Why do people in Hong Kong and Taiwan believe in Feng Shui?

People in Hong Kong and Taiwan believe in geomantic ghosts and gods, probably because Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan provinces were far away from the Central Plains in ancient times, so it has been difficult for wars to reach these places since ancient times, so the traditional customs of these places have been preserved relatively completely. In ancient times, people generally depended on the sky to eat, and they didn't have a good understanding of the power of nature, so they would have some fears about some phenomena in nature, which was a habitual idea since ancient times. Over time, the fear of nature will catalyze the generation of some incomprehensible substitutes, that is, ghosts and gods. So people in Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong, which are relatively peaceful now, will believe in geomantic omen, ghosts and gods and so on. In fact, they are in awe of something beyond their natural ability.

Especially from some habitual expressions of people in Hong Kong and Taiwan, we can see that the tradition of believing in Feng Shui ghosts and gods has existed since ancient times. Most people in Hong Kong can speak Cantonese, while most people in Taiwan Province Province speak Minnan, so both Cantonese and Minnan have a very obvious feature, that is, compared with Mandarin, they retain some features of classical Chinese. As the carrier of traditional culture, language can easily carry some customary expressions in traditional culture. Then, with the continuation of idioms, the Feng Shui spirit that ancestors believed in before will be passed on to the next generation with the continuation of these traditional languages. If passed down from generation to generation, most people in Hong Kong and Taiwan will believe in Feng Shui ghosts and gods.

In addition, because Hong Kong and Taiwan Province Province are far away from the centers of ancient wars, many refugees will flock to the south, so Taiwan Province Province and Hong Kong, which are located in the south and less affected by ancient wars, have become shelters for some intellectuals. Some traditional cultures will naturally be brought to Hong Kong and Taiwan from the Central Plains, and they will be relatively well preserved. Therefore, it is natural for people in Hong Kong and Taiwan to believe in geomantic spirits.

But last but not least, Feng Shui ghosts and gods do not exist. We still have to believe in science, which is also the responsibility of young people.