It is said that a house has good feng shui. What is going on ... What conditions are considered good feng shui?

Geomantic omen, also known as geomantic omen, painting houses, Qingnangjing and the art of mountains and rivers, is an important skill category in China ancient culture. Guo Pu, a native of A Jin, said in the ancient book "Buried Classics": "Qi dissipates by the wind, and the boundary water stops. The ancients gathered to make it, but stopped it, so it was called Feng Shui. The method of feng shui, water is the best, followed by Tibetan wind. " Fengshui has a long history and many sects. Today, if we remove the superstitious and metaphysical elements in it with a scientific attitude, it is actually an ancient environmental science and field science. It is a study of the relationship between man and nature. The theoretical system on which ancient geomantic omen was based was "the unity of man and nature", which pursued the harmony between man and nature. This philosophical concept has long influenced people's ideology and lifestyle, leading to the fashion of advocating nature in our nation.

When choosing the living environment in ancient geomantic omen, it was often thought that the best place was "surrounded by mountains and water" and "hiding wind and gathering gas". "Relying on mountains and rivers" is directly nourished by the spirit of beautiful mountains and rivers, and it is an ideal choice from the perspectives of magnetic field, aesthetics and psychology. Ancient nobles lived in seclusion in forests and valleys, and rich residents in developed countries traveled between mountains and rivers, all of which won our three flavors of Feng Shui. However, there are too few beautiful places, and the residential areas in cities are often between buildings, roads and factories. Under such conditions, we have to consider it from the perspective of "hiding wind and gathering gas". In ancient geomantic omen, site selection is a very complicated matter, which not only requires a lot, but also has differences and differences among various geomantic omen schools. More importantly, strictly speaking, everyone's ideal feng shui model is different, not "lucky" and "fierce". Here is only the most basic common sense of site selection in the general sense.

The essence of feng shui is yin and yang. The original intention of Guo Pu's creation of Feng Shui refers to the movement and stop of dragons, and it is about the opposition and copulation of Yin and Yang. Longxing is bound to roar and the wind is active; When the dragon stops, there will be sand around the water as a sign, and the water will be quiet. The meaning of geomantic omen is to choose a place where dragons can stop, make use of it by means of architecture, and absorb the vitality and exuberant hall spirit of Lapras.

The Origin and Development of Feng Shui

The formation of geomantic omen in China has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times.

In primitive society, although there was no geomantic omen, due to the survival challenges brought by the harsh natural environment and the value of the farming and animal husbandry society, people at that time had to "choose a place to live" and choose a place that was "near the water and rising in the sun" and suitable for human beings to thrive. This is an adaptive choice. After entering the civilized society, Feng Shui was immediately recorded in written records, such as Oracle Bone Inscriptions, where there are many records about the house. From a large number of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and The Book of Songs unearthed in later generations, it can be seen that in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, China people divided land areas into different landforms such as mountains, harbors, hills, plains, tombs and hills, and divided water areas into rivers, springs, rivers, streams, marshes, rivers and streams. At that time, they classified the differences of the earth very carefully, which is the development of "Xiangxue" in the future. In Shangshu, the territory at that time was divided into Kyushu by rivers and mountains, which is also the origin of the name "Kyushu" in China. In "Zhou Li", a passage appeared: "Take the method of suitable soil, use two kinds of soil to do famous things, use houses to unload their interests, enrich the people, care for birds and animals, and care for vegetation." The term "Xiang Min's House" began to appear, and a knowledge system of "adapting to local conditions" appeared. "Yizhoushu" contains "everything can be cured when the soil is suitable for the weather". It can be seen that the word "the soil is suitable for the weather" echoes the weather. Attaching the sky to the ground was the rule that all things obeyed at that time, and it was also the method of governing things, which therefore became the basis of Feng Shui in later generations. In the Zhou Dynasty, when Zhou Wuwang built Luoyi, he ordered the Duke of Zhou to inspect the land. It is recorded in Shangshu that "Zhao Gong loves me, loves my dog, and Duke Zhou went to camp for a week, so he sent a message." It can be seen that people in the Zhou Dynasty believed in divination, and Duke Zhou was also a master of physiognomy.

During the Warring States period and the pre-Qin period, various kinds of academics rose. With the development and prevalence of Zhouyi and the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, the academic thought dominated by "looking up at the sky and overlooking the geography" began to be established. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he not only inherited the previous concept of "soil suitability" but also became more specific, and at the same time began to have the concept of "qi". From the Book of Jin, we know that "when the emperor first observed the spirit, he said,' Jinling will have the spirit of the emperor in 500 years', so the emperor invaded the east to suppress it, changed its land to the edge, and cut the northern mountain to the extreme." At that time, there was a saying that "it is irritating", which shows that there are professional workers in the Feng Shui industry. According to Volume 95 of Taiping Universe, there was a mountain in Changshui County (now south of Jiaxing County, Zhejiang Province) in the Qin Dynasty. Qin Shihuang heard the warlock say that there was a king on the mountain, so he sent a group of death row prisoners to dig the mountain. The prisoners couldn't stand the hard work and dispersed in a hubbub.

The Epang Palace, built by Qin Shihuang, covers an area of nearly 300 Li, with valleys all over the palace, Nanshan as the gate and Fan Chuan as the pool. The front hall of Afang can seat nearly ten thousand people. At the beginning, the royal family used 700 thousand civilian workers to dig out Mount Li and go deep into the three rest areas. The scale is unprecedented. There is also the first Mausoleum, which covers a wide area and has a large scale. The implementation of these two projects shows that the landform level of Qin Dynasty is very high, from which it is not difficult to understand the superb geographical survey technology of Qin Dynasty, and it can also be attributed to the developed landform. In fact, as early as the pre-Qin period, there were house-hunting activities, on the one hand, it was the residence of the living, on the other hand, it was the cemetery of the dead. "Shangshu" contains "A prosperous king wants to stay in the city, so that Zhao Gong can stay in the government first." This is the Xiangyang building. "The Book of Filial Piety" contains "predicting the omen of his house but not hearing it." This is Xiangyin House, and the location was chosen by divination.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the phase-to-ground technology became more popular. According to Sima Qian's historical records, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty got together and asked if anyone could marry him, but Kanyujia saidno. At this time, Kanyujia was proficient in astronomy and geography, and physiognomy was also called "physiognomy". In the Eastern Han Dynasty, people began to pay attention to funeral, which led to the rise of the concept of Feng Shui. Wang Chong's Lun Heng described the funeral taboo in detail. People in the Eastern Han Dynasty paid great attention to the living environment. The theory of "let the house have fertile fields and broad houses, with the hills facing the water, ditches and ponds looking around, bamboo and wood paved around, gardens built in front and orchards built behind trees" mentioned in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty has become the basic theory of later houses. There are also some geomantic works in Han Dynasty, such as "The Golden Chamber of Kanyu", "Terrain of Palace House", "Migration Law" and "Art of Painting Academy", which indicate that geomantic omen has been preliminarily summarized in theory.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there were many Feng Shui masters in China, the most famous of which was Guo Pu. His Funeral Book extracted Feng Shui from traditional Feng Shui, defined Feng Shui, and comprehensively constructed the theory of Feng Shui, which laid the foundation for later Feng Shui. The "geomantic omen" initiated by him, water comes first, followed by Tibetan wind, has been circulated for more than 1,700 years, and it is even more brilliant today. China people used to call Guo Pu the originator of Feng Shui.

Compared with the Sui Dynasty, it didn't believe in Feng Shui, but it produced a famous master of physiognomy-Xiao Ji, who wrote such famous works as Feng Shui Bao Jian, Zhai Jing, Burying Jing and Justice of Five Elements, which were admired by later generations. He once chose a lucky place for the queen. The emperor did not listen to his advice and predicted that the luck of the Sui Dynasty would not last long. When Yang Gongren, the prime minister of Sui Dynasty, moved to his ancestral grave, he invited five or six groups of Feng Shui masters to see the land. One of them, Shu Chuo, was rewarded for guessing what was underground. It can be seen that Feng Shui was still prevalent at that time.

The Tang Dynasty was a rare heyday in the history of China, and various kinds of academics also rose widely. At the same time, it further promoted the development of Feng Shui theory and formed a relatively perfect theoretical system. At that time, most literate people knew Feng Shui, and a large number of famous teachers appeared. Among them, Yang Junsong, a geomantic master of Jiangxi School, played a comprehensive role in promoting folk geomantic exploration and mentoring practice. Since then, palaces, villages and tombs have been influenced by the theory of geomantic omen to varying degrees in the vast land of China. The famous Tang Xuanzong also believed in geomantic omen, and there are many records of geomantic omen in Datang Xinyu and Taiping Guangji. At that time, Taoist priests also knew Feng Shui very well. In the Tang dynasty, there was a "division" who looked at the astronomical phenomena, so the officials of the division must know Feng Shui. Yang Junsong worked as a prison in Sitian, and Tang Xizong made him a Buddhist. The official was Dr. Jin Guanglu, who was in charge of the geography of Lingtai. It can be seen that the geomantic omen in the Tang Dynasty was not only believed by the people, but also valued by the imperial court. Yang Junsong later spread the palace geomantic book in Jiangxi, and disciple Yingmen had a great response. The national strength of the Tang Dynasty was strong, and its territory expanded to the western regions. We can find The House Classic and The Book of Yin and Yang in Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, and we can see that the concept of Feng Shui has spread far and wide in the northwest.

After the demise of the Tang Dynasty, it was five dynasties and ten countries. Following the prevailing concept of geomantic omen in the Tang Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties believed in geomantic omen. By the end of the week, feng shui has been added with many superstitious colors, and it is difficult for the world to distinguish between true and false.

In Song Dynasty, famous Yi-ology scholars such as Chen Tuan, Zhu Xi and Cai explained and understood geomantic omen, and some geomantic omen works came out one after another, forming a geomantic omen theory system led by Jiangxi Xingfa School and Fujian Hairdresser School. Song Huizong believes in Feng Shui. He has no children. A warlock told him that if the terrain in the northwest corner of the capital was raised several times, he would get a child, so he ordered people to do it and got a child. Therefore, they believed in geomantic omen more, and ordered people to choose a treasure land and build the "Shangqing Baozhuan Palace". As a result, people and money were empty, the national treasury was empty, and even the regime fell. There were many Feng Shui masters in Song Dynasty, such as Lai Wenjun, Chen Tuan, Xu, Wu Jinglian, Fu and Cai.

When Zhu Yuanzhang established Jinling as the capital, he attached great importance to geomantic omen. Most of the mountains outside the city face the city and tend to bend towards the arch. Only Niushou Mountain and Huashan Mountain are backed by the city wall. Zhu Yuanzhang was unhappy, so he sent someone to beat Niushoushan with a hundred sticks, and cut a hole in the nose with an iron chain to make Niushoushan turn inward. At the same time, the massive logging on Huashan Mountain made the mountain bare and yellow. When the Ming Dynasty became an ancestor, it moved its capital to Beijing, which was built in full accordance with the concept of geomantic omen. Cheng Zu of Ming Dynasty was an emperor who believed in geomantic omen, which led all people to attach importance to geomantic omen, and geomantic omen became a very important criterion in Ming people's life. The Ming Tombs, a famous scenic spot in Beijing, was recommended to Ming by Liao, a master of geomantic omen, and became the mausoleum area of the Ming emperor. There was also a legend Liu Bowen in the Ming Dynasty. According to folklore, he is good at Feng Shui, saying that Jinling, his capital, is the place where he looks, and a book called Splendid Land is named after him.

There was a celestial prison in the Qing Dynasty, which was responsible for observing astronomical phenomena, recording astronomy and building tombs, because the emperors of the Qing Dynasty believed in geomantic omen and attached great importance to the location of tombs. The Qing Dongling Mausoleum is 125 km long from north to south and 26 km wide from east to west, covering three suburban counties in Beijing with a total area of 2,500 square kilometers. It is an extremely huge royal cemetery, which shows that the Qing emperor attached importance to the feng shui of the mausoleum. The Forbidden City, which has been well preserved so far, is a classic masterpiece built in strict accordance with Feng Shui, and its majestic momentum has conquered many people in the world. There were also Buddhist mansions in the Qing Dynasty, with more than 400 Buddhist teachers. Because of their generous salaries, these Buddhist teachers devoted their lives to the dynasty and the emperor. Guo Shifu's tasks are: first, to find a good geomantic land for the dynasty and arrange its use; The second is to destroy the geomantic omen of folk geography, so that people dare not resist the court and cannot seize the throne. This is an example of feudal rulers using intangible geography and geomantic science as ruling tools.

Throughout history, the pre-Qin period was the gestation period of Feng Shui theory, the Song Dynasty was the prevailing period, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties were the flooding period.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, through the collection and arrangement of various Feng Shui books and the continuous exploration and research of scholars, the theory of Feng Shui has been quite complete. Feng Shui master's reconnaissance activities cover all kinds of places from imperial palaces to urban and rural houses. From the Republic of China to the present, scholars mainly reevaluate and study the traditional Feng Shui culture in China. In the last century, Feng Shui had a great market in old China. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, the founding father of our country, was determined by Shen Zhu, a famous geomantic master of Kong Xuan School. After liberation, Feng Shui theory suffered a heavy blow, but it was still applied to practice. After the 1970s, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States set off an upsurge of learning China's geomantic omen, which led to more and more foreigners using geomantic omen theory to guide their lives. In recent years, with the international attention to geomantic omen and its applicability, this ancient discipline is full of vitality. Former US Presidents Bush and Clinton both asked China Feng Shui masters when choosing new houses, which shows the charm of China Feng Shui culture.

Contemporary geomantic omen is in an unprecedented period of integration and renewal. In order to make geomantic omen better benefit mankind, a large number of scholars have studied tirelessly, removed its dross from its essence, and combined with modern science, made a scientific evaluation of traditional geomantic omen, making a brand-new interpretation and development. Feng Shui is unveiling its mysterious veil and entering the life of modern people.