Feng Shui Property Knowledge
Plain-language articles on reading a home through traditional Chinese feng shui — orientation, sha formations, sloping blocks, apartments, and more.
- Feng shui house orientation in Australia: which direction should a house face?
Below the equator the sun crosses the northern sky, so the side of a house that is warm and bright is inverted. Here is what a home's sitting and facing direction (坐向) means, how it is determined, and whether the traditional directions should be reversed in Australia and New Zealand.
- Is a remote feng shui audit reliable? What it can read, and what it cannot
Most overseas Chinese clients are reading a property nobody can stand in front of — another city, another country, or an auction three days away. Here is what an address and a floor plan can support, what they cannot, and when attending still adds something.
- Feng shui when buying overseas: a guide for Chinese buyers in AU, NZ, SG and MY
Chinese buyers in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia face housing the traditional vocabulary was never written for. This guide sets out what carries over unchanged, what needs translating, and what each of the four markets asks most.
- HDB flats and condominiums: how a unit is read, not a block of land
For most Chinese households in Singapore and Malaysia — and for apartment buyers in Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland — the traditional land questions never arise. Here is what replaces them, item by item.
- No foyer, open kitchen, garage entry: reading a Western house the traditional way
The traditional vocabulary was formed around a house drawn differently from the one most overseas Chinese families now live in. Here is how the three biggest gaps are handled without forcing the plan into a category it was never drawn as.
- What is a feng shui audit? A plain-language guide
A feng shui audit is a structured reading of a property's environment and layout, grounded in traditional feng shui. Here is what a home feng shui audit looks at, and how DaoShu Energy's expert-led audit works.
- A feng shui checklist for buying a house
A short, plain-language feng shui checklist for when you are buying a house — what traditional feng shui looks at around and inside a property, offered as one perspective among the many factors home buyers weigh.
- Feng shui for sloping blocks and hillside homes
Sloping sites are common in cities like Sydney, Wellington, and San Francisco. Here is how traditional feng shui reads a block that rises or falls.
- Apartment feng shui: what to look for
Most city dwellers in Tokyo, New York, São Paulo and beyond live in apartments. Traditional feng shui still applies — here is where to focus.
- Embracing vs reverse: why the way a road or river curves matters
The same curve can be auspicious or cautionary in traditional feng shui, depending on which side a home sits. Here is the distinction.
- Feng shui and the front door (大门)
The main door is where energy enters a home in traditional feng shui. Here is why it matters and what the tradition looks at.
- Feng shui five elements (五行) at home: a plain-language guide
The feng shui five elements — wood, fire, earth, metal, and water — are the vocabulary traditional feng shui uses to describe balance in a home. Here is a plain-language guide to the five elements and how they relate.
- Feng shui myths and what traditional practice actually says
Feng shui is often reduced to a few clichés. Here we separate popular myths from what traditional practice — and DaoShu Energy — actually focuses on.
- Personal energy and the home (人物能量)
Traditional feng shui reads not just the building but the people in it. Here is what 'personal energy' means and why DaoShu treats it as one of three lenses.
- Space-time energy: why timing and the year matter (时空能量)
Traditional feng shui treats time as well as space. Here is what 'space-time energy' means and how the changing year fits into a reading.