Seeing Traditional Chinese Feng Shui through Traditional Chinese Architecture with Jun (E1)

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Feng Shui is a theory of time and space.

This historical house, with the principal structure completed between 1783-1785 and adjoining side rooms added between 1822-1823, is oriented as Northeast Sitting and Southwest Facing - an auspicious orientation under Life Cycle 6 (1784-1803).

In a way, architecture is the accumulation of wealth. Don't you think so?

The fourth son of the head of the house, who was adept in the world of commerce, gathered more than eighty craftsmen and artisan and built this private residence for his family.

All the traditional techniques including the wood carvings, stone carvings and colored patterns help us navigate through space-time and have a deeper understanding of Chinese wealthy families’ quotidian existence in olden times.

(To Be Continued)

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The traditional Chinese gardens are generally classified as imperial gardens (of emperors’) and private gardens (of literati, scholar-officials, bureaucrats and wealthy businessmen’s).

The essential elements of traditional Chinese gardens are rocks, ponds, flowers, trees and architecture.

The garden designers pursued poetic and picturesque landscapes that are natural, simple, quiet and secluded. They also integrated a lot of culture into the art of gardening.

To the occupants, the garden does not only meet their needs of living, but also provide emotional sustenance.

Feng Shui has been developed by observing nature and its power, and by acknowledging the natural forces and man’s interaction with these forces. Integrating nature into our living environment is a big part of creating harmonious flow.

It is necessary to point out that removing natural features is not integral to the ethics of Feng Shui. If the natural features carry too much destructive energy, we always first try to avoid or neutralize it instead of trying to compete with it.

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China has vast territory and abundant resources. Different climates in different regions greatly affect the characteristics of the architecture.

For example, in Northern China, we see very often a closed courtyard that is closed to the outside but open to the inside. Such architectural design could be explained by insufficient water resources, heavy winds with massive sandstorms and extremely cold winters: The slope of rooftop helps to collect rainwater. Thick walls and thick roofs could block wind and sand. Spacious courtyard allows as much sunlight as possible.

What is Feng Shui? Feng Shui is living in harmony with our environment – both natural and built, internal and external.

When you feel cold, you turn the AC up to make the room warmer. When you feel warm, you turn the AC down to make the room cooler.

This, IS Feng Shui.

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