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<A title="Pinyin" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9QaW55aW4=&b=61">pinyin</A>: fēng shuǐ; pronounced <SPAN class="IPA" title="Pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)"><A title="Help:IPA for English" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9IZWxwOklQQV9mb3JfRW5nbGlzaA==&b=61">/ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ/</A></SPAN> <I>fung-shway</I> or sometimes <SPAN class="IPA" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/ˌfʌŋˈʃwiː/</SPAN> <I>fung-shwee</I> in English) is an ancient Chinese practice believed to utilize the Laws of both heaven (astronomy) and earth (geography) to help one improve life by receiving positive <A title="Qi" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9RaQ==&b=61">Qi</A>. <SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"><A title="" href="#cite_note-0">[1]</A></SUP> The original designation for the discipline is <I>Kan Yu</I> (<A title="Traditional Chinese character" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9UcmFkaXRpb25hbF9DaGluZXNlX2NoYXJhY3Rlcg==&b=61">traditional Chinese</A>: <SPAN lang="zh-Hant" xml:lang="zh-Hant">堪輿</SPAN>; <A title="Simplified Chinese character" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9TaW1wbGlmaWVkX0NoaW5lc2VfY2hhcmFjdGVy&b=61">simplified Chinese</A>: <SPAN lang="zh-Hans" xml:lang="zh-Hans">堪舆</SPAN>; <A title="Pinyin" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9QaW55aW4=&b=61">pinyin</A>: kānyú; literally: <I>heaven and earth</I>)<SUP class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><A title="" href="#cite_note-1">[2]</A></SUP>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><H3><SPAN class="mw-headline">Qi (ch'i)</SPAN></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><H2><SPAN class="mw-headline">Foundation theories</SPAN></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><H3><SPAN class="mw-headline">Polarity</SPAN></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><H3><SPAN class="mw-headline">Bagua (eight symbols)</SPAN></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.secretninjaproxy.info/img/87732374-8293-49F2-AD4F-67FECCB76A7A" alt="A feng shui spiral at LA Chinatown's Metro station." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><DIV class="thumbcaption"> <DIV class="magnify"><A title="Enlarge" class="internal" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9JbWFnZTpMYS1jaGluYXRvd24tc3BpcmFsLmpwZw==&b=61"><IMG height="11" width="15" alt="" src="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvc2tpbnMtMS41L2NvbW1vbi9pbWFnZXMvbWFnbmlmeS1jbGlwLnBuZw==&b=61" /></A></DIV> A feng shui <A title="Spiral" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9TcGlyYWw=&b=61">spiral</A> at <A title="Chinatown, Los Angeles, California" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9DaGluYXRvd24lMkNfTG9zX0FuZ2VsZXMlMkNfQ2FsaWZvcm5pYQ==&b=61">LA Chinatown's</A> <A title="Los Angeles Metro Rail" class="mw-redirect" href="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraS9Mb3NfQW5nZWxlc19NZXRyb19SYWls&b=61">Metro</A> station.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.secretninjaproxy.info/img/D301C992-93DB-47E1-8E99-21E3F4C48EA7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.secretninjaproxy.info/browse.php?u=aHR0cDovL2VuLndpa2lwZWRpYS5vcmcvdy9pbmRleC5waHA%2FdGl0bGU9RmVuZ19zaHVpJmFtcDtvbGRpZD0yMTU0NTQwNDg%3D&b=61"><TABLE summary="Contents" class="toc" id="toc"><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV id="toctitle"> <H2>Contents</H2> </DIV> <UL> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Archaeology"><SPAN class="tocnumber">1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Archaeology</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Early_Instruments_and_Techniques"><SPAN class="tocnumber">2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Early Instruments and Techniques</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Foundation_theories"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Foundation theories</SPAN></A> <UL> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Qi_.28ch.27i.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Qi (ch'i)</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Polarity"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3.2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Polarity</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Bagua_.28eight_symbols.29"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3.3</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Bagua (eight symbols)</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#School"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3.4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">School</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Modern_techniques"><SPAN class="tocnumber">3.5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Modern techniques</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Modern_developments"><SPAN class="tocnumber">4</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Modern developments</SPAN></A> <UL> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Feng_Shui_compasses_and_geomagnetism"><SPAN class="tocnumber">4.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Feng Shui compasses and geomagnetism</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Criticism"><SPAN class="tocnumber">5</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Criticism</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Current_research"><SPAN class="tocnumber">6</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Current research</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#References"><SPAN class="tocnumber">7</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">References</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#Further_reading"><SPAN class="tocnumber">8</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Further reading</SPAN></A> <UL> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#Academic_Works"><SPAN class="tocnumber">8.1</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">Academic Works</SPAN></A></LI> <LI class="toclevel-2"><A href="#New_Age_Variants"><SPAN class="tocnumber">8.2</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">New Age Variants</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </LI> <LI class="toclevel-1"><A href="#See_also"><SPAN class="tocnumber">9</SPAN> <SPAN class="toctext">See also</SPAN></A></LI> </UL> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;"> </td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/461F6104-3026-4D7F-A243-9DB06A629F27/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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