The Application Of Traditional Geomancy Theory In Classical Chinese Garden And Its Influence For Modern Garden Landscape

The core spirit of the traditional geomancy theory i‘sheaven-earth-man unity’. It is focuson the relationships in harmonic unity between human and nature as well as holds that theworld view of heaven-earth-man unity. This spirit requires the people to obey the law ofnature when transform nature subjectively, the nature can’t be transformed too much, to seekthe balance between human and nature to achieve the purpose of harmony between humanand nature. It’s also an embodiment of Chinese golden mean. The modern landscape planningand design is a subject related to the mutual relationship research between the people and thelandscape object, and the intention of meeting the requirements of people’s spirit andexistence. This based on the classical Chinese garden, to achieve the perfect fusion of thenatural landscape and humanistic spirit. So that the new spiritual content of heaven-earth-manunity was able to reinterpretation again.This article is taking the theorem of ‘situation sect’of geomancy genre as the mainstudy subject, to take the layout of ideal geomancy as the research model. Which based on‘dragon, grit, water, cave’as ideal geomancy layout, to combine its content of modernlandscape architecture in the viewpoint of landscaping technique, analyzing and summarizingthe specific application of components as well as landscape planning, site selection,foundation, poetic imagery of geomancy theory. Then take the principle of harmony betweenman and nature which is the core concept of geomancy theory to combine with modernecological theory so that put forward seven primary geomancy principle‘integrity’,‘nestleunder a mountain and near a river’,‘suit one’s measures to local conditions’,‘examine thesituation’，‘dynamic and vigor’,‘geological test’,‘water analysis’which effectedthe modern garden landscaping so that to instruction the modern garden landscaping planningdesign.Moreover, this thesis also presented that the geomancy theory not the only solution ofmodern ecological problem, also unable to give the solutions for all existing problem, butthe geomancy theory provided modern garden landscaping designer a way of thinking, and letthem know that ought to respect the nature，to promote the conservation and sustainable useof resources，seeking a balance between nature, earth and humanity from heaven and earth. This is the modern garden landscaping designer’s ideal poetic landscaping design; it is moreperfection ecological landscape system for the modern ecological mode.