Beijing has emerged as a city more than 3,000 years ago, and has a history of more than 800 years as the capital of all dynasties. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing has gathered various cultures, leaving behind many historical sites and cultural landscapes. It is
It is the center of national politics, culture, education, finance and international exchanges.
Geographically speaking, it is located at the northern end of the North China Plain, connected to Jincheng in the southeast, and surrounded by Hebei Province in the rest, with an area of more than 16,000 square meters. To the west is the Xishan Mountains of the Taihang Mountains, and to the north is Jundu Mountain of the Yanshan Mountains.
The mountains intersect with the Gannan Kouguan Valley, forming a large semicircular mountain bend that expands to the southeast, and also forms a plain.
"The land of Youzhou is surrounded by the sea on the left, Taihang on the right, Juyong on the north, and the land of abundance with the river Jicheng on the south..." I'm talking about the capital city, which is definitely a Feng Shui treasure land with natural treasures.
This is because Beijing and the city are located at the intersection of Taihang Mountain and Yanshan Mountain, at the northern end of the North China Plain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the Taihang Mountains and Jundu Mountains form a natural semicircular barrier.
There are large rivers in the south, mainly the Sanggan River from the Loess Plateau and the Yanghe River from the Mongolian Plateau, which merge into the Yongding River.
The Yongding River is turbulent. After passing through the deep mountains and old forests, it breaks out of the valley in the west of Beijing, and then stretches and flows in the small plain in the south of Beijing, forming many large and small rivers, shaped like a bead net, with a large number of lakes scattered among them.
This kind of geography is a model of being surrounded by mountains and rivers, and it is also a treasure land that hides wind and gathers energy.
The plane landed slowly, Zheng Tianlong followed Xu Nianzhen out of the airport, and a car had been waiting nearby for a long time.
"Mr. Xu, please."
Xu Nianzhen nodded, but she did not get in the car immediately. Instead, she said to Zheng Tianlong: "Master Zheng, please."
When the driver next to him saw Xu Nianzhen's respectful attitude towards Zheng Tianlong, a strange and shocked expression appeared on his face - he had never seen Xu Nianzhen be so respectful to a person, especially when he was so young.
Xu Nianzhen's respect came from the bottom of her heart. Last night Zheng Tianlong found her, handed her a small wooden sign and told her to put it on. As a result, from the moment she put it on, she had been troubled by the "strange feeling" that had been bothering her for a while.
"It became blurry at first, and then completely disappeared within half an hour.
When I go to bed at night, I sleep until dawn, and my insomnia and nightmares disappear.
Xu Nianzhen knew that she had met an expert - even though Zheng Tianlong was younger than herself, he gained her respect.
The car slowly left the airport and entered the street. This was Zheng Tianlong's first visit to Beijing. He was curious and kept looking out the window.
"So this is what the capital city is like?!"
Zheng Tianlong looked at the high-rise buildings on both sides and sighed silently in his heart. This time he came to the capital at the invitation of Xu Nianzhen to find out the source of her evil aura.
"Master Zheng, is this your first time here?"
Xu Nianzhen and Zheng Tianlong were sitting in the back seat together. Seeing his expression, you knew it was his first time.
Withdrawing his gaze, Zheng Tianlong nodded and said, "Yes, the first time I came here, it was even more majestic and beautiful than I imagined."
As early as when he was studying, Zheng Tianlong had read descriptions of the capital city in textbooks countless times. Of course, he was filled with emotion when he was in such a place.
"Master Zheng is welcome to come to Beijing as a guest in the future, and I will definitely show my kindness as a landlord."
Xu Nianzhen's invitation was sincere. She knew that a master-level figure like Zheng Tianlong would ascend to the clouds and transform into a dragon sooner or later, not to mention that Zheng Tianlong had helped her a lot this time.
"Well, I should come to Beijing often in the future."
Feng shui master is a profession that flies around. Zheng Tianlong knows that he will definitely go everywhere in the future to show people Feng shui or look for magic weapons. This place in Beijing will definitely be a place he often comes to.
“When you come, make sure to call me.”….
"OK."
After driving for a while, the car turned into a very quiet area. Zheng Tianlong found that there were no high-rise buildings outside the window at this time. On the contrary, some ancient buildings began to appear, and there were gradually fewer pedestrians and vehicles.
After driving for another half an hour, the car stopped.
"Master Zheng, let's count. This is your resting place. Let's go in and have a look. If it's not suitable, we'll find another place."
After getting out of the car, Zheng Tianlong was stunned. It turned out that this was a courtyard house. He really didn't expect that Xu Nianzhen would arrange for him to live in such a place.
This kind of building has four houses, including the main house (main house), the inverted house (south house), the east wing and the west wing, surrounded by four houses. Finally, it forms a square shape with a central courtyard inside, so it is called a courtyard.
The courtyard houses in Beijing are a little different from those in other places.
First of all, the shape is basically square, while the courtyards in the Shanxi-belt are vertical rectangles that are long from north to south and narrow from east to west, while the courtyards in Shuzhong are mostly horizontal rectangles that are long from east to west and narrow from north to south.
Second, the houses in the east, west, south, and north directions of Beijing's courtyards are independent of each other. The wing rooms and the main room are not connected, and they are all one-story, and are finally connected by verandas.
From the air, it looks like a building composed of four boxes.
The courtyard in front of you can be seen as an old courtyard. Nowadays, this thing is quite rare in Beijing. It is not something that ordinary people can own, especially the old courtyard.
As far as Zheng Tianlong knows, at a certain period due to one or other reasons, many courtyards were demolished and not many were stabbed down. In addition, most of these courtyards are located in the center of the city. Let’s not talk about anything else.
The price of land here is already extremely high, so each building can be sold for a sky-high price, and there is a price but no market. Therefore, owning a courtyard house has become a symbol of wealth and power.
But Xu Nianzhen uses such a place to entertain guests, which shows that she is definitely a figure in Beijing.
Would you feel dissatisfied with a place like this?
"Come on, let's go in and take a look."
Xu Nianzhen first extended his hand to signal, and then led Zheng Tianlong inside.
After entering, Zheng Tianlong discovered that it turned out to be a large duplex courtyard, which is commonly known as the "big house gate", which is even more rare.
Generally speaking, small courtyards are residential buildings, and only high-ranking officials and nobles can and have the financial resources to build large courtyards, which are usually used as residences or government offices. Therefore, Xu Nianzhen's courtyard house definitely has a provenance.
"How's it going? Do you think it's okay?"
"Miss Xu, you are too polite. I don't think anyone would be dissatisfied with a place like this."
Zheng Tianlong understood that using such a place to entertain him showed that Xu Nianzhen respected Ran Ji.
Seeing that Zheng Tianlong's satisfaction came from the bottom of his heart, Xu Nianzhen was also quite happy and said: "Master Zheng, it's still a little early and I'm a little tired after taking the plane. How about you take a rest and I'll call you later?"
Will I pick you up for dinner again?"
"good!"
After Xu Nianzhen left, Zheng Tianlong did not go to rest, but walked slowly around the courtyard. The courtyard is the inheritance of a culture, and it is also a manifestation of Feng Shui. Since he is here, of course he has to study it carefully.