The traditional Chinese science and practice of FengShui works with
vital currents that are influenced by heavenly bodies and which permeate
the earth's surface and regulate its cycles of fertility. Modern concern
about the threat to the earth's continued life and fertility has brought
about a revival of interest in this science which was based on
principles of cooperation between mankind and nature. First published in
1873, Ernest J. Eitel's Feng-Shui remains the best classical treatise
on the subject ever written. As such, it offers a unique perspective on
a subject that has since been heavily commercialized in the West. This
edition includes nine engravings of Chinese landscapes by nineteenth
century artist Thomas Allom.