The Dragon-Shaking Classic in Plain Language

The Canon of the Dragon-Shaking Classic is an important work of ancient Chinese feng shui, or geomancy. Written during the Tang dynasty, it is traditionally attributed to the feng shui master Yang Yun-song, whose style name was “Rescuer of the Poor.” Later generations honored him as Master Yang. He is considered the founder of the Form School of feng shui, and his theories have had a lasting influence on feng shui practice. Along with The Canon of the Doubtful Dragon and Burial Methods and the Inverted Staff, this work forms the core of the Master Yang feng shui tradition and has been revered as a classic by feng shui practitioners throughout the ages.

Rather than being bound by a rigid, archaic translation, this work takes the heart as its source and the tools as its wings, bringing a cluster of fresh blossoms to a plum branch a thousand years old.

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