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I was in Chiang Mai on 17-20 November for our family vacation. Even though on vacation, there is much Feng Shui to talk about and explore.
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| with wife and kids at Chedi Luang Temple |
Arriving in Chiang Mai
city airport for the first time, the first thing that struck me was
the beautiful mountain that is near the city. As a Feng Shui
practitioner, it is one of our occupational habit to look at
mountains and rivers!
Chiang Mai city has a
beautiful Broken Army Mountain 破軍山 behind
its city. It is almost as magnificent as the one in Yuen Long , Hong
Kong.  |
| View of the Mountain at the back of Chiang Mai City |
Chiang Mai Province is a former capital of the Kingdom of Lanna (1296–1768). Only later it was integrated in the formation of Thailand from Siam.
As our tour brings us around the city, and with explanation from our excellent local guide. The city does owe its history and also current development to this single magnificent mountains and the qi it bestows on the city.
I come a San Yuan Feng Shui 三元地理 lineage. 三元 San Yuan means the 3 factors which is Yin Yang 陰陽, Direction/Location 方向／方位 and Timing 時.
Whereas San He 三合風水 are more concern with Yin Yang陰陽 and Direction/Location.
If you are interested to know more about my lineage, I have written and article about it in 2007 http://gkham.com/content/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=27 in rebuttal towards a certain writer mis-informed idea and history towards what San Yuan Lineage is truly about.
Often newbies are mistaken to think that San Yuan Feng Shui is the same as San Yuan Flying Star 三元飛星, San Yuan 三元in Flying Stars means Upper Period 上元，Middle Period 中元 and Lower Period 下元.
San Yuan Flying Star is an off-shoot branch from San Yuan Di Li, using the combination of Later Heaven Ba Gua 后天八卦 as way of analyzing the events of a particular Feng Shui setup (if you don't know what I mean, don't worry, in simple terms it just means that San Yuan Feng Shui is NOT San Yuan Flying Star).
So what makes Chiang Mai city enjoying its good Feng Shui currently? It is the magnificent Broken Army Mountain 破軍山. As I have briefly explained, in San Yuan Feng Shui there is a strong emphasis on Timing. Meaning that even though landform formations may be good, it does have a timing to it. Whereas San He Feng Shui system does not place emphasis on this factor.
Chiang Mai Province most notable prosperity was 700 years ago, then it experienced a period of decline and in this 20 years or so, it has become prosperous again. Why?
In San Yuan Feng Shui, we classified Mountains/Landforms under 2 Periods which is Upper Period and Lower Period. Each period will last for 90 Years.Broken Army Mountain belongs to the Lower Period mountains 下元山， which will only exudes prosperous influence on Lower Period timings. Currently we are in the Lower Period until 2043. I believe it had also prosper in between all the Lower Periods in the past.
Then what happens in the Upper Period? Having a Lower Period landform in a Upper Period timing will only enhances its negative factors.
What are Broken Army Mountain's negative factor? Well as the name implies, some of its factor will include war, violence and brutality. If you research Northern Thailand's history, it has long conflicts with Burma (now known as Myanmar). Even elephants are used to engaged in the battles between 2 countries.
The Broken Army Mountain is also classified as a Metal Element. What makes Chiang Mai Broken Army mountain strong in Qi is also its location. It is located in the West side of the city. This fulfills part what we would call 9 Stars Return Landform Formation 九星歸位. However Chiang Mai only has 1 of the Mountain in the correct location, nevertheless its influence has made Chiang Mai now known as the Culture Centre of Thailand. Main economy for Chiang Mai is tourism, with approx 2 Million tourist a year.
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| Top View of Chiang Mai City. Image from Google Earth. Mountain is located on the West of the city. |
Why would I say that it will prosperous until 2043, it is because Broken Army Mountain is also the governing mountain for all the Lower Period Mountains.
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| Photo taken from mid of the mountain at Doi Suthep Temple |
1. Upper and Lower Period does take some time for the landform to exudes strong influence. It is works as what we see on a Bell graph.
2. In previous Lower Period, it may have been more evident and faster, but now looking at flow of Maenam Ping (Ping River) that runs through the city, the flow is very slow. Faster flow increase in the Qi that runs through the city thereby increasing the hustle and bustle activities, however this itself, from my perspective is a blessing, as slower river means a more laid back lifestyle for local community. It also creates people who are more gentle in character and thought.
Overall, a great place to relax, shopping, enjoy the culture and also take in its mountain Feng Shui!
