Founded by Yan Yun-sun in the T'ang dynasty (618-906 CE) this school focused on Landform Classification, in particular the feng-shui of burial grounds, relying heavily on the geomantic compass to align the burial site with special features in the land. Later, San-yuan began applying landform analysis principles to buildings and other man-made structures using the Flying Stars System. Today, San-yuan uses both landform and building characteristics; however, it emphasizes on Landform Classification.
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The San-ho (three combinations) school focuses not only on buildings but on the relationship between mountains and waterways. San-ho uses a compass that is especially developed for use in Landform Classification. San-ho is especially useful in environments with complex arrangements of mountains, valleys, and water syste
The Hsuan-k'ung school was founded by Hsu Jen-wang during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 CE). Like the San-yuan, Hsuan-k'ung uses the lo-pan in conjunction with the Flying Stars system to chart the flow of energy in buildings, but the two schools have different interpretations of the meaning of the numbers on the Flying Stars grid. Today, Hsuan-k'ung is a complete system of feng shui using both the Landform Classification and Building Characteristics branches focusing on buildings over landfor
Pa-chai or Eight Mansions School is the newest school of traditional Chinese Feng Shui (about 300 years old) designed exclusively for use with buildings maching the residents' guardian star based on his/her year of birth.
The Eight Mansions Schools uses the persons Kua (Gua) number to derive the four auspicious and inauspicious location and direction of a person and the house. This school's theory is that there are two kinds of people: East and West. A person can find a lucky house by matching his guardian star with the facing of his/her house. For instance, a West person will have better luck if he/she lived in a house that faces West. The table below provides information on auspicious and inauspicious locations based on their Gua numb
