Christian symbols are bad Feng Sui

Apparently.
In today's South China Morning Post, there is a story (subscription only) about a Hong Kong neighborhood's objection to the Marymount Primary School's plan to erect a 2-storey tall cross. The objection mostly has to do with bad feng sui resulting in decreased property values. Some of th equotes are priceless.

Most residents have consulted fung shui masters on ways to counter the effects of the cross and have installed religious decorations inside their flats for "protection".
"We do not want to bear this cross every time we look out of the window," said Vivien Shiu Yin-yu, chairwoman of the block's Incorporated Owners Committee. "This huge crucifix will greatly affect our home lives."
Ms Shiu said the neighbours were worried the sign would bring bad fung shui, affect the value of their properties and strongly reflect sunshine.
"We have held several meetings with the school regarding our complaints. But in the end they still decided to put up such a big metal cross. The school board did not respect our feelings."

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Another resident, Elise Kerr, said they found out about the plan last year and were horrified when a full-scale paper cross was put up on the wall in March.
"It looks like a sword pointing at us," she said. "Most of the residents here are Buddhists and we just want harmony. I have already spent $3,000 to hire a fung shui master and I have put non-reflective tape and a few old Chinese coins on the windows."

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Veteran fung shui master Peter So Man-fung said the cross "could be considered as a weapon so it may cause problems from a fung shui point of view".
It could be countered by putting plants along the road or at the apartments.

Comments

LC said…
My favorite line: "We do not want to bear this cross every time we look out of the window."
That is quite funny.