Why is the capital built in Beijing instead of Chengdu or Wuhan?
Officials say that place is the center of conflict control between ethnic minorities and Han nationality. The general trend of geomantic omen in China is that it starts from Kunlun Mountain in the west and extends eastward, forming large mountains and small branches. The terrain is high in the west and low in the east, high in the north and low in the south. The location of Beijing conforms to the general trend of this system. The Xishan Mountain in the west of Beijing is Taihang Mountain; Dujun Mountain in the north is Yanshan Mountain, both of which belong to Kunlun Mountain System. The two mountains meet at Nanshankou in Beijing (Nanshankou is a battleground for military strategists), forming a semi-circular mountain bay spreading to the southeast, which is environmentally friendly in Beijing Plain. The terrain slopes slightly from northwest to southeast. Sanggan River, Yanghe River and other rivers meet here to form Yongding River. It conforms to the feng shui pattern of "mountains are surrounded by water, and there must be gas". From teacher Ma Songyuan's Zhouyi and Feng Shui.