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Appendix B

In reply to the question, 'Do you believe in fung shui?' a variety of young Chinese, in their teens or twenties, replied to the author as follows.

'I believe some of it.'

'If there is reason behind it, like if it is to do with the trees or the mountains, then I believe.'

'Not really.'

'Yes, I accept fung shui. The custom will not die out.'

'Yes, we young Chinese talk about fung shui. I half believe it. There must be something in it. The practice will not die out.'

'No, young Chinese do not discuss it much. I do not believe in it. Mother is careful at home that things are not moved. I could not care less. Fung shui will die out.'

'My parents only bother about fung shui when we buy a new house or move office.'

'I believe the more practical side; not the superstitious side.'

'Some of it: the practical part.'

'To a certain extent.'

'No, I'm a Christian, we are not supposed to believe in fung shui.'

'Yes.'

'I believe some of it.'

'No, I don't believe'

A Chinese teenager brought up in North America replied: 'Fung shui? What's that? No, I don't believe in fortune telling and that sort of thing.'