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Department of Landscape ArchitectureFRSB, Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Understanding the Application of Feng Shui

Principles in a Residential LandscapeDesign

NG KANG YEW! N"R A#$A% $S&A$L' AND &"%D ("%AR$ &"%D

YUS"F'

&LA Progra)! Depart)ent of Landscape Architecture! Facult* of Design and

Architecture! Uni+ersiti Putra &ala*sia! ,-,.. UP& Serdang

' Depart)ent of Landscape Architecture! Facult* of Design and Architecture!

Uni+ersiti Putra &ala*sia! ,-,.. UP& Serdang

A/stract0 Feng Shui study is complex as the knowledge was not well organized

and consisting two schools of thought. Feng Shui is a knowledge on interaction

between nature and human rather than just a superstition kind of study.

Understanding on Feng Shui becomes vital and useful as landscape design is

gearing toward sustainable and nature manner, Feng Shui design could assist

manmade object to give minimum disturbance to nature and endure the

e!uilibrium of the system. Still, insu"cient studies and ignorance from public

conse!uence leave the development of Feng Shui turns out to be tedious. #o

change the situation, this research passionate to reveal the bene$ts of

implement Feng Shui landscape in residential garden and provides amateurguideline to achieve good Feng Shui. %ontext analysis carried to analysis four

Feng Shui &aster who are from &alaysia, #aiwan, US' and %hina. #heir

knowledge toward outdoor Feng Shui were condensed and forms a matrix table.

#his study then discuss the applicability of these proposed Feng Shui elements in

&alaysia context.

1. $N#R"DU2#$"N

Feng Shui is not an unusual terms for &alaysian and it usually practice

among %hinese society. 's mention by (an )*++-, Feng Shui compose of

%hinese philosophy and traditional techni!ue on selecting site avour for inhibit,either the living or the dead. /ractise of Feng Shui not only limit to %hinese

society but had spreading among western countries )0. &ak 1 2g, 3445-. #he

fundamental knowledge of Feng Shui was based on the observation of three

major aspects6 i.e. astronomical phenomena, natural phenomena, and human

behaviour, and these were combined with %hinese astronomy, geography and

philosophy to devise the Feng Shui theories. #he goal of Feng Shui is to archive

harmony and auspicious existence in architectural design while practice of Feng

Shui as an instinctive techni!ue combined with cosmography and relevant to the

western concepts of geometry in architecture. Feng Shui has evolutionary and

ecological values for selecting optimal human habitations. )(an, 344*-. 7ncontract to western landscape design, Feng Shui landscape design does not

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attempt to con!uer the nature nor di8erentiate human being with nature. 9riey,

Feng Shui learns the function of natural mechanism, furthermore enhance the

process to obtain the optimum performance between human and nature ):ao,34*4-. Feng Shui treats human as organic component which belong to nature

and the ultimate goal is to form a mutual relationship between human and

nature.

Feng Shui has been widely practiced in %hina, and even inuenced its

neighbour countries such as ;ast 'sian areas, such as (ong <ong, #aiwan, <orea,

=kinawa, and >ietnam and etc. )%hen 1 2akama, 344?-. &alaysia@s %hinese

community is not exception from the inuence of Feng Shui as the concept has

deeply embedded to their culture. 'pplication of Feng Shui is still easily observe 7

among %hinese society live within <uala :umpur. 's census report in 34*4 shows

%hinese donate to ?A.3B of <uala :umpur population which is the second largest

ethnic in the area )Corld /opulation Deview, 34*5-. &eanwhile, wealthy family

willing to spend money to hire Feng Shui master to guide the build of courtyard

garden headed for enhance the living !uality of their residential. %onsidering the

space is getting limited in urban, Feng Shui had shift from merely selection of

optimal habitat for human to alter certain elements or space@s features to meet

the optimal trait. Since there is di8erent school of taught in Feng Shui, it formed

a diverse range of practise in &alaysia. 7t is important to classify the basic Feng

Shui landscape@s characters in <uala :umpur which may contribute to formulate

a guideline to archive harmony landscape which suit to &alaysia culture and

weather. For instance, <uala :umpur consist of %hinese community which gather

from all part of &alaysia. Summary in this particular area will help to recognize

the belief of %hinese community in &alaysia toward this ancient techni!ue which

integrated the philosophy of harmonious coexistence for human and nature.

7n &alaysia, the movement of practising Feng Shui landscape relatively

slow. &ost %hinese community yet to realize the bene$t to practising Feng Shui

landscape. 7n most of the cases, %hinese community not even realize understand

the purpose to practise Feng Shui landscape in their residential area. 0et until

now, most of the %hinese community practise Feng Shui by guidance from Feng

Shui &aster and focus on promote the wealth and health of their family memberswhile aesthetic value and environment will be fall into secondary consideration.

2evertheless, Fung Shui is an art on arrangement element, most of the time the

aesthetic and environment will improve by following these rules set by Feng

Shui.

#he awareness for Feng Shui in landscape is still very limited yet slow in

&alaysia. 7n conjunction with the ourish growth of modern and contemporary

design in landscape, there is less room for Feng Shui to develop further. #he built

of Feng Shui garden in &alaysia especially in <uala :umpur 7s rather hard as

there are way more constrains in the urban setting. 'nd the main considering will

fall on space and cost.

Ke*3ords0 Fengshui! Residential! Landscape

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'1. L$#ERA#URE RE4$EW

'1 2oncept of Feng Shui

Feng Shui originated at least A,444 years ago in the Cestern %hou Eynasty

)**44 * 9.%.- )Gu, *++4-. Feng Shui started with the philosophy of traditional

%hinese technology to perform site selection. #he selected site should be the

suitable locations for dwellers either for living and dead. )(an and Sinha *++-.

#he main purpose to practise Feng Shui is to integrate both nature in conjunction

with the cultural consideration in order to pursue a harmony state of living place.

Feng Shui practise seek for balance between nature and human as well as

relationship within human )(an, 344*-. #his could easily observe that most of the

elements implemented in Feng Shui landscape are mostly relate back to theoutlook and properties of nature. Feng Shui is kind of knowledge which mimic the

beauty of nature in human perspective and ease the living of human at the same

moment.

:ike all others knowledge, Feng Shui evolved to be more precise in every

living corner. /eople inject more others criteria inclusive of ecological, physical,

spatial and temporal consideration toward Feng Shui )Gu, *++H-. #he

development of Feng Shui implements in varies $elds such as spiritual,

psychological, religious and sociological. Chile, the ultimate gold for Feng Shui

still preserve which is to achieve harmonious and balance within interaction of

human, environment and cosmos )(an *++?I 0u *++?I Gu *++H-.

&ost of the time, Feng Shui is related to the manipulation of Ji );nergy-.

Ji is ow with the wind and accumulated by the water )(an, 344*-. #hus, the

terms Feng Shui translated into ;nglish is barely mean wind and water. #he Feng

Shui mastersK judgments are intuitive and somewhat subjective, but two schools

of Feng Shui theory can guide them. =ne is called :uan #ou )mountain peak-,

which is based on analyses of physical phenomena at a site, such as topography,

vegetation, and climate. #he other is :i %hKi )arranging %hKi-, which emphasizes

using a compass ):ou /an- to judge proper site orientation and placement for

settlements according to the residentsK birthdays. 'ncient %hinese believed that

the speci$c year, date, and time of birth were closely related to a personKs

character and fate )%hiou 1 <rishnamurti, *++-. #his school can calculate aperfect compass orientation for each individualKs birth time, day, and year in

order to maximize his or her harmony.

Feng Shui is complex yet common sense knowledge. #he applications are

very depend on which school of taught and the available resources at the site.

2owadays. Feng Shui continues to be widely practiced in societies inuenced by

%hinese culture, such as &ainland %hina, #aiwan, (ong <ong, Singapore, Lapan,

and <orea )0u, *++?-.

'1' #he Design Philosoph* and $)portance in Residential Garden

Marden is essential for human life as establish of garden allow humanchange their living style and behaviour. 9hatti 1 %hurch )3444- suggest that

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garden is the media to exhibit the shifting of culture, personal identify even the

relationship in the home. Marden design endures the principle from landscape

like proportion, variation, plant texture, combination and foliage. Marden becomeso remarkable after postwar. #here are several research showing that garden

design had move toward to reect human achievement either culture, change of

social and economic pattern. )%aldocott, *++, Cilson *++3, 'skew 1

&cMuirk 344?, Dobbins 1 Sharp 344A-. #hus, the growth of gardening is

exponential based on the mention factors and featuring throughout literature

)'lexander 3443I 9rindley *+++I 9hatti 1 %hurch 3444I Euruz *++?I (olmes

*+++I Skene *++-. #hese factors probably increase the interests and willing of

people to develop their very own residential garden.

7n many occasion, garden design in this late modernity often display the

way nature to be altered or controlled by person@s culture )'nderson, *++-.

Marden are so related to human especially resident garden where human is live

on the site and have the direct access to it. #he idea of cultural face of

residential garden elaborate more from %aldicott )*++-. She explained garden

have pick as a site for human to interact with nature which had modify according

to culture and action from gardener. Studying residential garden could also

understand the way people modify, creating and maintain the landscape around

their living area. 9eside by concept from human modi$cation, there are still

researcher suggest that garden design should obey the nature@s system which

recently become a trend in garden design. Eanielle Eagenais )34*3- argued that

most ancient landscape designer notify the inuence of ecological science on

contemporary garden. #hese ideology have further changing the basic of designprinciple before the design process. 9ut some designers do condemn this kind of

design philosophy is hardly suit to reality design in landscape and garden. ' new

concept of garden design have to be explorer and de$ne to gear the whole

environment of landscape design.

=n another hand, garden is probably the best treat to the residents.

Desidential garden is good performing as discuss before as individual have the

access to natural on a direct manner. )9hatti 1 %hurchm 3444-. 'nd as

residential area should be able to provide varies enjoyment to people. /utnam

)*++A- do suggest should e!uip with centralize leisure and recuperation. #here is

no doubt for residential garden is as important as it provide garden function like

home and private haven shelter from work and politics life ) Hoyles, 1991). 9hatii)*+++- and Cilsan )*++3- suggest garden not help in understand the relationship

between human and nature in daily routine but engagement and learning about

mother nature. #he same idea adopt by 9hatti )*+++-, garden now is not only

literally provide the joyful of nature yet o8er opportunity for environmental

education and measurement planning. 2evertheless, in some extend garden and

gardening do e!uip with the ability to enhance life and residential area in this

late modernity. #here are awaiting research going on to re$ne understanding the

mechanism of garden relief human tensions, ambiguities and contradiction on

modern lifestyle.

'1- Feng Shui in Residential Garden

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Feng Shui develop and evolve in %hine thus every aspect is strongly refer

to %hinese culture and practise. 'nd in the past, garden is privilege for loyal

members. ;xplain by Can )34*3-, %hinese Feng Shui garden not only uni!ue intheir complex combination of structure but richness in poetic and pictorial

splendour. #his result in a garden appreciate the nature form somehow yet to

notice it is manmade which mean for Feng Shui. 7n perspective of Feng Shui

garden design, design not merely for create pleasure and decent visual

appreciation while display the naturalness beauty. Feng Shui design garden is a

cultural product which emphasize on aesthetic value and nature sentiment

yearning from %hinese.

#aoism is another inuence factor in Feng Shui design. #aoism stresses in

nature concept of design and escape from the real world. #he physical features

of the #aoist paradise resemble a Nworldinapot@ which inclusive of owing

stream, open space, winding path leading to !uiet shelter, narrow entrances and

enclosure mountain )%hen 1 Cu, 344+-. #hese elements in Feng Shui landscape

is generally transplant into garden with the same model of setting. Dossbach and

:in )*++H- explained Feng Shui landscape design is actively copy the #aoist

paradise. #hus, Fung Shui garden design express through kind of spiritual inner

feeling instead of physical function or social culture which totally di8erent from

;nglish and French garden ):u, 344+-.

's natural elements often come with irregular or curve forms, these

principle apply to Feng Shui garden design as well. #his can observed by the

walkway and waterways both arranged in curve rather than the regular and

inexible straight line. /athway in Feng Shui garden exhibit the mixed of realityand unreality in life ):in, 344H-. 7n terms of arrangement of mountain and water,

it always obey to the laws of balance in the concept of 0in and 0ang. #hese apply

to the residential garden design on Feng Shui which may using representation

elements to mimic the ideal landscape of Feng Shui.

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-1. RESEAR2% 5UES#$"N

#he intention to initial this research is to understand the potential and

important to apply Feng Shui concept into residential garden design with

reference from Feng Shui &aster who experience in Feng Shui design in

residential garden and gather their ideas to explain below.

*. Chat are the importance of Feng Shui residential garden design.3. Chat are the philosophy of Feng Shui design.A. Chat are the framework for Feng Shui residential garden design.

,1. RESEAR2% "6(E2#$4E

#his research is going to expend the possibility of Feng Shui in residential

garden design with achieve of below.

*. #o understand the important of philosophical garden.3. #o investigate the philosophy of Feng Shui.A. #o determine the framework for Feng Shui residential garden design.

71. &E#%"D"L"GY

%ontent analysis is techni!ue use to analyse !ualitative data. #here are

basically A major approaches that use to analyse !ualitative data which are

interpretative approaches, social anthropological approaches, and collaborative

social research approaches. Feng Shui study is hardly de$ne in numeric data as

the values and taught are used to present in texts and verbal records. #heserestriction make Feng Shui harder to harvest their result thought !uantitative

survey. #hus, %ontent analysis is introduces to conduct this study. &eanwhile, the

most suitable approaches is interpretative approach whereby social action and

human activities will treat as text and condense into a collection of symbols

expression layers of meaning. 7nterpretation is all fall on the researchers@

theoretical orientation which after that derive into an organized piece of data and

attempt to discover the practical understandings of meaning and action.

#o understand Feng Shui, ? Feng Shui &aster have picking out to explorer

their understanding of Feng Shui in term of landscape from their expertise point

of view. #hese data is collected through variety of sources yet try to preserve themeaning which likely to present by the spoke person. Following are the

background of these Feng Shui &aster.



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Photograph 1 Joey Yap

(Fengshuilogy, 2010)

NA&E

Loey 0apNA#$"NAL$#Y

US'

6A2KGR"UND

%ommerce degree in 'ccounting

6A2KGR"UND $N FENG S%U$

'c!uired Feng Shui knowledge though reading of variety Feng Shui book

and apprenticeship with Feng Shui &aster.

SPE2$AL E4EN# $N L$FE

344H #he &alaysian #atler as the #op A44 &ost 7nuential /eople in

&alaysia

34*A Deceived the Earjah 7ndera &ahkota /ahang )E7&/-

34*? he 7nspiring #op *4 0oung &alaysian &illionaires by D(' &edia

FENG S%U$ A2%$E4E&EN#

• Crite over *34 books on Feng Shui, %hinese 'strology

• ;stablished &astery 'cademy of %hinese &etaphysics

Photograph 2 Hui Yuan

(Baidu, 2015)

NA&E

(ui 0uan

NA#$"NAL$#Y

%hina

6A2KGR"UND

%ollege of %hinese &edical, Shaanxi


'c!uired Feng Shui knowledge though practices with A4 Feng Shui

&asters and Oen &aster.


• %hairman of Corld Feng Shui 'ssociation

• 'ssist to analysis Feng Shui condition for *? major Feng Shui Statues tobring prosperous to the local.

Photograph 3 Han Bao De

(r!hiposition, 201")

NA&E

(an 9ao Ee

NA#$"NAL$#Y

#aiwan

6A2KGR"UND

&aster in 'rchitecture in (arvard University


'c!uired Feng Shui knowledge though study of variety Feng Shui book and

apprenticeship with Feng Shui &aster.


• 'uthor for Feng Shui and ;nvironment 《风水与环境》published on *++.

• ;stablish handbook applicable to identify bad Feng Shui design.

Photograph " #ilian $oo

(#illian%$oo, 2013)

NA&E

:ilian #oo

NA#$"NAL$#Y

&alaysia

6A2KGR"UND

&9' from (arvard University )%lass of *+-


'c!uired the depth knowledge from great Feng Shui &aster throughout

;ast who span over A4 years.


• Founder and chairman of C=FS.com

• %erti$ed %onsultants 7nstitute



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,1. RESUL#

#hrough the studies on the materials gather from these Fung Shui &aster, all the important elements categorized into

four $elds, there are understanding on Feng Shui, Feng Shui principle, methodology and application of outdoor Feng Shui and

emphasized element in outdoor Feng Shui. 'll the information are then transfer to matrix table as shown below.

:ilian #oo Loey 0ap (ui 0uan Han Bao De

Understandingon Feng Shui

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Focus on outdoor decorationand design. 's promise by:ilian #oo, auspiciousenergies created by outdoordesign is more surpass ascompare to indoor FengShui.

• &ountain and water is the

most important element forFeng Shui, so too for treesand building.

• =utdoor Feng Shui not only

facilitate the residents butgive opportunity to live ahealthy, prosperous andhappier life.

•

Feng Shui is a secret art ifcommon sense

• 4B of the Feng Shui

eventually is govern by thesurrounding environment.

• Feng Shui in indoor of house

should align to receive theexternal positive Ji.

• #he environment itself is the

key to generate positive Ji.

• /athways, footways, plants,

and trees will not inuencethe Ji of your property.

•

Feng Shui is an ancientpractise from %hina andFeng Shui practise in gardenplanning had been longwhich ful$lled the aspect ofharmony.

• Feng Shui at outdoor is rather

important becauseenvironment can directhuman healthiness andcareer development.

• ;ither manmade or natural

outdoor element, they ableto stimulate human@sphysically, physiology andpsychology.

• 2owadays, Feng Shui cater

with modern landscapestudy where not limited torhythm of aesthetic, building

and plant while consideringof structure, materials,colour, shape and intrinsicvalue.

•

Feng Shui is a method to livewith the nature in anoptimum way.

• Started from site selection,

direction to planning for thebuilding, Feng Shui ac!uiredeach stage to meet with thenature context and person@sfortune in order to reachoptimum.

• Feng Shui strictly prohibit

human to override thesystem of nature. #heselead to irreversibleenvironmental issues.

• Feng Shui emphasize on

sense of natural towardhuman.

• Feng Shui following the

guideline of #he :aw of

2ature, #he 2umerical/roportions of 2ature, #he9reath of 2ature and #heFormsand =utline of 2ature.

Feng Shui

/rinciple

• Yin and Yang P essential to

create balance betweenthese two.

• Feng Shui must begin at home

P especially to create an

• &ain objective is to align

ourselves toward thepositi+e energ* 85i9 andattach it for our bene$t invarious aspect.

• Ji is 0ang energy, while earth

is 0in energy. ;ach energy isrely on each other whicheventually restraining eachother.

• Dely on both ancient study of

Feng Shui Ruan Tou and LiQi.

• NDuan #ou@ P observing the

shape of mountain, various

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inviting setting for FengShui at exterior of yourhome.

• #rue Feng Shui landscape

must considering the fouranimals.Q6lac: #ortoise P

important feature in

backyardI feature with bermor stone landscapeI give

support throughout life,

similar as mountainI ideal to

have a mountain behind the

house.QRed Phoeni;

symbolizes the front

of your homeI front of your

home should lower than the

backI help to deliver

opportunity and abundance

to your front door.QGreen Dragon

Symbolized the undulate

land which rise and fall like

the spine of dragonI Eragon

resides on the left side of

your home, that advisingthe left side of your house

should keep high as

compare to right sideQ White #iger 'bode for

Chite tiger is on the right

side of your houseI

complements to the Mreen

EragonI landfall should

• Ji can be manipulated for ourspeci$c goals for everydaylife.

• &anmade object cannot emit

Ji vibration

• /ositive curing 5i can be

activated by 7nteraction withfavourite object

•

&o+e)ent can trigger Ji• 7nterplay between Yin and

Yang should archiveharmonies balance.

• Feng Shui should create for

longtern manner, anythingkick in shortly is notfavourable.

• &ountain and 3ater element ideally near yourhouse )main element to beinspect-.

• 9oth 0in and 0ang had to keepbalance and hold the samepower. 7f 0in and 0angenergy are restrain withinthemselves, scourge willoccurs one after another.

• Cater is the less priority as

compare to mountainformation around theresidential becauseformation of river is mostlydepends on mountainformation.

• Cater element is compulsory

for a prosperous land./referable if there is a wideriver carrying slow movingwater pass by yourprosperous land.

• Cater helps to gather positive

Ji by prevent them toescape from your residentialarea.

by di8erent height. #he owof river and steam thenformed accompany with theshape of mountain. 'ndFeng Shui masterestablished basicunderstanding on landscapeand ow of energy.

• Utilize acupoint, a place

where strong wind isunreachable thus retainenergy and contain waterallow energy to layover.

• Support by N:i Ji@ P the

techni!ue of calculation andarrangement used tobalance of 0in 0ang, $veelements )water, gold, $re,wood, and earth- and #he;ight #rigrams.

• Utilize the 5 elements to

achieve the good Feng ShuiQ:aw of /romotion Cood promote Fire Fire promote ;arth ;arth promote Mold Mold promote Cater Cater promote Cood

Q :aw of Destrain Cood restrain ;arth ;arth restrain Cater Cater restrain Fire Fire restrain Mold Mold restrain Cood

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always lower then left sideI

optimum should formed

between these two so that

together to protect the

living in the house.

&ethodology

and 'pplication

of =utdoorFeng Shui

Yin and Yang #heor*Q Yin energ* P Eark and

passive

Q Yang energ* P :ight andactive )ourish planting-QShady corner balance with

ower bedQ#all trees balance with low

lying shrubs

Planting 4ariet*QCrassula ovate )Lade plant-

P large decorative container

near the front door

)insideRoutside- should not

taller than three feet )*

meter-QPaeonia sp. )/eony- P <ing

of ower )symbolic love anda8ection-QDendranthema

grandiforum

)%hrysanthemum- P signifythe happiness and joy

)0ellow variety-QNarcissus sp. )2arcissi- P

inviting good fortune.

"rna)ental StatuesQFish P #he balance ) gain

balance of wealth-Q #hree<legged frog

Yin and Yang #heor*Q 0in ;nergy dark and

passive.

Q 0in elements P &ountainQ 0ang ;nergy light and

activeQ 0ang elements P Cater

SeasideQDesidential near seaside is

not recommend as the sea

breeze blow away good Ji.Q/lanting of tall trees will

calm the situation

DirectionQSouth 3est P sectors for

Yin, placement of nature

water feature. T&icro Feng

Shui such as small pond,

river and lakes can archive

good Feng Shui.QNorth east P sectors for

Yang, ideally to havemountain. (ill or tall

building will do.

LocationQA+oid road =unction or

rounda/out around the

house. )virtually acts as

carriers of water-Q/icking a suitable place

Water Ele)entQ/refer slow moving water,

with gentle curve.

Q'void fast moving, steeplyand sharp corner water way.QCater can be derive into 3

categories P Source

)incoming- and Eischarged

)leaving-.Q/oint of source )incoming-

water is great to have wider

aperture to please and

inviting the Ji.Q/oint of discharged

)leaving- water however is

better to keep it low or even

hide from sight.

PlantingQ/rosperous direction )2orth

east- plant with broad thick

leaves planting while

Unprosperous direction)South west- plant with

needlelike planting such as

cactus.Q/lants that suitable for

prosperous direction are

Cycas revoluta )sago palm-,

Philodendron bipinnatidum

)lacy tree-, pipremnum

• #o a+oid negati+e energ* >negati+e i)pressionQ!ali" babylonica )Cillow

tree- is not encourage toplant in your residential as

the falling and weak

character symbolic of

waning.Q%limber and #icus sp.

should avoid from house

planting as per hanging air

roots mean of entangled

and tided. 7t does giving

negative energy in Feng

Shui. )'s Feng Shui

preferred for plant which

growth sti8, strong and up

right yet present of several

of colours-.QPrunus persica )Sakura

trees- should not plant in

residential as well since

sakura used to represent

women with beauty lead to

the concept of not loyal and

short life.

• Recti?cation forsurrounding ofresidentialQScreening wall should build

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)golden frog- P able to

generate wealthQ#urtle > 2rane P :ong life.QDeer P pronunciation same

as Movern servant, get

assistfrom government

• /laced these element on the

3est or north 3est corners of your garden

• =rnamental Statues )outsidegate-QFu dogs P present each

side of the entrance as

protectors.QElephants! tigers!

eagles or others ?ercel*

protecti+e ani)als will do

but these statues must

facing outwards.

• Eirection

QNorth 82areer9 P water

feature, moving water

instead of stagnant water.

2ot to dig swimming pool

)too big-. 7deal size such as

$shpond, fountain orbirdbath is su"cient.QNortheast 8Kno3ledge9

P 9ridge wall or paved

surface. Dock garden is

favour. Depresenting youth

family members and

suitable for playground.QEast 8Ancestors9 P

which already conducive to

createprosperous environment

rather than post

modi$cation

WaterQCater in front of the

property is generally ideal.

QSuitable placement are;ast, South ;ast, 2orth,

South CestQCater represent 0ang in

contrast with mountain

which present 0in.QSea water P hard to

accumulate Ji as calm

water can gather Ji while

crashing sea water may

dispersed Ji.Q:ake water P balance in 0in

and 0ang as lake water is

static while water is stand

for 0ang. &ake sure it locate

in front of you property.QFast moving water is not

encourage to settle around

yourhouse P bring Sha Ji

)negative energy-Q&onsoon drainR%ross drain

in front of your property is

not good as it disperse and

block the Ji to enter your

property.QFlowing water renew and

aureum )money plant-,

$nubias barteri)'nubias-, !ansevieria

tri%asciata )motherinlawKs

tongue- and Dracaena

braunii ):ucky bamboo-.Q9amboo bring the meaning

of peaceful )paint from

bamboowill do as well for indoor-QPaeonia su&ruticosa )tree

peony- symbolic the wealth.

7s essential to plant at

prosperous direction.Q:ocate plants like cactus,

rose and bougainvillea which

consist of torn bark easily

neutralize the negative

JiRenergy.

• DirectionQ7ncrease the height on the

Mreen Eragon )left of the

residential- by grading the

land or planting high trees.Q#his serve to collect

positive Ji and remedy the

de$cient strength of MreenEragon.QFor a more limited space

residential area, Feng Shui

could be recti$ed by simply

changing the direction of

the main entrance of your

house, or size of the door or

windows, the arrangement

to avoid the main entrance

to direct facing toward the

busy road.QStream or slow moving

water pass through front of

residential is a good sign of

Feng Shui.Q(igh structure behind the

house can consider asmountain, ful$lled the Feng

Shui@s site selection

re!uired mountain in the

back of house to serve as

backbone.Q/lanting should be neat

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Setting of green Eragon.

(edge or border of green

plant is relevant. 'ssociated

with the eldest son of the

family.QSoutheast 8Wealth9 P

/lenty of planting. Cater

feature is welcome as it

bring extraordinary goodluck to household. Cater

feature should be seen from

house.QSouth 8Fa)e9 P 9right

colour ower, especially red

to attract energy. Eo not

place water feature as it will

clash with the $re element.

;nsure the owers are

ourishing all the time.

QSouth West

8Relationship9 P Depresent

mother earth. :ighting is

inviting in this area.

Lapanesestyle garden with

stone lights, pebbles and

stepping stone is preferable.QWest 82hildren9 P 'bode

for Feng Shui tiger, planting

should be low and white

ower is suitable to place

here. Depresent for

youngest daughter.QNorth3est

86enefactors9 P &ost

rejuvenate Ji in the area,

stagnant water do no help

in generate Ji.QMently rippling, gurgling

donate to harmonious Ji

ow, bring about peace of

mind.

Landfor)

Q9owl land to accumulate Ji)wok shape on another hand

is bad-. &ound land

dispersed Ji. Dock land

block Ji, Soggy land unable

hold Ji.

&ountainQ7deal to be sit at South,

Cest, 2orth Cest, 2orth

;astQSitting behind of the house

is the most ideal as it sti8,

stable, giving sense of

security to the family.Q'void slope behind the

house which probably

pointed to your living space.

in the house which ful$lled

the re!uirement of ;ight

&ansions Feng Shui or Five

;lement Feng Shui.

• RoadQ7t is always encourage to

build a screening wall inside

or outside of the residential

if the main entrance isheading toward busy roadQ7t serve as screener for

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signi$cant part of

household. 9ene$t the

whole family member as the

Feng Shui is good. 0ang

energy gather in this area

and keep the garden simply.

/referable to decorate with

stone and pebble.

;mphasized;lement in

outdoor Feng

Shui

• Path3a* to entrance P%urve instead of straight

• Flo3er 6ed P %urved rather

than straight

• Front Door P <eep it clean

and sparkling )growevergreen plant in roundcontainer at on each side ofentrance.-

• Lighting P 7ntroduce lightingat entrance to inviting moreenergy

• "rna)ental Statues P /lace

for symbolic of good health

• 6e creati+e to change the

arrangement or choice ofplants.

• Water Ele)ent @Cater element is able to

counteract inauspicious

Feng ShuiCater pool is consider to

be water element as well.

:arge house need deeper

water to create right Feng

Shui vibes.

$deal location @Q#he combination of land,

mountain, water, roads and

open space.Q&ountain P generate Ji, 0in

element

• WaterCater serves as Tvein for

the mountain, which these

water ow over the

mountain and had

accumulate with many

positive Ji.

• PagodaQ/agoda can serve as

protection elements for

places which usually oodQ;ssential for unruly river

ow

• 6ridgeQ9ridge could build at the

estuary of the river to guard

the wealth of villages.

• Spirit Stone

Q' spirit stone or often refer

as !hi'anDang could serve

as a landscape element

reecting the negative Ji

when the residential is

facing busy road.QSpirit stone is placed right

on the direction which

facing the road.

• Planting to considerQNelumbo nuci%era ):otus-

and Nymphaea caerulea

)9lue :otus- are preferable

plant in residential planting.

:otus caring meaning of

many children, purity, not

inuence by surrounding.Q!typhnolobium (aponicum

)/agoda trees- represent

great virtue and used to be

garden planting trees.

Some %hinese pronounce it

as house protector trees.

• Landscape Pagoda:andscape building should

be their edge of root

heading upward, symbolic

of growth energy.%olumn of building should

upright. Sliding building

make no sense for safety

and give extreme bad luck

for the users.Q#he negative energy will

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• &onster<Re+ealing &irror%hinese believe of monster

shun to revealing mirror

thus able to ward o8

demon.(anging the mirror on the

main entrance will help to

prevent inuence of

negative Ji.• Planting

QSharp corner and edge of

surrounding building will

create negative Ji

especially those edges

facing toward your

residential.Q#his negative Ji can

resolve by planting cactus

)basically those which sharp

torn-Q7ndoor planting is welcome

as leave have the ability to

ward out negative JiQ/lanting at main entrance

can even inviting

prosperous to the house

• SculptureQStone lion, <irin, gold$sh,

golden bull, and golden

chicken may improve the

wealth for the resident@s

members and help to avoid

bad luck.

neighbour

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B1. Anal*sisFeng Shui practice does not establish a $rm guideline which lead to

branches of Feng Shui practice on the $eld. #hese practices are very dependingto the Feng Shui &aster understanding on Feng Shui, and throughout their

experience in design Feng Shui land.

B1 Understanding on Feng Shui:ilian #oo, the famous Feng Shui &aster in &alaysia, mentioned outdoor

Feng Shui design of your residential area is lot more important than the indoor as

auspicious energies could be created at outdoor setting. She believe that a good

Feng Shui not only facilitates resident while promote their health, prosperous and

happiness. #he point of view for :ilian #oo is !uite similar to both Loey 0ap and

0uen (ui. 9oth Feng Shui &aster agreed Feng Shui is mostly manipulated by the

exterior factors. 2evertheless, Loey 0ap do emphasized that interior design for

residential should consider as well to proper align the indoor design toward the

exterior Ji. Loey 0ap argued some manmade feature duly not a8ect the Feng

Shui of the surrounding which di8erent from :ilian #oo and 0uen (ui. (an

explained Feng Shui should always complement to the nature. Feng Shui concept

is rather di8erent from modern architecture which tend to con!uer the nature.

#hought reading the tough from these Feng Shui &aster, we could easily notice

:ilian #oo and 0uan (ui having !uite same ideology and understanding toward

Feng Shui. 9oth master advocated outdoor Feng Shui design is the key to

achieve good Feng Shui for residential. Loey 0ap consider the interior and exterior

of residential is e!ually important. (an however less tough about Feng Shui asstandalone setting but look Feng Shui as a big picture of environment.

B1' Feng Shui PrincipleChen come to the principle of Feng Shui at outdoor setting, concept of 0in

and 0ang is repeating in almost all Feng Shui &asters. 0in and 0ang theory is

happened to be the foundation of Feng Shui. 0in and 0ang derive elements and

aspects into dark and light or passive and active. 's mention by Loey 0ap, both

0in and 0ang is coexist where these energies are restraining each other. 0in and

0ang energy have to keep balance in order to archive good Feng Shui. :ilian #oo

briefs some lively example like decorate the shady )0in- corner in your residentialgarden with some eyecatching colour ower or plants )0ang- to keep the garden

balance in energy. 0uan (ui too emphasizes the important of keeping 0in and

0ang balance, if the balance is not archive, scourges will bring to the family who

reside the house.

9eside to 0in and 0ang concept, Feng Shui &asters give the same priority

to the ow of Ji )positive energy- in examine the Feng Shui of the land. (an, the

expert in studying ancient %hinese Feng Shui explain the origin of Feng Shui is

depending on two schools of studies which are Duan #ou and :i Ji. 9asically Duan

#ou is the study on mountain@s shape and river ows. #his is the very $rst time

Feng Shui &aster discover the energy ow. Ji is important in Feng Shui where if

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Feng Shui and bene$t the residents. #he principle of Ji is well adopt by Loey 0ap

who suggested Ji could manipulated for speci$c goals for daily life. 'nd the key

to trigger ow of Ji is movement, speci$cally referring only to gentle movementrather than hash one. (owever, for Loey 0ap, Ji is unable to be create through

manmade element. #his remind the ideology of (an where Feng Shui element

should always rely on nature context. #here are some places named as NEragon

'cupoint@ where strong wind is unreachable thus retain energy and contain water

to allow Ji to be layover. #his is a place where good in Feng Shui and demanding.

Ji could able to introduce too to your residential by techni!ue named :i Ji. 's

told by (an, :i Ji enable formulate and arrange the place to archive balance of

0in 0ang, Five ;lements, and the #ight #rigrams thus inviting Ji to the place.

School of :i Ji is practice by :ilian #oo deeply in her consultant career. 7t

sound more practical when it come to the context of urban residential. 's :i Ji

enable post recti$cation to receive the bene$t of good Feng Shui, there

recti$cation can be done even in the small garden especially in urban residential

area. :ilian #oo shared that residential Feng Shui should be $rst to consider and

should begin at your home. Unlike Loey 0ap and (an, :ilian #oo more focus on

position Feng Shui. #he most basic position Feng Shui divided the residential into

? positions and represent by ? animals, red phoenix for front of your house, black

tortoise for back of your house, green dragon for left of your house and lastly

white tiger for the right of your house. #hese position carry their own uni!ue

properties and suitable for speci$c landscape feature. Ded phoenix represented

opportunities, black tortoise represent support, green dragon and white tiger

both represent protection for the house.

B1- &ethodolog* and Application of "utdoor Feng Shui

B1-1 Yin and Yang #heor* 8Lilian #oo C (oe* Yap9's mention previously, 0in and 0ang is the foundation of Feng Shui. #hus,

it is important to keep it balance in your residential garden. :ilian #oo suggest to

have ower bed at the shady corner to allow ower serve as 0ang energy to

restrain the 0in energy at shady place. Same goes to the shady part at tall trees

which may plant with varieties of low lying shrubs. Loey 0ap on another handadvises the most 0in sector is located at south west of residential. #herefore,

water feature are most welcome to introduce to this sector to create 0an energy.

For the most 0ang sector at north east of your house, it is great to have mountain

as support for your family. 'nyway, (ill or tall building are acceptable to serve

the same purpose.

B1-1' Planting Selection 8Lilian #oo! Yuen %ui C %an9/lanting selection for Feng Shui landscape is !uite exible and

manipulated to meet the household preference. #here are still some suggested

planting from Feng Shui &aster which all these species should symbolic for great

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0uen (ui elaborate her understanding that the more suitable to plant Feng Shui

planting is at north east. Some suggested species are Cycas revoluta )sago

palm-, Philodendron bipinnatidum )lacy tree-, pipremnum aureum )moneyplant-, $nubias barteri )'nubias-, !ansevieria tri%asciata )motherinlawKs tongue-

and Dracaena braunii ):ucky bamboo-. 0uen (ui do mention torn planting treated

at south west which belong to unprosperous direction. #hese planting can be like

cactus, rose and bougainvillea which consist of torn bark easily neutralize the

negative Ji.:ilian #oo has the same opinion yet addon by outdoor planting which are

Crassula ovate )Lade plant- P large decorative container near the front door.

Paeonia sp. also a great choice as it symbolic love. Dendranthema grandiforum

)%hrysanthemum- as great as compare to Paeonia symbolic for happiness and

joy. #hese plant de$nitely create great environment surrounding and inviting Jito the space.

/lanting

Scienti$c

2ame

)/lanting

%ommon

2ame-

7llustration /hoto9ene$t in Fung Shui

:andscape

Crassula

ovate )Lade plant-

Figure 1 Jade plant

(*our!es' -arden .nline, 2015)

• #o gather wealth energy

of the house.

Dracaena

braunii

):ucky

bamboo-

Figure / #u!y &a&oo

(*our!es' *e!ret -arden)

• Symbolic of peaceful

• /aint illustrate bamboo

will do as well for indoor

Nelumbo

nuci%era

):otus-

• Symbolic of many

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Figure 10 #otus

(*our!es' Deiant rt, 2012)

(an agreed the same as per both Feng Shui &aster. (e also suggested the

planting of Nelumbo nuci%era ):otus- and Nymphaea caerulea )9lue :otus- inyour residential as it mean gain of many child, purity and not inuence by

surrounding. #hough some planting should be avoid from residential garden such

as !ali" babylonica )Cillow tree-, #icus sp. and Prunus persica )Sakura trees-.

;ven though these trees are ornamental planting which used to plant in park, yet

it give negative Ji to the house. 's mention by (an, Feng Shui planting keen to

planting with appear to be sti8, strong and growth up right.

B1-1- "rna)ental Statues 8Lilian #oo9Eisregard to what presented by Loey 0ap, :ilian #oo hold a di8erent opinion

on how manmade element helps in creating and rectify the Feng Shui at a

particular place. :ilian #oo believe that $shes, three legged frog, turtles and deer

statues have various auspicious power which facilitate the family in the house.

#he best location to place these status is at west or north west corners of your

garden.

#ypes of

Sculpture7llustration /hoto

9ene$t in Fung Shui

:andscape #hreelegged

frog )golden

frog-

Figure 1/ $hree%legged toad

(*our!es' -it ndia, 2015)

• #o generate wealth

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Figure 22 Fu dogs

(*our!es' *alatore +an4i)

#urtle R %rane

Figure 20 Feng *hui $urtle

(*our!es' Planet Feng *hui, 2015)

•

Symbolic of long life.

B1-1, 2ardinal Direction 8Lilian #oo! (oe* Yap C Yuan %ui97t is important to understand the in Feng Shui, each cardinal direction

including the secondary cardinal direction represent each human desire. %lari$ed

in :ilian #oo write up, these human desires are career, knowledge, ancestors,

wealth, fame, relationship, children and benefactors. #o receive the bene$t from

these cardinal direction, the setting of these direction of your house have to

decorate according the element which reside to the direction. Loey 0ap shares

the same idea where outdoor features should locate accordingly in order to

archive balance for your house. 0uan (ui even further elaborate that necessity to

keep each direction of your house meet the Feng Shui re!uirement such as

Mreen Eragon )left- of your house should higher than Chite #iger )right- of your

house. #his could ensure you house collect positive Ji.

B1-17 Water Ele)ent 8(oe* Yap! Yuen %ui9Cater is the most important element in Feng Shui as it serve as a place

where the Ji overlay and retain at the area. 0uen (ui explained in Feng Shui,

kinetic water is preferable. #he characters of water elements is favourable to

moving slow and channel in meander stream. Loey 0ap share the common

opinion on this statement. Loey 0ap stated stagnant water is not generating Ji as

moving water do. (e remind that ripping could provide harmonious Ji ow hence

allow the people around get rid of stresses and worries.

Since moving water able to introduce Ji to your house, 0uan (ui

suggested that it will be more desirable to have wider opening for the incoming

waterway and narrow opening for the outgoing waterway. #his work as retention

for the Ji thus the house can collect the Ji for the bene$t.7n the context of &alaysia, we having many monsoon drain which passing

through our front and back yard. 0et, that is a di8erent scenario explained by

Loey 0ap. Eespite water is carry by the drain, these water usually moving fast

and it tends to disperse and block the Ji to enter your house. 7n certain extend,

these big monsoon drain will create Sha Ji )negative energy- toward your house.

#herefore, try to avoid form your house if possible. 7n addition, water features is

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#his is applicable as to compensate the 0in energy of the cardinal direction

)Cater consider as 0ang energy-. 7f there is not steam or river passing through

your house, a small pond or pool could serve the purpose to balance the 0inenergy.

#ypes of

Cater

;lement

7llustration /hoto9ene$t in Fung Shui

:andscape

:ake

Figure 13 $asi Bera #ae side esort

(*our!es' $he *tar, 2006)

• 'ble to balance 0in

energy even it isstagnant water.

/ool

Figure 1" Brian Dillard r!hite!ture lo!ated in

ustin, $e7us (*our!es' Freshoe)

• Cater pool is consider to

be water element.

• :arge house need

deeper water to createright Feng Shui vibes.

Flowing Cater

Figure 15 Batang Hari rier in *ara8a

(*our!es' *eriously Fish, 200/)

• Denew and rejuvenate Ji

in the area

B1-1B Road Direction 8(oe* Yap! Yuan %ui C %an9&ost %hinese practice taboo of avoiding houses which facing direct the

road junctions. #his actually had been taught in Feng Shui where road junction

and roundabout should avoid around your house. #he main reason is because

road itself virtually acts as the carriers of water plus if the road is busy, if will

ush away the Ji from your house. #hus, Loey 0ap do recommend prospect house

owner rather to pick a suitable place which have a conducive environment for

Feng Shui rather than post recti$cation. 's sometime, the recti$cation needed is

not possible to implement.

0uan (ui and (an hold the same opinion on this situation. #hey urged for

the house owner to build a screening wall to block the direct access of road

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toward your main entrance. #his screening wall act as a barrier to screen the

strong wind and negative Ji to get into your house.

B1-1 Site Selection Practice 8(oe* Yap C %an9Eue to di8erent practice of Feng Shui study, some Feng Shui &aster more

emphasize on stage of site selection. 's mention previously, Loey 0ap himself

prefer a conducive site for Feng Shui instead the modi$ed one. ;xamine the

landform is $rst to be consider as this directly relate your fortune when live in

this piece of land. Loey 0ap clari$ed bowl shape land is favourable to accumulate

Ji thus provide good Feng Shui. 7n contrast, mound land dispersed the Ji.

9eside, Loey 0ap also recommend house with mountain sitting behind the

house. (an elaborated high raised could be an alternative for mountain if there is

none. ;ven if it is better to have mountain behind your house, it is not a goodFeng Shui if your house is right beside the steep slope. Loey 0ap warmed these

areas should be avoid as it forms Sha Ji )negative energy-.

B1,1, Landscape Facilities

7nstallation of landscape facilities complete the outdoor experience and

enable the Ji to facilitate to the house. Lighting is a good element which able to

gather positive energy ):ilian #oo, *+++-. /roviding the bene$t of lighting, it is

pleased to have them beside entrance of your house to invite the positive energy

to you house. #he main entrance of your house, on another hand, should keep itclean yet evergreen planting is encourage to place beside the entrance. Pagoda

in Feng Shui give mean of protection from ood and therefore usually placed

beside river and water elements. #he root edge for pagoda is consider as well.

#he edges of root should always heading upward which encourage the growth of

energy )0uen (ui, 344A-. 6ridge in Feng Shui landscape not only serve as

connection facilities but allow to guard the wealth of whole village if it build at

the estuary of river )0uen (ui, 344A-.

9eside to the functional landscape facilities, there are some landscape

element introduce in Feng Shui landscape to further rectify the bad energy whichheading toward your house. Spirit Stone could place right in front of the

junction which confront with you house@s entrances. #he spirit stone able to

reect Sha Ji so that your house is safe from it. 'nother interesting apparatus is

&onster<Re+ealing &irror. #his mirror mostly set on the entrance of your

house and prevent negative energies. %hinese believe that monster shun to

revealing mirror thus able to ward o8 the demon creatures.

1. 2onclusion

Feng Shui evolve from merely choosing a most prosperous site for living

till now it is a knowledge to live harmony by adjust the adjacent environment inorder to live harmony with the nature. 's per discuss, garden is the place where

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human interact most with the nature. ' residential garden suit with good Feng

Shui not only able to maximize the restorative purpose of garden but allow the

residents having addition bene$ts. /racticing of Feng Shui elements in residentialis more accessible as many aspects of harmony can be create or recti$ed

through minor renovation or sculpture. 9y assessing four Feng Shui master in this

research, water element and planting materials no doubt to be the most import

elements in Feng Shui and to assess these element is easy and handy. 0et, to

ensure your residential have a good Feng Shui, you do not have to purchase an

ideal place which may cause you more but just do some modi$cation on

arrangement and install some complementary landscape element for example

water feature to your garden. 9esides, the re!uired materials in Feng Shui

garden design is easy to get from &alaysia market as these planting strongly

inuences by %hina. #hus, most of the planting materials could survive in tropicalclimates.

7n addition, garden design are gearing toward sustainable and

environmental friendly design. Feng Shui landscape having great potential to $t

in this tread. 's mention by most Feng Shui &aster, the ultimate goal of Feng

Shui design is to $nd for the e!uilibrium of human and landscape, and prohibit

for human overrule the nature. Feng Shui principle should further study and

produce a complete framework to ensure the harmony relation give bene$t to

human and nature. Feng Shui landscape is strongly recommend to adopt into

generic landscape design principle. #hese principles could improve the overall

experience users toward the garden yet ensure the !uality of residential garden

is preserved.

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