Guanlingren: Strange Tales of Mountains and Seas

Since ancient times, whenever a mountain is opened up or a bridge is built, and whenever construction is to begin—whether for an yin dwelling or a yang dwelling—people first invite someone to observe the feng shui and measure good and bad fortune before ground is broken.

People in this line of work are generally called feng shui masters, but within the trade they call themselves ling observers. By good fortune, I once met a true ling observer decades ago, and I experienced with him some bizarre events beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Looking back now, every detail is still vivid in my mind.