The relatively perfect geomantic omen theory rose in the Warring States period, and its core idea is the unity of man and nature. Early geomantic omen is mainly related to the location, orientation, construction methods and principles of palaces, houses and villages, and it is a kind of metaphysics to choose suitable places.
"Tibetans, when they are angry, the gas is blown away by the wind, and the water stops. The ancients got together and made it stop. Therefore, it is called Feng Shui, the method of Feng Shui, water is the top, followed by Tibetan wind. " Tibetans, namely palaces, houses, villages, etc. , bear vitality, can breed everything, including people. However, qi will drift away with the wind. Without water, there would be no qi, so the ancients tried to gather qi to make it last and luck stopped it. This is the definition of feng shui.
In the method of geomantic omen, "getting water" is the first, and "hiding the wind" is the second. So, how to "take water"? Rivers and lakes can be used, and the soil also contains water. The deeper the soil, the more water, the more angry it is. How to "hide the wind" Mountains can hide the wind, and the ups and downs of mountains can stop the spread of the wind. So having water and mountains is the method of geomantic omen.
Let's look at an example of feng shui application. The ancient Xianyang area is the capital of the 13th dynasty in China, which lasted for thousands of years from the Qin Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty. It is the center of the oldest imperial dynasty so far.
Qin Shihuang "swept Liuhe and unified the world" here, creating an unprecedented cause; Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "ousted a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone" here, opening up the world-famous "Silk Road"; Emperor Taizong initiated the famous "Zhenguan Rule" in the history of China.
Ancient Xianyang is the cradle of the most successful people in history. From the perspective of geomantic omen, it is located in the hinterland of Qinchuan, Shaanxi. In ancient times, Shan Zhinan, north of the water, was called "Yang". Xianyang is located in the north of Jiuzhang Shan Zhinan and Weishui River, where mountains and rivers are all sunny, so it is called Xianyang, which is really a veritable land of geomantic omen.