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TL;DR: Qian House is one of the four houses in the Western Four Houses group of Ba Zhai, for people with Western Four Ming gua numbers (Qian, Kun, Gen, Dui). The best directions for Qian House include West, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest, with Northwest (Fu Wei) and West (Sheng Qi) being the most auspicious.
What is Ba Zhai and the Western Four Houses?
Ba Zhai (Eight Houses) is a classical Feng Shui system based on the combination of the eight trigrams, house directions, and the occupant's birth year. The eight directions are divided into two groups: Eastern Four Houses (Kan, Li, Zhen, Xun) and Western Four Houses (Qian, Kun, Gen, Dui). Each person has a gua number based on their lunar birth year, which places them in one of these groups. Those in the Western Four Ming group should ideally live in a house belonging to the Western Four Houses group to achieve harmony and good fortune.
The Qian House (Trạch Càn) is one of the four houses in the Western group. Qian (乾) is the first trigram of the Bagua, symbolizing heaven, father, leader, metal, and colors like white and gold. In Feng Shui, the Qian House is often associated with people of Qian Ming, but in reality, anyone in the Western Four Ming group can choose a house facing Northwest (Qian direction) and call it a Qian House.
What are the characteristics of the Qian House?
Five Elements and Trigram Principles
Qian belongs to the Metal element, representing firmness, decisiveness, and strength. In nature, Qian is heaven, king, and father. Thus, the Qian House carries strong, upward energy, suitable for leaders, managers, or ambitious individuals. A house with its main direction facing Northwest is considered a Qian House.
What are residents of a Qian House like?
According to Ba Zhai, people living in a Qian House often benefit from Qian's energy, becoming confident, decisive, and having leadership qualities. However, if the direction is not suitable or affected by negative factors, they may become stubborn, authoritarian, or face obstacles in family relationships, especially with the father or elders.
Location and House Direction
The Qian House faces Northwest (292.5° to 337.5°). In Feng Shui, Northwest is the direction of the Qian trigram, representing the father or head of the family. Thus, if the householder is a male and the breadwinner, choosing a house facing Northwest strengthens their role in family and career.
What are the favorable and unfavorable directions for Qian House?
In Ba Zhai, each house has four good directions (Sheng Qi, Tian Yi, Yan Nian, Fu Wei) and four bad directions (Huo Hai, Wu Gui, Liu Sha, Jue Ming). For the Qian House:
Good Directions
- Sheng Qi (West): Brings wealth, luck, and prosperity. Place the main door or office in the West to attract good career energy.
- Tian Yi (Northeast): Good for health, helps avoid illness. Bedrooms or dining rooms should be in this area.
- Yan Nian (Southwest): Good for love, marriage, and family harmony. Place the couple's bedroom here to strengthen bonds.
- Fu Wei (Northwest): Strengthens personal power, stabilizes spirit, and aids in study and work success.
Bad Directions
The Ba Zhai school attaches these meanings to the four bad directions:
- Huo Hai (Southeast): gossip, disputes and financial loss.
- Wu Gui (East): accidents, fire and theft.
- Liu Sha (North): lawsuits, conflicts and losses.
- Jue Ming (South): regarded as the worst of the four.
How do Qian Ming people apply Ba Zhai in practice?
Choosing House and Door Directions
People with Qian Ming (in the Western Four Ming group) should choose houses facing Northwest, West, Northeast, or Southwest. Among these, Northwest (Fu Wei) and West (Sheng Qi) are the best. The main door is the primary Qi intake point, so it should be placed in one of the good directions.
Room Placement
- Living Room: Place in the West or Northwest to enhance communication and attract helpful people.
- Bedroom: Place in Tian Yi (Northeast) or Yan Nian (Southwest) to improve health and relationships.
- Kitchen: The stove belongs to Fire, so it can be placed in a bad direction (e.g., South or North) but facing a good direction to mitigate negative effects.
- Ancestral Altar: Place in the Qian direction (Northwest) for respect and connection with ancestors.
Colors and Feng Shui Objects
Qian Ming people belong to Metal, so use colors that support Metal: yellow, brown (Earth generates Metal), white, gray, silver (Metal). Avoid red, pink, purple (Fire overcomes Metal) in important areas. Placing a Pi Xiu or a three-legged toad in the Sheng Qi direction to invite wealth is a folk custom, not part of the Ba Zhai calculation.
How do you remedy bad directions for the Qian House?
In the Ba Zhai school, a house with a bad direction (for example South, Jue Ming) is handled by rearranging it: the main door, bedrooms and desk go in the four good directions, while the kitchen, storage and toilet take the bad ones. Hanging a Bagua mirror or placing vases, plants or a bright doormat at the entrance is folk custom, not part of the Ba Zhai calculation.
Quick-Reference Table: the Qian house
| Star | Compass direction |
|---|---|
| Kua number | 6 |
| Group | West Group |
| Sheng Qi (auspicious) | West |
| Tian Yi (auspicious) | Northeast |
| Yan Nian (auspicious) | Southwest |
| Fu Wei (auspicious) | Northwest |
| Huo Hai (inauspicious) | Southeast |
| Liu Sha (inauspicious) | North |
| Wu Gui (inauspicious) | East |
| Jue Ming (inauspicious) | South |
Figures in this table match the results of the lookup tools on Nhật Nguyệt.
