The famous fengshui county

Shanxi, referred to as "Jin" for short, is named because it is located to the west of Taihang Mountain. As one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, Shanxi has a long cultural history and is known as the "cradle of Chinese civilization". In Shanxi province, there is a small county that has never changed its name for more than two thousand years. There was also a master of Feng Shui in ancient times, whose ability far surpassed that of Liu Bowen, and he was recognized as the originator of Feng Shui.

Wenxi county, located in the southwest of Shanxi Province, is a small county town under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City with a population of less than 500,000. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, wenxi county was called Tongxiang, and it was renamed Zuo Yi County in the Qin Dynasty. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing were ordered to lead Dahan's army to the Northern Expedition of Xiongnu, where they received the good news of "Great Victory in South Vietnam". At that time, I gave them a name and enjoyed it, which is also the origin of wenxi county.

For more than two thousand years, many places in China have changed their names for various reasons, but the name of wenxi county has not changed, which is also very rare. In Pei's family in wenxi county, 59 people have been prime ministers for thousands of years, and more than 200 people have been generals, ministers and censors. Sima Guang, a famous figure in the Northern Song Dynasty, once praised: "Wen is a scholar-bureaucrat."

Guo Pu, a native of wenxi county, Hedong County, Jin Dynasty (now wenxi county, Shanxi Province), was a famous litterateur and exegetist. What impressed future generations most was his attainments in geomantic omen. Guo Pu is a well-read man. He not only studied the Book of Changes deeply, but also inherited Taoist techniques and mathematics and became the most famous alchemist in Jin Dynasty. He has the ability to predict the future and many strange abilities.

There are still many controversies about who Guo Pu's Feng Shui master is. Some people say that his teacher is Duke Guo of Hedong, and he was given nine volumes of Qingnangjing, with insight into Yin and Yang, astronomy, five elements and divination. It is also said that Guo Pu was granted by Qing Wuzi; Others say that Guo Pu has no teachers at all, and it is only by his own talent and hard work that he becomes a success. In any case, Guo Pu was the first cow who defined Feng Shui. His book "Funeral Book" wrote: "Buried people take qi as their benefit. Qi dissipates by the wind, and the boundary water stops. The ancients gathered to make it last forever, and the deeds stopped, so it was called Feng Shui. "

Guo Pu's works on Feng Shui in Liu 'an, and even the metaphysical theory of Qi laid a solid foundation for the later theory of Feng Shui. Undoubtedly, Guo Pu is the originator of Feng Shui in China. Liu Bowen, the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, also had profound attainments in geomantic omen, and even built a village based on the Eight Diagrams of Yin and Yang. However, compared with Guo Pu, Liu Bowen's ability is poor. After all, Guo Pu is the originator of Feng Shui, and Liu Bowen can only be regarded as a successful student. what do you think?

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