Yifeng Fengshui Forest Protection Customs

Jiangxi
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Fengshui forest protection customs in Yifeng (the fourth batch of provincial level) Yifeng is located at the southern foot of Jiuling Mountains in northwest Jiangxi, with a total area of 1,935 square kilometers. The landform pattern of Yifeng is "seven mountains, half water, half fields, one road and manor". Yifeng County is rich in forest resources, with more than 2,000 plant species in the county. The per capita forest area is 0.5 hectares, and the forest coverage rate is 6.45. Yifeng County has a long history of Fengshui forest protection. The continuous history of Fengshui forests in each village here has been hundreds or thousands of years. The Fengshui forest culture has a profound accumulation, and the Fengshui forest protection customs are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The Fengshui forests in various villages in the county are basically constructed on the principle of "pillowing mountains and surrounding water". The layout is half-moon-shaped, surrounding the entire village. It is a natural green protection barrier for the village, and it has the symbolic meaning of protecting the countryside. The Fengshui forest in Lianggang Village, Xinchang Town is a microcosm of the Fengshui forest in Yifeng. The Fengshui forest in the village existed before the Ren family was registered here (during the Yuan Zhizheng period, about 1341). Lianggang was originally a house of the Zou family, so the custom of protecting the Fengshui forest is more than a thousand years old. After thousands of years of cultivation, protection and expansion, the total area of the Fengshui forest now reaches 1.5 square kilometers. In the process of protection, the Lianggang Fengshui forest is closely integrated with the profound cultural accumulation and prosperous literary style of the village, and gradually formed its unique village Fengshui culture Lianggang Eight Scenes. The main reasons why Yifeng Fengshui forest and its protection customs have been preserved for thousands of years are as follows: 1. Strict prohibitions. 2. Strict management. 3. Strict rewards and punishments. According to the "Ren Family Genealogy Collection Records": When the forbidden mountain prospers, the people prosper; when the forbidden mountain declines, the people decline; when the forbidden mountain dies, the people die. Its dark mountain (forbidden mountain) has strict regional divisions, and prohibition signs are set up, and special people are appointed to watch the mountain; those who damage the forbidden mountain without authorization will be punished according to age and position. And reward those who report it. The Feng Shui greening idea fully reflected in the Feng Shui forest protection custom in Yifeng reflects the ancient Feng Shui idea of paying attention to forest landscape and advocating green environment; it reflects the Feng Shui greening idea of advocating tree planting; it reflects the idea of prohibiting the use of trees to protect forests. Researching and protecting Feng Shui forests and their protection customs have positive and important significance for building a harmonious society, protecting ecology, and promoting sustainable social development.

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