China wants to recognize feng shui

Shanghai Society of Social Sciences (Social Sciences) is campaigning for feng shui to be recognized as an intangible cultural heritage in China.

A photo of a house is presented on the website of the International Feng Shui Academy in Germany (Photo: TTO)

Professor Yu Xixian, a supporter of the work of the Shanghai Society of Social Sciences, said that ' feng shui is an environmental assessment system based on ancient philosophy that should be considered an important part of traditional culture. China '.

A researcher from Tao said that South Korea and Japan also planned to ask the United Nations to recognize feng shui, so China wanted to be faster. A survey opened at Sohu.com, one of the major websites in China, showing that 80% of respondents supported this, 16% said it was just a product of Superstition to make money. Mr. Zhang Liangren, vice president of the Shanghai Society of Social Sciences, said his group of 25 scholars is studying feng shui and they will not give up to be able to restore fame to feng shui.

However, the current problem is that Shanghai is not a feng shui's cradle to apply for recognition, but most importantly, no suitable representative has been found even though feng shui has been recovered. born in China in recent years. ' Most feng shui professor professors have entered the ancient age of fame so we are very worried about the future of this real and useful science. That's why I studied this subject despite being 63 years old, 'said Zhang.

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