There is a big cypress tree in front of my hometown. I heard that it affects Feng Shui. Is it true?/You don't say.

Cypress, whose name comes from cypress, has dense branches, many twigs and dense branches. The crown of cypress is completely surrounded by branches and leaves, and the other side can't be seen from one side, like a dark green cone. In ancient China, shells were advocated as money. Some experts believe that advocating shells stems from reproductive worship, and the shells advocated by the ancients are conical. Therefore, the name of cypress tree comes from "shell", and the pronunciation of the word "cypress" is similar to "shell", which means a tree with a shell crown. Because cypress trees are like shells, in ancient times, cypress trees also had certain reproductive worship significance. China people planted cypress trees in cemeteries, symbolizing eternal life or metempsychosis, which may be the heritage of ancient reproductive worship.

The origin of cypress

China people like to plant cypress trees in cemeteries, which originated from a folklore. According to legend, there was an evil beast in ancient times, named raccoon, who liked to steal corpses and livers. Every night, he comes out to dig graves and eat corpses. This beast is flexible, quick-moving, elusive, but afraid of tigers and cypresses. Therefore, in order to avoid this evil beast, the ancients often set up Shi Hu and planted cypress trees in the cemetery.

The reason why the ancients thought cypress could ward off evil spirits was the result of tree worship. In ancient times, there were so-called "White King" and "White King" had gods. The Book of the Later Han Dynasty said that Cao Cao wanted to build a palace, so he cut down a tree called Zhuolong. When the tree was cut down, it bled like a man. A few days later, Cao Cao fell ill and died. The sacred tree must not be desecrated, or it will be punished.

Directly from the book, for reference only.