Qin and Han Dynasties: the beginning

Fengshui is the same as ancient Chinese folk culture such as Xiangmian and Numerology. It can be traced back to the ancestors of Shang and Zhou Dynasties, it began to rise in the Qin and Han dynasties, and basically took shape in the Wei and Jin dynasties at the end of Han Dynasty. During this period, the basic theories about Bagua, Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Ganzhi, Najia, Five Colors, Four Spirits, Eight Directions, Earth Vessels, Three Four-Column Geographic Trends, and Celestial Phenomenon have been developed and promoted, and have reached a stage of integration. At that time, the activities of astrology, astrology, physiognomy, and divination were already very common and prosperous, and there were many doctrines and schools. In this regard, there are a lot of records in the "Historical Records". For example, the concept of earth veins was recorded for the first time in the "Historical Records of Mengtian Biography", which was the beginning of the theory of dragon veins and earth qi in later generations. The story of physiognomy is recorded in the "Historical Records • Huaiyin Hou Biography". "Historical Records • The Biographies of Ri Zhe" records the phenomenon of many Feng Shui sects doing their own things at that time: "When Emperor Xiaowu, the gathering

The Zhan family asked, "Women can be taken on a certain day? The Five Elements family said yes, the family said yes, the family said it was not good, and the construction of a family said it is not good..." Here has appeared the word "gain" which later generations called feng shui. But in the Han Dynasty, the word "gain" has appeared. The term does not specifically refer to feng shui investigation activities. Its denotation and connotation are broader than it is now. The interpretation of Kanyu in Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi" in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Ken, God is also; Yu, and authentic. "Kanyu is the collective term for the Tao of Heaven and Earth.

In the Han Dynasty, among the specific application methods of Feng Shui, "Picture House Shu" was the most famous one, and the Liuren-style disc, which was a tool related to Fengshui positioning and integrated astrology and other contents, became the beginning of later generations of compasses. The disc is composed of two upper and lower discs. The sky is round and the ground is square, symbolizing the place where the sky is round. The Tianpan is winning the bid for the Big Dipper, the outer circle is the 28 stars, and the inner circle is the moon from January to December. The inner layer of the site is eight-dimensional and four-dimensional, the second layer is the twelve earthly branches, and the third and outermost layer is also marked with the names of the twenty-eight stars, but they are staggered from the twenty-eight stars of the sky.

Regarding the painting and house art, we can see one or two things from the writings of some people in the Han Dynasty. For example, Wang Chong’s "Lun Heng • Cross-examination" article stated: "The "Picture Zhai Shu" said:'There are eight skills in the house.

Another lj. There are five tones in the house and five tones in the surname. The surname is not suitable for the house. If the surname is the same as the house, it will cause illness and death, crime and misfortune. "" Then said, ""Picture House Art" said:'The merchant door should not face south, and the gate of Zhengjia should not face north. 'Shang Jin, the Southern Fire also; Zhenghuo, Beishui. Water is better than fire, fire thief is gold, and the five elements do not have each other. Therefore, the door of the house of the five surnames should be promising, and the door of the house of the five surnames should be promising, and the door of the house should be prosperous; Judging from the quotation of the technique, the drawing and house technique of the Han Dynasty used the orientation to discuss whether the house should be suitable or not, and it was based on the principle of the five elements to produce the key and the theory of "five-tone surname benefit", that is, according to the five tones of palace, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu. In five directions; the homeowner’s surname is based on the five tones, and the attributes of the five elements are determined; then according to the principle of the five elements to produce gram, see the appropriate sitting and orientation. For example, the Tang surname belongs to Zhengyin, and the five elements belong to fire, and the five elements are born according to the five elements. The principle of restraint, wood makes fire, and fire restrains gold, while wood is in the east and gold is in the west. Therefore, the door of the house of the owner of the family surnamed Tang should face east, not west.

At present, the Fengshui classics of the Han Dynasty have been scattered and lost, but we can still see some clues from the "Hanshu·Art and Literature History". For example, in its catalogue, the "Five Elements" and "Shaping Fa" of Shushu are listed in the 14 volumes of "Geography of the Golden Chamber" and 20 volumes of "The Topography of the Palace" respectively. According to textual research, these two books both talk about "theory of geomantic omen." Among them, "The Golden Chamber" belongs to five

As for "Topography of Palace and House", it is speculated that it may be a feng shui book on the planning of the city's capital and the location of houses. "Han Shu·Yi Wen Zhi" clearly stated: "Shaping the power of the nine states to build the shape of the city and the house, the degree of the human and the six animal bones, and the description of the artifacts, in order to make their voices high and low, good and bad." Visible, The construction of palaces and common people's houses in the Han Dynasty emphasized the investigation of the general trend of Xingfa. Xingfa not only corresponded to the land, but also related to people, objects, and animals. It was a comprehensive skill.

Non-fengshui monographs left over from the Han Dynasty, such as "Historical Records", "Lunheng", "Hanshu·Yiwenzhi" quoted in the previous article

In "Huainanzi", we can vaguely see the rise or budding of Xiangdi, Xiangmian, choosing a day, towns, burial sites, and Tai Sui taboos in the Han Dynasty.

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