong Kong is like a lawyer; They are everywhere, and you can't move without consulting them ... "I.M. Pei compared the Bank of China Tower to a symbol of regeneration and hope in China tradition. But Mr. Feng Shui said: In their eyes, the building is a three-pointed sharp knife, and each blade is a cold light blade, radiating murderous outward. Mr. Feng Shui's statement caused a lot of panic in the society; The building will be built around the Bank of China Building, or it will have no edges and corners.