. Lion and dragon in northern China. ^P|Tp-y^ynr°rr t t&Sm. A PEDIGREE-SCROLL (CHIA Pu). P- 264] FENG-SHUI 265 proper position of subordination. They select thepropitious moment for starting the procession, forlowering the coffin into the grave and for every otheract of importance in connection with the funeral; tothem also is left—within limits—the selection of afavourable position for the The rules of feng-shui are complicated in the extreme ; an error of a fewfeet in judging of the precisely favourable spot maycompletely shut off all the yang influences and let inall the yin influen
. Lion and dragon in northern China. ^P|Tp-y^ynr°rr t t&Sm. A PEDIGREE-SCROLL (CHIA Pu). P- 264] FENG-SHUI 265 proper position of subordination. They select thepropitious moment for starting the procession, forlowering the coffin into the grave and for every otheract of importance in connection with the funeral; tothem also is left—within limits—the selection of afavourable position for the The rules of feng-shui are complicated in the extreme ; an error of a fewfeet in judging of the precisely favourable spot maycompletely shut off all the yang influences and let inall the yin influences with a rush, in which case—soit is supposed by believers—the family is doomedto misfortune and will probably before long becomeextinct. A southern aspect is supposed to be generally themost favourable for a graveyard, for the south isyang whereas the north is yin ; but other influencesand conditions have to be taken into account as well—such as the contour of the neighbouring hills, thedirection of valleys and streams, the proximity ofhuman
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