Period 9 fengshui

[Period 9 fengshui]

National Stadium, Singapore: A Pearl within the City in a Garden

 

Following Taylor Swift‘s six sold-out shows in Singapore, the National Stadium at Singapore Sports Hub is thrown into the limelight once again. Renowned for its iconic dome-shaped architecture, this multi-purpose stadium boasts the world’s largest free-spanning dome structure since it opened a decade ago! At its opening, there were many speculations on the fengshui formation of this national icon.

Let us revisit the National Stadium at the Singapore Sports Hub, from a fengshui perspective, and see how it fits into Singapore’s hub of prosperity.

 

 

Fengshui of National Stadium Singapore

 

 

Is it a rice cooker or radio set? As part of Singapore Sports Hub, a 35-hectare sports, entertainment and lifestyle destination, the National Stadium was reconstructed on the very site where the former National Stadium once stood.

When the current National Stadium was unveiled in 2014, visitors near and far unanimously agreed that the multi-purpose stadium is shaped like part of a ball, perhaps thinking that the design should be sports-related since it is part of the Singapore Sports Hub.

Nonetheless, the national stadium has its own “fengshui identity” in terms of landform fengshui. At the beginning, fengshui experts debated on the feng shui formation as the structure resembles both the “Tortoise Land” formation and the “Oyster Growing a Pearl” formation.

 

 

Landform Fengshui: Tortoise Land?

 

 

If one looks closely at the National Stadium, the domed exterior does indeed look like a tortoise shell. However, there are more factors to landform fengshui and it is not conclusive to decide that this is a “Tortoise Land” just because of a building design. For a place to be deemed a “tortoise land”, there are certain fengshui conditions to be met.

Typically, a “tortoise land” fengshui formation is found near a “snake land” or “centipede land”. The Xuanwu (Black Turtle) is one of the Four Benevolent Animals in traditional fengshui and it takes the shape of a tortoise or snake.

For the uninitiated, Singapore Sports Hub happens to be located at the “Five Snakes Battling the White Crocodile” fengshui formation on the banks of the Kallang River.  Nearby, Geylang is seen as a “water centipede”. This tortoise formation appearing near a “snake” or “centipede” landform fits right into fengshui theories!

But, wait! If you think that the National Stadium has the fengshui formation of “Tortoise Land”, you may want to hold your horses and read on. There are more factors to consider.

 

 

Landform Fengshui: Oyster Growing a Pearl

 

 

If you look at the architecture of the National Stadium carefully, it is apparent that it doesn’t belong to the “Tortoise Land” fengshui formation. This is because of the stadium’s retractable roof. If it is part of a “Tortoise Land” formation, wouldn’t that make it a “tortoise without a shell” when the roof of the National Stadium is retracted?

On the other hand, the National Stadium with its retractable roof that opens and closes brings to mind an oyster with two half shells hinged together. From the top view, the stadium even looks like an oyster. In Chinese culture, oysters are a symbol of good luck. The hard shell of an oyster, like the retractable roof of the National Stadium, represents protection and security, while its ability to open and close symbolises adaptation to the environment.

The pearl, produced by some oysters, is seen as a treasure that symbolises prosperity and good fortune. As the only stadium in the world capable of hosting a multitude of events including football, rugby, cricket and athletics, concerts, family entertainment shows, national and community events, the circular egg-shaped National Stadium does indeed resemble a pearl within our city in a garden, don’t you agree?!

 

 

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