China ancient architecture and geomantic omen emphasize site selection. In ancient times, the "dragon" was the object of worship and the symbol of power and wealth, so a good land of geomantic omen was called Long Mai, and the mountains were similar to dragons in form. Therefore, in geomantic omen, the mountain is called Long Mai, and building site selection needs a broad front and a reliable back. The back can be sheltered from the wind and the front can be cultivated. In fact, it is not difficult to find that the choice of terrain is actually based on the ventilation of the building environment, avoiding thermal reflection, reducing air pollution, flood control, avoiding landslides, preventing collapse, subsidence and mudslides.
water quality
Feng shui theory pays special attention to "water" and holds that "auspicious places cannot be without water". China's ancient buildings and geomantic omen have extremely high requirements for water when looking for treasures, so "we must be careful when looking for dragons and land, and we must observe the water potential". "If you don't look at the mountain, you must look at the water first. If there is no water in the mountain, of course you can save your life. Irrigation, drinking, river transportation and life are all inseparable from water. Now it shows so many other meanings.
Orientation and orientation of buildings
In ancient times, it was very important to determine the orientation and orientation of buildings, because it was related to lighting and environment, and the imperial level also involved political factors. Ancient architecture in China has something to do with geomantic omen, and the most obvious thing is the orientation. Geomantic omen emphasizes sitting north facing south, but ancient architecture does have this feature. "The emperor stood in the sun and ruled from the Ming Dynasty", so the palaces of ancient emperors all sat north facing south. For the sake of living boundaries, people also like to build their houses in the south.
climate
In geomantic omen, the word "feng shui" actually contains climatic factors, which are closely related to human health. Therefore, the general feng shui treasure land has a good climate, because people know from their life experience that "yin wins yang disease and yang wins yin disease". Yin and yang should be as big as a theory. Therefore, feng shui masters must "combine yin and yang" and look for "the combination of yin and yang, and the wind and rain will surely". Everything talks about the balance of yin and yang, and Feng Shui also talks about this, so the climate is better. Good climate can be suitable for human habitation. So in ancient times, people attached great importance to the orientation and sunshine of houses, and often pursued "sunny houses" instead of "shady houses".
land
The soil mentioned here essentially refers to the soil of the Tang Ming base where the "Dragon Cave" of Feng Shui is located, that is, the building base. Considering the soil is definitely to check the terrain. Only when the terrain is selected can houses be built, and good soil structure can ensure farming. In ancient times, after the selection of caves, for the sake of prudence, exploratory wells were dug to test the soil. The best soil structure is fine but not loose, some are moist, and the color is bright but not dull. From now on, it is actually the specific gravity, compactness, bearing capacity, humidity, pollution-free, convenient and good breeding and life.
Conclusion No matter in ancient times or now, in order to have a good geomantic omen, a good environment and a good house, we will spend a lot of thoughts. In ancient times, people paid special attention to architectural feng shui, such as the emperor's palace and official residence, and were very particular about site selection and construction. If feng shui is good, the fortune of the whole family will be good. So people attach great importance to it now.