In this page, we will briefly explain how the once well kept secret gradually publicized.

Feng Shui History

Before the Tang Dynasty, (about 618 to 906 a.d.), Feng Shui came under the control of the ruling Emperors. The practice was kept secret from the people under the control of the Feng Shui Masters, as it was felt the Emperors would lose power should Feng Shui become common knowledge.

During the Tang Dynasty, the people staged an unsuccessful revolt against the Emperor and the times were very dangerous. His foremost Feng Shui Master, Yeung Wan Chung (also known as Yeung Kau Pan, which meant 'to save the poor'), stole the books from the Emperor, which held the secrets. The books were called the Yuk Ham Ba Cup.

Yeung Wan Chung went to the Jiangxi Province of China and continued to practice the study. In the meantime, the Emperor had realized that his Feng Shui books were now available to the public, so he approached one of his monks, Yat Hang, to write a second set of books to be issued to the people with misleading information in them. It was hoped these books would confuse the people, and possibly any enemies who thought to attack the Emperor.

In the Song Dynasty (about 960 to 1279 a.d.) lived a Feng Shui Master, Lei Po Yee, who was the son-in- law of Tsang Man Shin, and had studied under him. Lei Po Yee wrote a book called the Chui Koon Print, which was to teach people how to become important government officials, rather like a training manual. With the Feng Shui information he guaranteed their success.

Up until the Ming Dynasty, (1628 - 1644 a.d.), Feng Shui had been more concerned with the placement of the dead. At this time, more attention began to be given to the arrangement of good Feng Shui for the living. There was still a lot of misinformation.

Master Cheung Ping Kai, during the Ming Dynasty, wrote a book called the Dai Lee Pin Ching, which was in the form of a debate arguing for and against the different methods of Feng Shui. 

In the Qing Dynasty, (1644 to 1912 a.d.), Cheung Chung Shan had developed the new Flying Star system of Feng Shui, which took into account for the first time the temporal aspects, and had a written a personal account of many successful case studies he had performed.

When Master Sum Chuk Ying read a secret book written by by Master Cheung Chung Shan, it made little sense until he studied it in conjunction with the I Ching Man Wong Ba Gua and found that the number five in the middle with the corresponding numbers around it began to take on new meaning from the theories that were currently in use.

The Chinese have an expression that says "Chong Fung Chui Hey", which means "Protect your space from the blowing wind and keep the good chi in your space".

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The second most important aspect of a house is the bedroom.  We spend a large portion of our time sleeping, and it is here that we find the rejuvenation of health, spirituality, relationships and the organ affected most in our bedrooms is our lungs.

Where our homes are located are very important to our Feng Shui and personal well being.  Many of us end up in the city with houses facing each other across the street or on cul de sacs. 

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