Beijing, 2008-Olympic Fever with a Twist of Feng Shui.
By: Fire Dragon
Beijing-The second largest city in China hosts the 2008 summer Olympic Games. Beijing literally means “northern capital”, in accordance with other cities named by the direction where they are located. The Beijing Olympic Stadium under construction, also known as the “Bird’s Nest,” is a feat of engineering developed by Heurzog and DeMeuron, two well-known Swiss architects. The structural elements support one another and converge into a grid-like formation; hence the name, the “The Bird’s Nest.” Seating capacity will be 79,574, yet for the Olympic Games, it will be in excess of 100,000.Feng shui (pronounced, fung shway); literally, means “wind water.”
Remarkably similar to Chinese Astrology, feng shui is part of an ancient Chinese philosophy of nature. Like Chinese Astrology, Feng shui relates to the five elements of nature (Wood-Fire-Earth-Metal-Water), and how living with rather than against nature benefits both humans and the environment. The feng shui chart applies to the elements as follows:
Water-all shades of blue (Knowledge {Wisdom, Education, and Self-Cultivation}) or black (Career {Life-Path, The Journey}).
Wood-all shades of green (Family {Community, Elders}).
