Wind and Water: Feng Shui and Architecture

Author: Cheng Jianjun
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book strives to adopt a pragmatic attitude, deeply and systematically exploring the origins, development, and theoretical methods of feng shui. It also uses numerous examples to illustrate its close relationship with ancient Chinese architecture. By delving into its historical and cultural background, philosophical roots, and some specific operational methods, the book attempts to analyze and evaluate its merits and demerits from a scientific perspective, aiming to help people gain a more comprehensive and correct understanding of it. At the same time, due to the limitations of ancient scientific knowledge, things that originally had scientific value were covered with the enigmatic veil of traditional culture, such as the theory of yin and yang, the five elements, and the Bagua system of qi, making it seem intimidating. This book attempts to explore the scientific components of feng shui through the connection between ancient and modern architecture, combining modern architectural science theory, striving to provide people with a clear outline of the relationship between feng shui and architecture, and achieving the purpose of applying ancient wisdom to the modern world and treating feng shui correctly. This is also the responsibility of an architectural historian. The book explains the origins and development of Chinese feng shui, as well as its concept, systematically discusses the basic theories and methods of feng shui, and explores the essence of its ecological and landscape philosophy. At the same time, it provides a scientific significance for exploring the possibility of applying ancient wisdom to the modern world and addressing fundamental architectural issues, helping people understand traditional and modern architectural knowledge, correctly comprehend the art of feng shui, and dispel feudal superstition.