By: Bixia Chen (Editor), Yuei Nakama (Editor)

Hardcover

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In this title, the authors introduce the reader to traditional island villages built based on Feng Shui concepts around 300 years ago. The traditional village landscape embodies the harmony between man and nature with a scene of "people living in the forest". As well as a scenic landscape, Ryukyu Feng Shui landscape also provides with regulating ecosystem services to prevent from natural disasters. This study includes extensive field survey results on more than forty outlying islands in the southernmost part of Japan. This study includes the actual structure of traditional villages and vegetation composition of forests in the villages. It further explores the distribution of huge trees in traditional villages. This book provides understanding in regard to an integrated landscape with ecological significance, local religion and cultural context for landscape designers and urban planners.

Preface	p. xvii
Introduction	p. 1
Recent Feng Shui Research	p. 13
Feng Shui in Okinawa-A Literature Review	p. 23
Feng Shui Village Landscape and Feng Shui Trees	p. 29
A Ryukyu Island Feng Shui Village Landscape	p. 43
A Sacred Village Landscape in Mainland Okinawa	p. 67
On the Establishment of Feng Shui Villages from the Perspective of Old Fukugi Trees inside the Village	p. 83
Landscape Elements of Feng Shui Villages-Green Trees and Meandering Roads	p. 99
House-Embracing Fukugi Trees on Small Isolated Island	p. 117
House-Embracing Fukugi Trees in a Coastal Village	p. 135
House-Embracing Fukugi Trees in a Village on the Medium Sized Island-A Case Study of Aguni Island	p. 149
Distribution of Fukugi Trees in Okinawa Gunto	p. 165
Distribution of Big Fukugi Trees in Ryukyu Islands in Japan	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 205
Postscript	p. 219
Index	p. 223
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ISBN: 9781614704973
ISBN-10: 161470497X
Series: Environmental Research Advances Ser.
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Published: 1st September 2011
Dimensions (cm): 15.5 x 23.0  x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.618