All too often, when a relatively young culture imports an ancient, esoteric system from another culture, they tend to accept it without question and they invariably interpret that knowledge according to their own limited understanding.
Known for its extensive collection of garden and building architectures and other works of art (a popular name in China was the "Garden of Gardens" ), the Imperial Gardens were looted and burned by British and French troops in 1860, as a punishment for the torture and execution of those countries' peace emissaries by the Chinese Emperor.
With so much media attention, you have probably heard of Feng Shui. It is also likely that this Chinese concept is as hard for you to grasp, as it is to pronounce. Earth Design incorporates the principles of Feng Shui, natural laws, and mythology to create greater health, wealth and happiness.
Human life is affected by three major influences: Heaven, Human and Earth. These three forces have been studied for thousands of years throughout Asia and natural systems have evolved that reveal their influences in daily life.
Q: Mr. Whittier asks why the entrance on most Ba Gua charts is on the Northern direction while most book she reads suggests that the entrance should preferably be facing South?
While it has been modernized in many ways and sometimes reduced to tips about furniture placement or crystal charms, its classical roots are far deeper and more rational than frequently portrayed.
Long before skyscrapers, highways, and zoning laws, ancient cultures were attuned to the earth in ways that modern urban planning often overlooks.
Circular entryways such as the one shown here are commonly known as “moon gates,” a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese architecture, especially in classical gardens and courtyard complexes.
Classical Chinese gardens are not merely landscaped spaces; they are carefully composed environments that embody philosophy, aesthetics, and cultural memory.
West Lake (Xī Hú 西湖) in Hangzhou is among the most celebrated landscapes in China, renowned not only for its natural beauty but also for its deep literary, historical, and cultural associations.
Across China, ancient cities and historic towns offer living connections to the country’s long civilizational past. Traditional Chinese urban design emphasized harmony between settlement and landscape.
Rising abruptly from forested valleys in northwestern Hunan Province, the sandstone pillars of Zhangjiajie (张家界 Zhāngjiājiè) form one of the most extraordinary landscapes on Earth.
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