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Feng Shui literally means ‘wind and water’ and is an ancient Chinese knowledge that studies our living environment and how it affects our well being. It is believed that different kinds of energies, or natural forces, exist around us in our landscape, our buildings, our roads and even our water. Some of these energies are good and bring prosperity and good health to our lives, while others are bad and may cause ill health, obstacles and misfortune.
In Feng Shui we call these invisible energies ‘Flying Stars’ and a good understanding of their dynamic qualities enables us to choose a good location for our home or business. It can even help us to locate our desk, computer, cash register and decorative objects to ensure a balanced and harmonious flow of energy. The Chinese believe that if everything is placed in accordance with Feng Shui principles, we can create a happy, healthy and prosperous environment and improve our quality of life. If the Feng Shui energy of one location is not good, we can either rearrange our environment or simply relocate to another place.
Therefore our physical surroundings and the natural forces that move in them, the ‘Flying Stars’, are the two most important aspects to consider when selecting a site and organizing a living or working environment. They are vitally interdependent and act like the hardware and software of a computer. It is the objective of Feng Shui to find ways of making use of the positive influences and avoiding or controlling the negative ones.
The ‘Flying Stars’ themselves are symbolized by numbers from 1 to 9. The numbers 8, 9 and 1 represent current, future and distant prosperity and the numbers 2, 3 and 5 represent the three major negative Feng Shui energies. When a bad star is present in an important position of our home or office, such as our bedroom or main entrance, then trouble or misfortune is more likely to occur. It is therefore necessary to know the positions of all the ‘Flying Stars’ so that we can take remedial action to minimize the negative effects and enhance the positive ones.
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 Originally built under Emperor Qianlong's reign (1736-1795) and rebuilt during Emperor Guangxu's reign (1875-1908), this bridge got its name from a poem.jpg)
