Publication: The influence of Chinese geomancy on the site selection of the Ancient Chinese Emperors' Tombs
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The influence of Chinese geomancy on the site selection of the Ancient Chinese Emperors' Tombs
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Chinese geomancy (堪舆 KanYu) is also known as the art of matching places with one another. The Chinese character "堪 Kan" refers to a high place, which is astronomy, and "舆 Yu" refers to a lower place, which is geography. Geomancy is not only an interdisciplinary model in ancient China, but it also forms a subjective evaluation system for human beings in their natural environment for the sake of practice, involving site selection of dwellings and tombs to achieve a "overall dynamic balance" between human energy space and cosmic natural energy. Therefore, these space energy fields involving man and nature fully is related to the important philosophical themes of harmony between man and nature, and “Tao Taking Nature as Its Law" (Chapter 10 and 25,Tao Te Ching) in ancient China. Chinese geomancy is a "fossil of life" from ancient Chinese culture, reflecting fundamental traditional approaches to astronomy, geography, calendars, and energy. A long history of interaction with the environment has formed the process of spatial location selection and layout of human dwellings, as well as a comprehensive set of methods and theories of "man-land relationship" in ancient China. At the moment, the study of ancient Chinese geomancy by domestic and foreign scholars is primarily concerned with the practical study of the location and layout of human living space. In comparison to ancient Chinese geomancy, there is little research on tomb location methods and significance, and even less research on the correspondence and correlation between living space and tombs. The purpose of this dissertation is to demonstrate the philosophical and cultural significance of the spatial location of ancient imperial tombs. This dissertation decodes the methods and ideas of space location, and layout of tombs according to ancient Chinese geomancy, and explores the similarities and differences in philosophical ideas such as "sacred and profane," the corresponding energy balance between the "unreal and reality," and the spatial integration theory contained in the space location of imperial tombs, using comparative research, historical research, and literature research. Through the spatial location of ancient imperial tombs, this paper aims to explore the differences between Chinese and Western philosophical understanding of on tomb location methods and significance, and to explore the historical evolution of Chinese geomancy, in such a way that it can inform the modern systems of sustainable development.
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ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต
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บัณฑิตวิทยาลัย
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