Exploring the Origin of Ideal Landscapes: The Cultural Significance of Feng Shui

Author: Yu Kongjian
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: This book is an academic masterpiece by Yu Kongjian, a Harvard University Ph.D. in Design and a professor at Peking University, exploring the structural characteristics and profound meanings of Feng Shui models and ideal landscape models in the field of landscape design and Feng Shui culture. The author, with the evolution of human civilization and ecological experience as the main thread, combines extensive field survey data to reveal the common structural characteristics of ideal Feng Shui models, other ideal landscape models in Chinese culture, and statistical psychology's ideal landscape models. This book provides an interpretation of Feng Shui theory from geographical, cultural, biological, and philosophical perspectives. As a practitioner of urban planning and landscape design, the author upholds a professional attitude of respecting and understanding the cultural beliefs of clients and the natural and cultural processes of local communities. The author reveals the cultural significance of Feng Shui, neither promoting (superstitious) ideas nor adopting a simple critical stance that ignores the phenomenon. The book is richly illustrated, offering valuable knowledge not only to professionals in landscape design but also to readers interested in Feng Shui culture and those seeking to understand their living environment.