also called the Folding Chair
A hill behind, arms on both sides that come round to the front corners, open only straight ahead.
- Traditional seat:
- the middle of the chair, before the back hill between the arms
- Traditionally said:
- steadiness and support (a traditional saying, for reference only)
- Used for
- homes, offices, temples and retreats, graves
- Suits (traditionally)
- families wanting stability, households living with elders, employees wanting support
- Less suited (traditionally)
- blocked in front it is no longer a good armchair; a shop wanting crowds has a narrow opening.
- How this site reads it
- read for homes and graves, also read in town with the buildings as hills
- Example
- Chi Lin Nunnery: looks like Grand Armchair (high). famous sites · see on the map (VVIP)
How to use them
In Explore Land Veins, pick “Grand Armchair” in “Looks like a named form” to find the places in an area most like it.
Open Explore Land Veins
A named form (喝形) here is a likeness read off the shape of the ground — for reference only, never a verdict. Forms read from the look of hills (Rhinoceros, General…) go no higher than medium; forms that depend on the detail of a hill or on imagination are not read here and need a master on site.