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feng shui (fung´ shwa´) [Chinese] the Chinese art of positioning objects based on the premise that arrangement affects the balance of yin and yang and the flow of qi within an area, which can have positive or negative effects, including effects on health. feng shui (fung shwā), n Chinese art of placing objects in accordance with the concepts of yin and yang—the passive (female) and active (male) principles, respectively—in Chinese cosmology, and the flow of qi which may have beneficial or harmful effects on one's health and life. See also qi. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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94-95), as well as the reintroduction of fengshui, as the "new" guiding principles for the local reconstruction of mortuary rites. His book is an entertaining, self-depreciating melange of stories about fengshui, business contracts, foreign arrogance, mazhang, individualism, Chinese partners and employees, considerations of face and humour, ambiguity of legal systems, and so forth. Such stewardship has in the past been based on principles of fengshui, to which the Hakka have been particularly committed. |
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