A so-called “Feng Shui treasure land” is actually a place where the vital energy is flourishing, that is, the most suitable place for human habitation. Feng Shui believes that such a place should have five major elements: dragon, site, sand, and water direction. Generally speaking, the standards of Feng Shui are mostly like this: there is a backing mountain at the back, the Green Dragon on the left, the White Tiger on the right, a case mountain in front, a bright hall in the middle, and the water flows in a winding manner, so that the tomb can gather the wind and energy, allowing the living people to enjoy blessings and wealth, and be extremely rich and noble; the outer ocean is wide enough to accommodate ten thousand horses, which can lead to the descendants having a bright future and continuous fortune and emolument.
What is a “Dragon Vein”
A dragon vein refers to the mountain range, including the direction and undulations of the mountains. In the book “Geographical Compendium – Complete Book of Mountain Methods”, it says: “What is a dragon? It is the pulse of the mountain – the soil is the flesh of the dragon, the stone is the bone of the dragon, and the grass is the hair of the dragon.” Because the dragon is good at changing, it can be big or small, can bend or stretch, can hide or show, can fly or dive. The mountain range is as changeable as a dragon, so in Feng Shui, the name of the dragon is borrowed to represent the direction, undulations, turns, and changes of the mountain range.
What Does “Site” Mean in Feng Shui
A site originally refers to the living space of ancient people, and it is also the place where the ancients were buried after death. In Feng Shui, a “site” is the place where the living or the dead reside. In Feng Shui, a site also means the “dragon vein site”, that is, the place where the earth’s vital energy gathers and stays. The earth’s vital energy travels through the dragon vein and stays at the site. Finding such a site that can gather vital energy is the best. Although other places for living or cemeteries are also called sites, they may not be the true dragon sites. Not only do they not benefit people, but they may even be harmful to people. Therefore, Feng Shui believes that a good site must be a true dragon site, which has the characteristics of being grand, having a correct shape, gathering energy, and being majestic.
What Kind of Mountain Can Be Called an “Ancestral Mountain”
Feng Shui practitioners call the mountain at the source of the dragon vein an “ancestral mountain”. Experienced people can find the ancestral mountain from the origin of the river. The ancestral mountains usually include:
1. The great ancestral mountain, the initial pulse of the dragon, refers to the highest mountain in a certain area. For example, the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, the Kunlun Mountains which were considered the highest peak in ancient China, Japan’s Mount Fuji, and Taiwan’s Yushan are all great ancestral mountains. These mountains are tall and rugged, standing out among the mountain ranges; they look beautiful from a distance, but are awe-inspiring when viewed up close. They are the source of the dragon veins, and on a large scale, they can be the capitals or prefectures of countries, while on a smaller scale, they can be the counties or towns.
2. The lesser ancestral mountain, which is the high mountain that rises again after the great ancestral mountain sends out the pulse, is also called the “responsive star”; its shape is different from that of the great ancestral mountain, it may be pointed, round, or square, full of spirit and beautiful in appearance. Feng Shui practitioners use this kind of mountain to determine the quality of the dragon vein.
3. The successive ancestral mountains, after the lesser ancestral mountain sends out the pulse and rises again to form peaks, in groups of three or two, these mountains that are in between are called successive ancestral mountains. These mountains mostly belong to the category of slanting and branching off to the side, with the dragon veins diverging from their feet.
