A long, broad body of mountain running down from high up; the seat is low on it and its arms are short.
- Traditional seat:
- low on the body, where the slope eases
- Traditionally said:
- boldness and drive (a traditional saying, for reference only)
- Used for
- offices, factories, temples and retreats
- Suits (traditionally)
- managers, the military and police, fiercely competitive trades
- Less suited (traditionally)
- the tiger carries 煞 — not for an ordinary home, least of all with elders or children.
- How this site reads it
- read for homes and graves
- Example
- Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum: looks like Tiger Coming Down the Mountain (medium). famous sites · see on the map (VVIP)
How to use them
In Explore Land Veins, pick “Tiger Coming Down the Mountain” in “Looks like a named form” to find the places in an area most like it.
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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.