In 2006, issue 1 of chinese national geography was a geomantic atlas. I didn't see any printed magazines here, but I saw some articles and related comments on the Internet. At the beginning of the album, several dictionaries all explain Feng Shui, saying that Feng Shui is a superstition and there is no objection. But somehow, the editor can see that "Feng Shui" is still a controversial topic in contemporary China. What is even more regrettable is that when quoting the explanation of Ci Hai, I don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional, and I gave the definition of "burial book" to Feng Shui: "Burying people is beneficial to gas. As the saying goes, the air is scattered by the wind, and the boundary water stops. The ancients gathered to make it, and stopped it, so it was called Feng Shui. " Omitted, the superstitious nature of Feng Shui becomes blurred. In this album, from the arrangement of content to the design of interview and the use of language, a lot of practical activities of Feng Shui superstition are hidden, which turns the current debate on real social problems into an abstract debate on how to understand Feng Shui. Although Xu's point of view was also reported: "More than 90% of Feng Shui is dross", she is ignorant and deceptive about Feng Shui superstition. Of course, if the editor knows this, he can also express it in this way, but he doesn't have to say "we have no intention of getting involved in the dispute."
Regardless of the clear definition and actual content of Feng Shui, chinese national geography's Feng Shui Atlas confuses geography with Feng Shui, which is its characteristic and the technique is exactly the same as that of academic Feng Shui masters. However, as Hou Yongjian, director of the China Institute of Historical Geography of Shaanxi Normal University, said: In ancient China, authentic geography was the geographical record in the official history of past dynasties, and the 17 series of official geographical records, starting from the Geography of Han Dynasty, was the mainstream of ancient geography in China. Although the theory of geomantic omen is famous for its geographical encyclopedia, authentic geography and other works, it cannot be taken as the basis that it must belong to ancient geography. ""I don't think it is necessary to incorporate the theory of geomantic omen into the ancient geography of China, because their main purposes and functions are significantly different. Geography is about a place's natural environment such as mountains and rivers, climate and socio-economic factors such as products, transportation and residents. The purpose of geography is, of course, to understand nature, accumulate scientific knowledge and benefit mankind continuously. Geomantic omen theory advocates that people who pay attention to geomantic omen will be fat and expensive, which is obviously a fallacy. First, it is widely circulated that "books of Yin and Yang are frightening", which leads people astray and wastes money. Although the positive significance of Xiang Zhai is greater than Xiang Mu, it belongs to superstitious consciousness in the ideological field.
Tang Xiaofeng, a professor at Peking University Institute of Environment, also pointed out: Feng Shui thinking is also related thinking, which does not talk about the close connection of logical connection and puts the intermediate process of reasoning and explanation in mystery. China had a very clear geographical system in ancient times, which was very different from the geomantic culture. This is the objective situation of ancient academic culture. We'd better not confuse geomantic culture with geography, but pay attention to the boundary between them. I think this line is principled.
Chinese national geography's Feng Shui Album did publish the words of two professors, but it was not developed and there was no specific content. What fills the page is the content of beautifying Feng Shui. In ancient China, geographers have been studying geography, and scholars such as Gu Jiegang, Tan Qixiang, Wang and Shi Nianhai have made great achievements. However, few people know the work and achievements of real geographers. In the publications sponsored by the Chinese Geographical Society, there is a trend that geomantic omen replaces geographical science. I don't know if it's the honor or disgrace of China geography.