Research in Scientific Feng Shui and the Built Environment

Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese wisdom, is now quite well-received around the world. However, there is a lot of misunderstanding and confusion about Feng Shui. If you search the keywords Feng Shuithrough the internet, you will found tens of thousands of websites related to the topic, but many of them are actually promoting superstition. Some people think that by placing a charm in a certain area that they are practicing Feng Shui. Or some would say Feng Shui is simply a study of astrology. This is not so. Feng Shui is an evolved study of the natural and built environments. Utilizing the natural elements and practical environmental changes, people can improve upon their well being, relationships, prosperity, health, and living environment.

To bring the study of Feng Shui beyond the shadow of superstition, it is essential to use scientific approach in studying Feng Shui. Scientific Feng Shui has two meanings, namely the verification of Feng Shui principles scientifically or studying Feng Shui logically in a scientific way. The first international symposium on scientific Feng Shui and built environment was held in the City University of Hong Kong in October 2005. Subsequently, the second and third international conferences were successfully completed in 2006 and 2007 in Hong Kong as well. These conferences were well attended by speakers and participants from five continents, including Asia, Europe, Australasia, North and South America. The aims of the conference are to provide an international platform to exchange scientific researches in Feng Shui and the built environment. In order to extend to the worldwide research communities in Feng Shui and the built environment, thirteen high-quality papers are selected from the past three years conference proceedings are compiled in this book. These papers are categorized into four parts: research in Compass school, research in Form school, research in cities and villages design, and future of research in Feng Shui and the built environment. We wish this book can provide a platform for advancement of research in scientific Feng Shui and the built environment, and eventually Feng Shui knowledge may serve as the foundation for a new field of science in the built environment.