When did Feng Shui originate?

Geomantic omen is the knowledge of ancient people in China about environmental choice, also known as landscape, geomantic omen, Kate, etc. The focus is on the shape of the mountains and rivers in Longsha Cave, the semi-virtual and semi-real environment surrounded by gas habits, and even the intangible and tasteless philosophical cognitive system. Because of the difference in cognition, there is no standardized answer, and charlatans are full of it, pushing this method of harmonious cooperation between heaven and nature to mystery and mystery, so as to mix the world. Therefore, Feng Shui, like the Book of Changes and divination, is a mixture of good and evil people from ancient times to the present, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. Feng Shui is the art of choosing good luck to avoid evil. From archaeological sites, it is found that the topography, landforms and orientation of ancient people's choice to live are surprisingly consistent. The discovered Neolithic settlement sites show that the settlement sites are most common in the back slope and the edge of river swamp. This was true in the Yangshao and Longshan eras. From the point of view of site excavation, most of them are concentrated in the sunny place with dense aquatic plants and high waterfront platform. In order to make them hidden, safe, easy to hunt food from bottom to top or convenient for farming, in short, it is the general rule to choose good luck and avoid disaster. These choices are reasonable.

Geomantic omen literally understands that "wind" is flowing air; "Water" is the blood of the earth and the support for the growth of all things. Where there is wind and water, there is life and vitality, everything can grow and people can survive. Good feng shui is always full of vitality and prosperity. Places with bad feng shui are always dangerous, desolate and full of terror. Feng Shui is also called "Feng Shui". What is "Kanyu"? There is a special term "Kanyujia" in Historical Records written by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty. There is also a bibliography of Kanyu Jingui in History of Han, Art and Literature. In the ancient meaning of China, "Kan" means heaven and high place; "Yu" is authentic and low. "Kanyu" refers to the study of the relationship between heaven and earth, especially the terrain. Based on the concept of organic nature at that time, it introduced astronomy, climate, earth, hydrology and ecological environment into the art of site selection and environment setting.

Feng Shui happened in China, and it has a lot to do with the Book of Changes. The Book of Changes is one of China's greatest books. To study China's knowledge and talk about China's culture, we must study the Book of Changes. China's cultural thought is profound and meticulous, and all its philosophical foundations are closely related to the Book of Changes. The Book of Changes is applied to astronomical phenomena, such as heavenly stems, earthly branches, meteorology and solar terms; Used in tunnels, earth, mountains, rivers, lakes, roads, towns, villages and houses; It is applied to human nature, human ethics and code of conduct. Yin-yang and five elements are the foundation of the Book of Changes. Geomantic omen, that is, the knowledge of choosing and building people's living environment, is based on the Book of Changes and is used to guide people to choose, layout and build the surrounding environment. It is believed that only by cooperating with and imitating heaven can human beings prosper. If you violate the laws of nature, you will fail and suffer. Therefore, when choosing and building a living environment, Feng Shui always combines cities, villages, houses and astronomical phenomena. "Learning from heaven is like earth", striving for "Heaven helps others", "Everything breeds without harming each other, and Taoism is parallel without contradicting each other", so that people can achieve a harmonious, progressive and mutually beneficial relationship with their surrounding living environment, climate, astronomical phenomena, animals and plants, topography and landforms. So as to achieve the situation of "harmony between man and nature", "mutual assistance between man and nature", "harmony, the status of heaven and the cultivation of all things" The traditional site selection, planning and layout of cities, villages and houses in China pay attention to four directions and four positions. The quadrangles and the central axis all embody the principle of "in the middle, in the middle of the road".