In the past, the term "Feng Shui" was taboo in formal publications, mainly due to the influence of its definition in the *Cihai* (Chinese encyclopedic dictionary). The *Ciyuan* records that "commonly, the words of the geomancers are called Feng Shui," while the *Book of Burial* by Guo Pu states: "Burial is about riding the vital energy. If the energy is carried by the wind, it disperses; if it meets water, it stops. The ancients gathered it so it would not disperse and guided it so it would have a stopping point, hence it is called Feng Shui." The *Cihai* records: "Also known as Kan Yu, it is a form of superstition." People, combined with existing江湖 ("jianghu", referring to informal or folk) Feng Shui phenomena, thus confined Feng Shui into a cage, replacing it with terms like Kan Yu, Yi Xue culture... and more recently, the new term "architectural Feng Shui culture."
Recently, the authoritative national magazine *China National Geography* published a special issue on Feng Shui in its first edition of 2006, embodying an objective and fair materialist dialectical spirit. This marked the first step in rehabilitating the name of Feng Shui, creating a platform for discussion where those with differing opinions can freely express their views, presenting a scene of "a hundred schools of thought contending, a hundred flowers blooming." This could possibly release China's orthodox Feng Shui, namely the Feng Shui of Guo (Pu) and Yang (JunSong), from its confines, so people no longer need to be taboo about Feng Shui.