The southern foot of the Jiuling Mountains in western Jiangxi is beautiful and rich in resources. As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, there were constant migrations of foreign populations to settle here, so the historical and cultural heritage is profound. The Yifeng Fengshi custom is a precious relic. This custom originated in the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1208-1224), and was originally introduced to Yifeng County by immigrants from Ganzhou. After 800 years of inheritance and development by local Fengshui artists of successive generations, and the injection of local cultural elements, it has become a folk culture with unique local characteristics. It is now mainly distributed in 16 towns such as Xinchang, Tanshan, and Tianbao in Yifeng County and surrounding counties and cities such as Gao'an, Shanggao, and Tonggu. In the hunting period of primitive humans, people knew that choosing caves that were sheltered from the wind and facing the sun as residences was conducive to heat preservation, moisture-proof, beast-proof, and fire-proof. In the primitive agricultural period, people had further requirements and understanding of environmental living conditions. In the selection of tribal sites, they all followed a common principle, that is, sitting north and facing south, with their backs to mountains and facing water. Until today, it has become a widely used folk belief culture. However, people found in the practice of production and life that due to the constraints of topography and other creatures, there are always unsatisfactory aspects in building houses. So people started to think about what to use to guard the house. After thinking about it, someone suggested: Why not use the form of the "king of beasts" lion to make up for the shortcomings of Feng Shui? This idea was recognized by some dignitaries, and thus the cultural phenomenon of wind lions was born. In the initial stage, it was just an attempt. During the Han and Tang Dynasties, traces of stone lions began to appear in front of the tombs of kings and nobles, but at that time they were only placed in front of tombs and tombs. As a mythical beast on the Shinto, it was often placed together with stone statues such as stone horses and stone sheep to shock the four directions and make people feel awe. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, the use of wind lions was not only widely valued by royal relatives, but also began to enter the folk. In addition to being used in cemeteries, it was also used as a mythical beast to guard the house and pray for good fortune. Yifeng Fengshui lions came into being and have been passed down to this day. The Yifeng Fengshi can be expressed in stone carving, wood carving, bronze carving, root carving, brick carving, and after the Qing Dynasty, pottery painting, calligraphy and painting, and paper-cutting were derived; there are types of lying lions, squatting lions, standing lions, walking lions, hanging lions, courtyard guarding lions, house guarding lions, baby-tethering lions, etc. Fengshi of different forms have different usage methods and play different roles; even Fengshi with the same appearance, if used differently, their roles are completely different. In this way, the artists engaged in this craft have always accompanied them in their lives, carrying instruments such as measuring rulers and compasses, combining visual observation and measurement, carefully observing the environment, terrain and purpose of the host, and explaining the reasons for placement. This aspect is quite particular. The use of Feng Shui lions must be combined with the environmental characteristics of each place and the characteristics of the owner. For example, the lying lion symbolizes leisure, peace and tranquility, and is usually placed in front of temples, nunneries or amusement parks; the squatting lion is a patron saint worshipped by the people from ancient times to the present. It listens to all directions and looks at the world. It shoulders the heavy responsibility of suppressing evil and exorcising demons. It is widely used in government offices, houses, city gates, bridges, temples, halls, warehouses and other places; the standing lion has a fierce temperament and quick reaction. It is ready to go and invincible. It is suitable for being placed in front of temples and tombs to take the mission of guarding against the enemy and guarding the mountain. The walking lion is also called the mountain lion. It is in a hungry and foraging state, with a fierce momentum and evil spirit. It is suitable to be placed on the roadside and bridgehead at the foot of the mountain to avoid the chaos of evil spirits and drive away the harassment of wild beasts in the mountain; but it should not be placed in front of government offices and residential courtyards to avoid disasters. The upside-down lion is suitable for placing on both sides of the gate of old houses and ancient ancestral halls, especially for the family of important figures, to maintain and enhance the power. The courtyard guarding lion, house-protecting lion, and baby-tethering lion are used to guard the house and protect the fetus according to the different situations of different families. The placement of the wind lion is also particular. Fengshui lions of different textures and colors have different placement directions. The east belongs to wood in the five elements, and a copper lion belonging to gold should be placed, so that gold overcomes wood; the west belongs to gold in the five elements, and a red lion belonging to fire should be placed, so that fire overcomes gold; the north belongs to water in the five elements, and a stone lion or jade lion belonging to earth should be placed, so that earth overcomes water; the south belongs to fire in the five elements, and a black lion belonging to water should be placed, so that water overcomes fire. The provincial representative inheritor of this project is You Kunming, president of the Yifeng County Folk Culture Research Association. In June 2010, with the approval of the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government, Yifeng Fengshi was included in the third batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage lists.