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Fengshui

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: Longtang, unique to Shanghai and Shanghainese, is a special form of residence that solved the...

: In a tranquil hutong, A tree-lined narrow slate path zigzags through; Few people are passing...

"Fengshui",literally,is the combination of "feng"(in Chinese,means "wind") and "shui"(in Chinese,means "water").Both are natural clinate phenomenom."Approaching shui and avoiding feng" is the primary criterion for the selection of Chinese people's residences.Fengshui is a prevalent custom of "approaches luck and avoids disaster" among the folk.

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