{"id":345968,"date":"2014-01-10T12:02:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T04:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/a-zen-beginning-the-abcs-of-feng-shui-345968.html"},"modified":"2014-01-10T12:02:52","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T04:02:52","slug":"a-zen-beginning-the-abcs-of-feng-shui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/events-hk\/chinese-new-year-hk\/a-zen-beginning-the-abcs-of-feng-shui-345968.html","title":{"rendered":"A Zen beginning: the ABCs of feng shui"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Spa\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Feng shui<\/em>, \u201cair and water\u201d, was first used to determine the most favourable sites for ancestors\u2019 graves, based on the idea derived from Taoism, that everything surrounding us (even a table) is formed by a circulating energy flow.<\/p>

The interaction amongst the elements: Earth, Wood, Fire, Metal and Water, are complex \u2013 feng shui<\/em> harmonises our lives and environments, rebalancing these forces by playing on the connections between colours, numbers, materials, emotions, forms\u2026<\/p>

For example, a vase is associated with water and fluidity, a red object with fire and passion, and a plant with wood and dynamism... Be it in terms of orientation, materials or architecture, 80% of the buildings in Hong Kong are built according to these principles to find the balance of yin<\/em> and yang<\/em>, those cosmic forces that completely oppose each other\u2026but are inseparable and complementary!<\/p>

Continue reading our report on \u201cChinese New Year: A Zen beginning with<\/a>\u00a0feng shu<\/a>i<\/em>\u201d:<\/strong><\/p>

<\/em>A Zen beginning: Reorganising your space<\/a><\/p>

A Zen beginning: Creating a yin-yang balanced decor<\/a><\/p>

A Zen beginning: Setting the table right<\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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