| In old time, Chinese believe kitchen is one of the | | | | Compare to modern stove, modern stove is not |
| three most important features of a home. The | | | | attach to ground and its size is smaller than |
| stove is the specific part of kitchen affect human | | | | handmade stove, I wonder how it is going to |
| life?In Feng shui belief, it represents wealth, | | | | influence Chi? Moreover firewood is the main |
| bounty, and fruits of your labor. And also it is tied | | | | energy resource for handmade stove, since Feng |
| with house member’s health. How does the | | | | shui manipulate five elements theory, traditional |
| stove function to improve people life? The main | | | | stove is considered as fire element at once. |
| concern is the placement of stove. By applying | | | | Today we can see electric hot plate stove and |
| Feng shui concept on stove placement, it is | | | | gas stove is used in household, if Feng shui |
| necessary to consider the Gua or Chi it belongs | | | | practitioner insists to consider stove as one of the |
| to. Here, Gua means to generate energy in term | | | | Feng Shui component, I wonder how do we |
| of house direction. Besides of consider house | | | | consider electric hot plate facing direction? And |
| direction, the year of birth of house owner is one | | | | what is the element of modern stove belongs to? |
| of the aspect to consider. | | | | Many Feng shui writers are not understand what |
| In fact, the space limitation of modern houses | | | | is the principle for Chinese concern stove as a |
| does not allow us to have more alternative to | | | | part of Feng shui, they just keep relate stove to |
| place stove. Feng shui practitioners have to put up | | | | abundance of food, saying food as a indicator of |
| with this limitation when apply their Feng shui rules. | | | | wealth and generosity. After all, it's human nature |
| Moreover, today modern kitchen is different from | | | | to associate food and nutrition with nurturing and |
| traditional style. Look at development history of | | | | sustenance. |
| stove in China, handmade traditional stove was | | | | Though traditional stove is different, Feng Shui |
| used in majority household. Even now in China | | | | practitioner can base on traditional Feng Shui |
| rural area, hand build stove are still the main | | | | remedy to make modification, so that compatible |
| stove. Handmade stove unlike modern stove we | | | | to modern lifestyle. Here I provide some tips for |
| using now, traditional Chinese stove occupy a lot | | | | kitchen design: |
| of space and it built on the ground. Build stove in | | | | 1. Kitchen should be light and airy. |
| household is a serious matter in old time. An | | | | 2. Stove should not be seen from main entrance |
| auspicious date is chosen to build stove to ensure | | | | 3. Do not place stove at the center of house |
| everything is going smooth. Handmade stove is | | | | 4. If the stove is placed on ground floor, on the |
| not removable, so the position of stove is | | | | second floor,do not place bed in the same Gua |
| permanent. Due to stove its size is big and attach | | | | section as stove located. |
| to ground, bear in mind, Feng shui define Chi as an | | | | 5. Avoid to place stove under beam. |
| energy flowing along landform, no doubt | | | | 6. Drainage system under stove bring bad luck to |
| handmade stove is considered a very important | | | | health and financial. |
| component of Feng Shui. | | | | |