The Research Of Fengshui Theory And The Building Of Ancient Shanshui Cities

Shanshui city is a new city concept, which intends to solve the increasing risk on human and space. It has the Chinese traditional Shanshui spirit and philosophical thinking of regarding the heaven and people as one. This connotation was once well embodied in ancient city architecture and created many ancient cities full of romantic atmosphere. The theory of Fengshui places great influence in these successful practices.This article illustrates the theory of Fengshui from multi-subject and multi-aspect, analyzes the idea headstream, tech-measures, spiritual power and the concrete influence to the ancient city construction, reveals the mystery voile of Fengshui and discusses how to solve the realistic issues on ecology ethic mould, restoration of landscape culture and city ecology, tech measures, etc. with the use of renovated theory of Fengshui.It contains an introduction and seven chapters.The introduction explains the research background of "Shanshui city" and confirms the related concepts. It also proves that Shanshui city idea in ancient time through Fengshui's good wishes "to still have fun while you live in the city" of ancient literator. It also lists historical events, which were held by the Fengshui person, and how them influenced the ancient city characteristics. It explains the close origins between the Fengshui and ancient Shanshui cities. Upon the above, comes the subject selected. It introduces the meaning and the research method and conceives the structure drawing of research.The first chapter starts with the concept of Fengshui, analyzes it and pointes out that Fengshui is an ancient landscape tech combined with tech and art. And it has double characteristics of technology and arts and communicates with poets, pictures, culture and garden arts. Meanwhile, it analyzed the ecological idea, ethic and sustainable development view that the heavenly laws enjoy return. It regards Fengshui as an ancient sustainable development view, presents the antetype relationship between Fengshui and ancient Shanshui city.Next, time is used as a clue to outline the beginning, developing and progressing of Fengshui. It cleans the historical venation about Fengshui on which it is developed from the instinct to choose a house to become a theoretical system blended empiric-science, folk arts with divination. It revealed the inside and outside causes by...