摘要
中国风水是为寻找建筑物的吉祥地点的一种景观评价系统。这种古老的中国系统不应该归类于或者是科学的,或者是迷信的。因为它同时包含有这两个部分。中国风水所有的基本原则都指出确定黄土高原窑洞理想地点的因素。在分析风水原则和进行实地调查的基础上,我认为山峦起伏,附近又有水的黄土高原很有可能是中国古老风水的发源地。
Chinese geomancy(feng-shui) is a system of evaluating landscapes in order to find auspicious sites on which to place suitable structures. This ancient Chinese system should not be categorised as either science or superstition, for it includes both elements. All the basic principles of Chinese geomancy point to the factors determining an ideal site for loess cave dwellings. Based on the analysis of geomantic principles and field observations, I suggest that loess plateau areas where rolling hills and nearby water as the probable place where ancient Chinese geomancy had started.
出处
《自然科学史研究》
CSCD
1989年第1期84-89,共6页
Studies in The History of Natural Sciences
基金
奥克兰大学研究基金的资助
