Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Geography
First Advisor
Martha Works
Date of Award
3-2002
Document Type
Paper
Degree Name
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Geography
Department
Geography
Subjects
Feng shui, Chinese Americans -- Funeral customs and rites -- Oregon
DOI
10.15760/geogmaster.18
Abstract
Paper 2: Upwards of 20,000 Chinese migrated to Oregon before 1890. Upon their deaths many were interred in "Chinese cemeteries." In China, the placement of cemeteries is an important aspect of the traditional Chinese religion. This paper asks if the early Chinese practiced the same Feng Shui in the placement of the Oregon gravesites. While Feng Shui is not codified, there are a few general principles to determine graveyard placement, and by comparing Oregon Chinese gravesites with that required for proper Feng Shui placement, concluded that the early Chinese immigrants may have followed the precepts of traditional Chinese religion in siting.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16097
Recommended Citation
Briggs, Andrew Ryall, "Feng Shui and Chinese Rituals of Death across the Oregon Landscape" (2002). Geography Masters Research Papers. 18.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geog_masterpapers/18
10.15760/geogmaster.18
Comments
A research paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geography.
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