Do korean people follow feng shui

[moon88]

Dear cecil,
Saw the 2 recent articles about the Korean people. Was curious to know if Korean people follow feng shui or it is the domain of chinese and Japanese(nine ki star) people. Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
Yes, Koreans do practise Feng Shui.
Please read the article extracted from:
Credit & Source: Britannica.com
p'ungsuchirisol
(Korean: "theory of wind, water, and land"), in Korean religion, geomancy, a belief that the natural environment of a particular location can influence the fortune of its inhabitants and descendants. It derives from the Chinese notion of feng-shui ("wind-water"), which developed from observation of chronic catastrophies wrought in China by winds and floods. Also implied is the Chinese concept of yin-yang (two contrary but complementary principles that explain all change) and the doctrine of the five elements that constitute all reality.
According to p'ungsuchirisol, each plot of land possesses two of four attributes: that which has wang ("prosperous") and son ("right"), for example, is fit for graves, houses, and important buildings; that which has shoe ("decay") and yok ("reversion") is propitious for temples. A good site for buildings and graves is marked by a majestic mountain linked to smaller mountains trailing off into the distance. The site also should be flanked on the left by a mountain shaped like the Blue Dragon (protector of good fortune) and on the right by one shaped like the White Tiger (expeller of evil). Finally, a mountain behind the site should face another distant mountain. A hill that resembles a cow lying down to eat fodder will secure a life free from worry about food and lodging. A site resembling a hen sitting on eggs will be the birthplace of great men.
Three types of sites are to be avoided: a place close to a road with heavy traffic, a town whose ditches overflow during the rainy season, and a spot where dragon- and tiger-shaped mountains come together.
Yi Song-gye, founder of the Yi dynasty (1392-1910), moved the national capital to Seoul because the site was said by a monk to fulfill all the requirements of p'ungsuchirisol.
(End - Credit, Britannica.com )
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 5/12/00 12:01:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
Saw the 2 recent articles
about the Korean people. Was
curious to know if Korean
people follow feng shui or it
is the domain of chinese and
Japanese(nine ki star) people.
Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

An interesting thing is that Koreans love tigers.
Their peninsula or country has a profile of a tiger i.e. one can literally imagine that the image of a tiger fits into the entire island with the two paws at the top of the peninsula and the body and tail flowing downwards.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 5/12/00 5:08:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Anon,
Yes, Koreans do practise Feng
Shui.
Please read the article
extracted from:
Credit & Source:
Britannica.com
p'ungsuchirisol
(Korean: "theory of wind,
water, and land"), in Korean
religion, geomancy, a belief
that the natural environment
of a particular location can
influence the fortune of its
inhabitants and descendants.
It derives from the Chinese
notion of feng-shui
("wind-water"), which
developed from observation of
chronic catastrophies wrought
in China by winds and floods.
Also implied is the Chinese
concept of yin-yang (two
contrary but complementary
principles that explain all
change) and the doctrine of
the five elements that
constitute all reality.
According to p'ungsuchirisol,
each plot of land possesses
two of four attributes: that
which has wang ("prosperous")
and son ("right"), for
example, is fit for graves,
houses, and important
buildings; that which has shoe
("decay") and yok
("reversion") is propitious
for temples. A good site for
buildings and graves is marked
by a majestic mountain linked
to smaller mountains trailing
off into the distance. The
site also should be flanked on
the left by a mountain shaped
like the Blue Dragon
(protector of good fortune)
and on the right by one shaped
like the White Tiger (expeller
of evil). Finally, a mountain
behind the site should face
another distant mountain. A
hill that resembles a cow
lying down to eat fodder will
secure a life free from worry
about food and lodging. A site
resembling a hen sitting on
eggs will be the birthplace of
great men.
Three types of sites are to be
avoided: a place close to a
road with heavy traffic, a
town whose ditches overflow
during the rainy season, and a
spot where dragon- and
tiger-shaped mountains come
together.
Yi Song-gye, founder of the Yi
dynasty (1392-1910), moved the
national capital to Seoul
because the site was said by a
monk to fulfill all the
requirements of
p'ungsuchirisol.
(End - Credit, Britannica.com
)
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 5/12/00 12:01:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
Saw the 2 recent articles
about the Korean people. Was
curious to know if Korean
people follow feng shui or it
is the domain of chinese and
Japanese(nine ki star) people.
Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

To help better understand the relationship of Korea and China, here is another extract of Korea-China relations.
Credit and Source: Britannica.com
Yi Dynasty
also called CHOSON DYNASTY, the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea. Founded by General Yi Song-gye, who established the capital at Hanyang (present-day Seoul), the kingdom was named Choson after the state of the same name that had dominated the Korean peninsula in ancient times. But the regime is also frequently referred to as the Yi dynasty, after its ruling family.
General Yi established close relationships with the neighbouring Ming dynasty (1368-1644) of China, which considered Korea a client state, and Chinese cultural influences were very strong during this period. Choson's administration was modeled after the Chinese bureaucracy, and Neo-Confucianism was adopted as the ideology of the state and society.
Under the previous dynasties, ownership of land was concentrated in the hands of a few high-ranking bureaucrats, but Yi Song-gye and his successors redistributed the land throughout the various levels of officialdom, creating a new aristocracy called the yangban. Scholarship flourished under the Yi dynasty, and in 1443 the Korean phonetic alphabet, Hangul (han'gul), was invented. By the time of the Yi ruler King Songjong (1470-94), a bureaucratic system for government administration was established.
In 1592 Korea suffered an invasion from Japan. Although Chinese troops helped repel the invaders, the country was devastated. This was followed by the invasion of northwestern Korea, in 1627, by the Manchu tribes of Manchuria, who were attempting to protect their rear in preparation for their invasion of China. Many cultural assets were lost, and the power of the central government was severely weakened. By the reigns of King Yongjo (1724-76) and King Chongjo (1776-1800), the country had largely recovered from the destruction of the wars. With an increased use of irrigation, agriculture was in a prosperous condition, and a monetary economy was burgeoning. In an effort to solve administrative problems, a school of learning called Silhak, or "Practical Learning," arose.
Korea maintained an isolationist policy until the 1880s. Starting with the conclusion of a treaty with Japan in 1876, doors to the West were opened for the first time in Korea's long history, and the country soon became an arena for competition among the powers. Japanese influence in the area became predominant, especially after the Japanese victory in wars with China (1894-95) and Russia (1904-05). In 1910 Japan formally annexed Korea, bringing the Yi dynasty to an end.
Credit and Source for the above article: Britannica.com
Warmest Regards,
Cecil