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rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi)

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Diamond (2004) demonstrates with practical evidence, and in harmony with a range of research findings (Bender 2007), that the solution would involve the introduction of the positive vital life force inherent in the spirit of the collaborative and therapeutic wellness interventions of both fengshui and biophilic design concept of the workplace.
"My employer makes provision for continuous learning" (D10) was correlated with "My employer conducts surveys on spiritual wellness at the workplace" (B9), r(94) = -.23, p = .022, and with "My employer uses fengshui techniques to enhance my work space" (B4), r(92) = -.23, p = .023.
According to the Chinese art of positioning a building and its objects, "Fengshui", Chinese people prefer their houses to face the south because they believe this positioning could bring them good fortune.
Mientras que el formato italico de fengshui (p.108) es necesario, debido a que todavia no llega a ser un termino tan popular excepto en determinados campos (1).
Shophouses in Penang has many valued qualities are from colonial period and remained as heritage buildings with Chinese cultural influence governed by FengShui, which community concern to protect and enhance it is history, architecture, culture and strong sense of community.
The main focus will be on accessories, art, bathroom, decor, furniture and furnishings, interior design, kitchen, lightings, luxury life style, surfaces and finishes, textiles and carpets, commercial interiors and fit out, outdoor design and build, vastu and fengshui. Asked about the participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the exhibition, Adil Osman, project director at Al Nimr Expo, said that some individual small and medium enterprises companies will be exhibiting their products and services at the show.
The developer who does not care to see the wisdom of the sunken world beneath his highrise plantation in Ye Si's prose poem "Land" is most probably the customer of some fengshui [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] diviner, thanks to whom he hopes to receive the lucky numbers for his investments.
A small sampling of topics: Zhuangzi and Basho on the art of travel; travelling with Laozi and Plato; fengshui design and shanshui painting; detachment and reunion; the conceptual world of German romanticism; Zen landscapes of the heart; images and mirages in travelling through and writing about Tibet; the intergenerational transmission of Confucian culture; and a Daoist alternative to role ethics.
The chief of staff of the People's Liberation Army, General Fang Fengshui, said that 'there is a possibility that' a North Korea will conduct fourth nuclear test.
doi: 10.2134/jeq1995.00472425002400020002x Fang ZL (2006) An investigation of fengshui woods at Wanshitou village.
It holds mining rights to the Shuanghe fluorite mine, the Fengshui Qingshuzi fluorite and barite mine, the Baichun fluorite mine, the Luping fluorite mine and the Shibuya fluorite and barite mines.
(90.) When applied to daily living structures, the fengshui master's goal was to establish heaven on earth.
Leaf through the literature and you will find articles on seemingly unconnected matters-music and scent preferences, effects of humour usage by financial advisors, call centre locations, even fengshui for bank branch outfitting.