Feng Shui is an early discipline in China. In the early days, the number of people was relatively small, generally one household in one place. In order to facilitate human survival, people's living environment is linked with their development conditions, and then these conditions are summarized, so Feng Shui came into being.
Statistics and induction are the basis of geomantic omen, and the contents reflected by geomantic omen are objective, so geomantic omen is a science.
Feng shui is also called comparable, which means survey and summary.
The discipline classification of early human science is not very detailed, but it has formed the environmental science in the enlightenment era, which is comparable to the discipline of studying human living environment. It includes the mode of production, environmental landform and geology, meteorology, running water, airflow, lighting and ventilation in the living environment, and later added astronomy, calendar and so on. Later, the law was found in the original records, which made it have the effect of prediction. In fact, it was just a simple guess.
With the development of population, people broke the living environment of one household and one place, and villages and cities with concentrated population appeared, so Feng Shui was eliminated. However, the same reasoning and research methods are also applied in other disciplines, that is, recording, summarizing and reasoning, comparing the reasoning conclusions with the actual results and revising them.
Feng shui was replaced by later disciplines such as urban engineering, controlled meteorology, astronomy and geology. After the elimination of discipline, the ruling class added superstition to Feng Shui to show that the rulers obeyed the so-called providence and made the people obey. Coupled with misinformation, feng shui has become mysterious.
In fact, Feng Shui was eliminated in the Han Dynasty. The emergence of Taoism is the main symbol of the elimination of Feng Shui.
It is worth pointing out that in remote places far away from people, Feng Shui is still applicable, but the knowledge involved in Feng Shui has become common sense.
At present, the commercialization of housing in the market economy, in order to defraud high housing prices, does not hesitate to take Feng Shui as a scam, so that those ignorant consumers are deceived. You know, feng shui is not suitable for cities.
What's more, individual universities have actually contributed to this kind of fraud, and they have obtained high tuition fees from it, thus deceiving people.
Feng shui, a word with an irregular name, must be eliminated before Chinese characters are standardized, that is, before Han and Jin dynasties.
The wind characters in this paper are simplified characters, which are replaced here because the number of characters supported by the computer is not enough.
The philosophy of heaven and man developed the theory of geomantic omen.
Looking at landscape design at all times and in all countries, it is essentially about the relationship between man and nature.
Nature not only endows mankind with rich resources and beautiful environment, but also brings disasters such as floods, lightning, hurricanes, droughts and earthquakes. In ancient China, limited by the level of scientific understanding at that time, the ancients used intuitive feelings and experiences to explain the solar radiation, temperature, humidity, airflow, sunshine and other elements of the building environment and climate with ancient philosophy. For example, Taoism, represented by Laozi and Zhuangzi, regards "heaven" as the center of "the relationship between man and nature" and puts forward that "man should keep the earth, the earth should keep the sky, the sky should keep the Tao, and the Tao should be natural", and even thinks that man's understanding of natural landscape can be used to predict all kinds of mysteries in the universe and reflect on complex phenomena in social life.
This ancient oriental philosophy permeates and influences China's ancient aesthetics, psychology, geology, geography, ecology, landscape and other disciplines, and a unique learning-Feng Shui was born in China. As the guiding principle and practical operation technology of ancient architectural activities in China, together with architecture and gardens, it constitutes the three pillars of China's ancient architectural theory. Express people's desire to thrive and live in peace and contentment.
The wonderful mystery and coincidence of scientific research
China classical gardens are the epitome of China's geomantic theory, and many of its principles coincide with modern science and technology.
When it comes to feng shui, the first thing to say is the wind. Improper handling of building wind direction will not only be harmful to human health, but also affect safety and beauty. China's landscape design has always followed the geographical principle of "sitting north facing south", which can avoid the "evil wind" (north wind) that is not conducive to people, which is also in line with China's monsoon climate.
Most of China's land is located in the north of the Tropic of Cancer, and the sunshine comes from the south all the year round. The infrared rays in the sun's rays contain a lot of radiant heat energy, which can raise the indoor temperature in winter. Solar rays can also promote the growth and development of organisms, moderate ultraviolet rays have bactericidal effect, and are also of great benefit to the synthesis of vitamin D. Vitamin D can enhance human immune function and is beneficial to health.
The understanding of water in ancient geomantic omen mostly conforms to scientific principles. For example, you can choose a platform on the convex bank of a river, which is higher than the perennial flood level, and avoid building it in a fast-flowing water, unstable riverbed and stagnant swamp. In addition, we should pay attention to the quality of water sources.
There are also many medical contents in geomantic omen. For example, the front room of a residential building is low and the back room is high, which meets people's demand for lighting and cooperates with "sitting north facing south" lighting. Don't plant big trees, single trees and hollow trees, trees as thin as tumors, vines and so on. In front of the gate, so as not to block the sun.
Feng Shui is also very particular about the choice of garden tree species. For example, Xiangzhai Warp Knitting advocates planting trees around the house, "planting peaches and willows (Lima) in the east, gardenia and elm in the west, jujube (Liniu) in the south and apricot trees in the north"; There is also a saying that "pine trees are full of bamboo, and the color is good." Advocate planting pine and bamboo. The above seemingly superstitious and absurd statement is actually quite scientific. It specifies the planting direction according to the growth habits of different tree species, which is conducive to the improvement of the environment and meets the requirements of improving the microclimate near the house.
Noise is the enemy of human health. According to Feng Shui, "it is not suitable to live at the gate of a big city, the gate of a prison or the mouth of a hundred rivers", because there are many people there, which makes people fidgety and even causes symptoms such as insomnia. Therefore, the garden construction in China pays attention to choosing a quiet place and creating a quiet scene.
Pursuing the balanced development between man and nature
We should admit that for thousands of years, the original simple Feng Shui has been mixed with many unscientific and backward thoughts and behaviors.
But up to now, the theory of Feng Shui in China has been studied by experts at home and abroad by using modern scientific theories and technical means, and has been applied in practice, which has been affirmed by ecological researchers at home and abroad.
In the book "Landscape: Culture, Ecology and Perception", the theory of Feng Shui is called "the art of making people live in harmony with the earth by choosing the best space and time, and obtaining the greatest benefit, peace and prosperity". Kevin lynch, a famous American urban planning authority, also pointed out in his book "City Images" that China's geomantic omen "is a promising science that experts are seeking to develop".
Fundamentally speaking, the design of China gardens is deeply permeated with the spirit of harmonious development between man and nature. They emphasize the principle of adjusting measures to local conditions, make full use of favorable natural conditions and ecological factors, appropriately preserve natural landforms with landscape characteristics, and combine local customs to make the landscape in the eastern, western, southern, northern and central parts of China unique and beautiful.
The eleventh of home feng shui: color
Oriental Li Hong
Traditionally, red represents happiness, enthusiasm and boldness. In Feng Shui, the East also symbolizes youth and adventurous spirit. Therefore, putting some red furniture and decorations in the east, such as mahogany pendants and red carpets, can make families full of enthusiasm and be beneficial to their careers and studies.
Nanlilv
In feng shui, the south dominates inspiration and social skills; Green is full of vitality. Placing green plants in the south will not only enhance the aesthetic feeling full of green, but also have a positive catalytic effect on interpersonal relationships.
Lihuang west
Yellow has always been used to represent wealth, while the west is considered as the orientation of leading career and wealth. If you put yellow furniture ornaments such as topaz, it will bring strong wealth and career take-off.
North plum orange
The north is in charge of the relationship between husband and wife, and orange represents enthusiasm. If you want to enhance the relationship between husband and wife, you can put orange lamps, carpets, pillows and so on. In the north of the bedroom, it is beneficial to the relationship between husband and wife.
Other directions+color matching:
Northwest+white people = promoting the aristocratic movement.
Southwest+brown/earth color = increase the stable energy in the home.
Southwest+yellow chandelier = strengthening peach blossom luck
Other color taboos:
1. The sky is clear and the ground is turbid: the color of the ceiling should be as light as possible, and the color of the floor should be darker than the ceiling. Otherwise, family members will put the cart before the horse.
2. In China Feng Shui, smallpox represents the sky, the floor represents the ground, and the wall represents people. The color of the wall should be between the ceiling and the floor, that is, deeper than the ceiling and shallower than the floor, so that heaven, earth and earth can achieve harmony.
It is best not to use too much red or black as the main color in the house, because too much red or black will make people impulsive.