Geomancy has long been neglected in the geographical circle in China because it was simply treated as superstition and its geographical value was not recognized correctly So, from the angle of geography (both physical...Geomancy has long been neglected in the geographical circle in China because it was simply treated as superstition and its geographical value was not recognized correctly So, from the angle of geography (both physical and human geography), this treatise analyses the geographical thoughts and value of geomancy, expounds the relationship between it and the ancient Chinese geography and makes the former position in the latter clear It is pointed out that: (1) There were two levels of geographytheoretical geography and applied geography, and three main cluesofficial geography, scholar's geography and folk geography in the development of ancient Chinese geography (2) However, although usually interacted, the above three main clues of the ancient Chinese geography had their own specific features respectively and had never become a synthetic geography (3) As to geomancy, it existed among all these kinds of ancient Chinese geography, but mainly belonged to the level of applied geography and was embodied in the folk geography essentially (4) There were plenty of geographical thoughts in geomancy, especially in the respect of practice It had special, unreplacable effect on the transformation of the natural landscape and creation of the human landscape in China展开更多
Yanshan Garden is a famous classical garden with the special feature of the south of Five Ridges among the three classical gardens existing in Guangxi, and the features of gardens in the south of Five Ridges can be fu...Yanshan Garden is a famous classical garden with the special feature of the south of Five Ridges among the three classical gardens existing in Guangxi, and the features of gardens in the south of Five Ridges can be fully understood through the research on it. The paper has deeply studied the influence of geomantic environment consciousness on landscaping from the perspective of site selection and landscaping layout. Geomantic theory is a major basis for site selection of Chinese traditional garden architecture. Ancient geomancy originates from the theory of the Eight Diagrams inThe Book of Change, the fundamental thought of which is "avoiding wind and gathering Qi". The planning and layout of Yanshan Garden is based on views of Five Elements Theory, and corresponds with the requirements in geomantic theory. It has made full use of natural conditions of real mountains and rivers in the planning of Yanshan Garden which presents in the layout of the front or back yards. Residences and courtyards are isolated with each other, separated by portal and lattice walls, corridors and pavilions, courtyards, flowers and woods, and pools. The whole garden can be divided into five scenic areas, which are Entrance Zone, Paddy Sweet Cottage Zone, Hantong Tower-Biyun Lake Zone, Fangzhu Mountain Zone, and Ruzhong Mountain Zone, all of which are connected and separated with each other. Landscape in the garden is changeable, fully manifesting geomantic environmental consciousness of gardeners.展开更多
文摘Geomancy has long been neglected in the geographical circle in China because it was simply treated as superstition and its geographical value was not recognized correctly So, from the angle of geography (both physical and human geography), this treatise analyses the geographical thoughts and value of geomancy, expounds the relationship between it and the ancient Chinese geography and makes the former position in the latter clear It is pointed out that: (1) There were two levels of geographytheoretical geography and applied geography, and three main cluesofficial geography, scholar's geography and folk geography in the development of ancient Chinese geography (2) However, although usually interacted, the above three main clues of the ancient Chinese geography had their own specific features respectively and had never become a synthetic geography (3) As to geomancy, it existed among all these kinds of ancient Chinese geography, but mainly belonged to the level of applied geography and was embodied in the folk geography essentially (4) There were plenty of geographical thoughts in geomancy, especially in the respect of practice It had special, unreplacable effect on the transformation of the natural landscape and creation of the human landscape in China
文摘Yanshan Garden is a famous classical garden with the special feature of the south of Five Ridges among the three classical gardens existing in Guangxi, and the features of gardens in the south of Five Ridges can be fully understood through the research on it. The paper has deeply studied the influence of geomantic environment consciousness on landscaping from the perspective of site selection and landscaping layout. Geomantic theory is a major basis for site selection of Chinese traditional garden architecture. Ancient geomancy originates from the theory of the Eight Diagrams inThe Book of Change, the fundamental thought of which is "avoiding wind and gathering Qi". The planning and layout of Yanshan Garden is based on views of Five Elements Theory, and corresponds with the requirements in geomantic theory. It has made full use of natural conditions of real mountains and rivers in the planning of Yanshan Garden which presents in the layout of the front or back yards. Residences and courtyards are isolated with each other, separated by portal and lattice walls, corridors and pavilions, courtyards, flowers and woods, and pools. The whole garden can be divided into five scenic areas, which are Entrance Zone, Paddy Sweet Cottage Zone, Hantong Tower-Biyun Lake Zone, Fangzhu Mountain Zone, and Ruzhong Mountain Zone, all of which are connected and separated with each other. Landscape in the garden is changeable, fully manifesting geomantic environmental consciousness of gardeners.
