Effects Of Chinese Traditional Fengshui Concept On Modem Environment Design

Chinese traditional fengshui concept has long been fallen into the category of sorcery and religion. To simple materialistic eyes, the earlier Chinese traditional fengshui concept is the natural science covering a wide range of subjects, such as geography, geology, meteorology, environtology, cosmology and somatology. The aim of it is understanding and utilizing natural environment to create suitable living environment and finally to realize the natural goal of "heaven and man combine into one". In modern society, such traditional concept is of great importance. Therefore, the study of Chinese traditional fengshui concept is knowing and comprehending its ideological roots and theoretical nature to build a better living environment with characteristics of the Chinese culature, instead of indiscriminately imitating the ancients’ mode.Modern science and technowledge developing fast triggered a series of social and eviromental issues, in which worsening environment is just one of them. This makes the human have to rethink profoundly about their own actions and adjust the relation between the human and the nature. Chinese traditional fengshui concept advocates that when people transform nature for advancing development, they must obey the principles of complying with the nature, respecting for the nature and optimum transformation of nature. Hence, restudying the Chinese traditional fengshui in terms of modern environmental has both the academic value and practical significance.Chinese traditional fengshui aims at combining it with modern environmental design to create a more comfortable living space.