| Feng shui handles five main elements in order to | | | | Fire is represented by the color red and direction |
| achieve harmony and balance in any space. These | | | | south, and symbolizes the puberty years. |
| five feng shui elements are: wood, fire, earth, metal | | | | A next element is earth or Tu in Chinese. This feng |
| and water. Each one of them has its own | | | | shui element symbolizes stability, patience and |
| characteristics and properties, and we will detail them | | | | honesty. It is a methodic element that can also |
| in the following lines. | | | | become demanding, and is ideal for everything that is |
| According to Chinese traditions, everything is | | | | related with real estate and inheritances. Earth is |
| constantly changing and interacting and that happens | | | | symbolized by color yellow and is representative of |
| through these five main elements. Feng shui | | | | the early youth years. |
| traditional knowledge and all its guidelines are based | | | | Metal or Jin in Chinese is another main feng shui |
| on these five feng shui elements. Therefore, when | | | | element. It represents success in businesses and |
| wishing to harmonize a place according to feng shui, | | | | harvesting. It can also represent a knife or cutting |
| these elements must be properly employed according | | | | metal and be destructive through it. White and gold |
| to their characteristics and effects. | | | | are the colors that symbolize it, and its direction is |
| One first feng shui element is wood, which has the | | | | west. This feng shui element symbolizes the adult |
| Chinese name of Mu. Wood represents innovation, | | | | years of human life. |
| creativity and birth, and it is a sociable element. This | | | | One last element is water, called Shui in Chinese. It |
| element corresponds to the color green and the east | | | | has a very important role among feng shui elements, |
| direction. By placing this element at a strategic spot in | | | | and actually the name feng shui contains its name in |
| any space, you would be adding all of which it | | | | it, meaning water and wind. Water mainly represents |
| represents. | | | | communications and traveling. But it also represents |
| Another feng shui element is fire, called Huo in China. | | | | learning, arts and media. Water is elemental for living, |
| Fire symbolizes and brings activity, enthusiasm and | | | | not only for humans but also animals and plants. It |
| energy to the places where it can be found. It is a | | | | can be quiet or violent. This element is represented |
| warm element that must be treated with measure | | | | by the color black and direction north, and symbolizes |
| since too much of it can destroy what surrounds it. | | | | the old human years. |