The Awesome Chinese Feng Shui Occult

I have always been attentive and impertinent about the Chinese Feng Shui. The notoriety of Feng Shui made it a banal household name. Well, I have decided to get straight to this matter in the base of the Feng Shui homeland -- China. Beginning with the exact pronunciation of Feng Shui ('fung shway') is a favorable start. On the other hand, knowing its literal meaning brings some more understanding on this theme: Feng means wind while Shui means water.

The application of Feng Shui comes in the stability of the above mentioned subjects. The Chinese believe that Feng Shui creates fortune, wealth, and harmony in personal, business and financial aspects. This traditional Chinese culture used to be the secret of the Chinese sovereign families in bringing health and wealth to their clans. Even the Forbidden urban of Beijing was constructed in accordance to the Feng Shui ideals. Well, I guess the Chinese really took this idea sternly.

I also learned that the principles of Feng Shui are used in creating balance and conformity in homes, buildings, restaurants, and commercial infrastructures. Feng Shui enhances the stature of the energies inside and outside a specified distinct infrastructure. With enough cognition on Feng Shui, this could bring more luck that I am more than willing to receive.

Great Wall and Great Story

Despite the broken parts, the Great Wall of China is still among world's most noteworthy and amazing structures, that is why in 1987, it was included in UNESCO's list of World Heritages. The Great Wall is about 6,700 kilometers in distance expanding from eastern part to the western part of Northern China, and is the most extensive human-made structure in the whole world. Many also deem that the Great Wall is the only human-made structure on earth that is noticeable from the moon.

However, some scientists professed that the myth of the Great Wall being viewed from the moon derived during the time it was being built. An emperor had this inspiration that he could make something, something that is so glorious that it could be viewed outside the earth. Today, the emperor's vision had been interwoven with facts and is now widespread in the perception of the people. There are individual astronauts who claim that they did not see the Wall from space, such as astronaut William Pogue who at first thought he saw it from the Skylab then fathomed that he was looking at Grand Canal. Even Yang Liwei, a Chinese astronaut, claimed that he never saw it, and renowned astronaut Neil Armstrong also professed the same thing. Even his fellow astronauts who used to revolve around China during daytime claimed that they did not distinguish the Great Wall even once.

The Yin Yang and the Chinese Edible

It is customarily illustrated as 'two fish moving head to tail', but the Yin Yang implies a lot more than the the light and dark part of a mountain. Many people deem the Yin and Yang are two reverse forces, but in fact Yin and Yang are to be seen as matching pairs. In China, the Yin and Yang not only plays a crucial role in the balance of nature but also in the preparation of recipe. For instance in a sweet and spicy pork and stir-fried beef with broccoli, a balance in texture, flavor, and pigment is conserved.

However, Yin and Yang is also believed to have numerous properties such as the cooling property for the Yin and the warm property for the Yang, and Chinese believe that people should scoff a balance of both of properties. In addition, a Chinese doctor would likely propose his patient with a heartburn, which is the result of eating undue spicy food, to take herbal tea in replacement to antacids to increase or bring back the yin property or force in the body. The same thing when a person is going through from coughs or colds, the doctor will recommend the ingestion of food with the yang property instead of antibiotics. Chinese observe their food intake to be as balance as the way the nature is to prevent diverse problems.

Real Chinese Fashion

It means "long dress, but when translated in English and when worn, the Cheongsam or Qipao of China indicates refinement and beauty to a woman. This classic Chinese garment is simply among the most-loved dresses of women of all sizes all over the world. The Qipao or Cheongsam Guangdong in China is the closed-collar, high-necked, fitting waist, loose chest, and attractive slits made from satin or silk with a customary design of Chinese dragon, flower, or any Chinese icons. It can actually be of diverse pigments but the most-worn is red, and can be short or long, sleeved or sleeveless. It comes with various styles to harmonize women of different tastes and to fit for different occurrences.

Once a woman is dressed in Qipao, she does not have to add any accessories because the dress alone is enough to point out the face, because of the semicircle collar; and the legs or the figure, because of the slits, and the arms, if the woman settled to wear a sleeveless qipao. Overall, the Qipao or Cheongsam that originates from the Manchus of China, and became renowned during the Qing dynasty, is now intercontinentally recognized in the industry of fashion and is known for its simplicity yet elegant style.

Beijing's Premium

Before our trek to China, my wife decided that we registered at Holiday Inn Central Plaza in Beijing. This motel is the number one choice of most sightseers out of over 300 guesthouses in Beijing. When we arrived at the hotel, a gracious and affable staff greeted us as she ushered us two our room. Our room was capacious and unsoiled. The district was interesting and quiet that is why we had tranquil nights. Moreover, good thing we joined the meal to our rate because my brood loved the breakfast. The breakfast was in buffet style with delightful Western and Asian edibles, but of very reasonable price. Another thing in the motel that my kids admired was the huge swimming pool.

Furthermore, the staff and management of the hotel were friendly and understanding enough to give us all the knowledge we needed for our stay. One of the managers, in fact, gave us various advice on how we could best enjoy our stay in Beijing. Also, their loyalty manager was so compliant that he even abetted us arranged our visit to the Great Wall, and reserved our movie tickets. Aside from a wonderful place to stay, Hotel Inn Central Plaza has one of the best service crews as far as all the hotels in diverse countries that I have visited before is concerned.