On the trail of feng shui in Hong Kong

Shopping malls, office towers and homes draw on its principles in their design in an attempt to create prosperity.

And individuals often consult feng shui masters to decide on the best date to get married, give birth or move house.

The run-up up to the Lunar New Year is the busiest time of year for Kerby Kuek, a feng shui practitioner who has published 15 books on the subject.

His clients, which include some of Hong Kong’s biggest companies, all want their “annual audit” to maximize their good fortune in the year to come.

He took time out to take CNN on a tour of the city’s feng shui hot spots, where the cosmic energy will help you do the Year of the Sheep proud.

Causeway Bay

It’s hard to believe that Times Square, the crowded, traffic-clogged heart of Hong Kong shopping district Causeway Bay, enjoys some of the city’s best feng shui.

But imagine the towering skyscrapers are mountains and the endless procession of cars, taxis and delivery trucks a meandering river and it all begins to make sense, says Kuek.

Causeway Bay benefits from what Kuek calls a “feng shui meridian” between four peaks and it’s built atop two “dragon pulses” that flow into Hong Kong in the form of mountain ranges.

Using explosives, they blasted off the protruding part and within a few years village life was back to normal.

How to get there: Bus to Tai O from Tung Chung MTR

Barker Road, The Peak

The Peak is an unbeatable vantage point for taking in Hong Kong’s celebrated skyline and also happens to offer up the city’s most auspicious feng shui.

Surrounded by water on four sides and with a direct line of sight to Lion Rock in Kowloon, the houses that cling to the mountainside are home to Hong Kong’s rich and powerful.

The winding Barker Road that links Victoria and Magazine gaps, taps the best flow of “cosmic energy,” says Kuek.

Inhabitants include a U.S. ambassador, the city’s financial secretary and a handful of tycoons, he adds.

How to get there: Take Peak tram from Central

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