In some traditional Chinese cultural beliefs, having the kitchen in the northwest corner is thought to potentially affect the male head of the household.
In traditional Chinese feng shui, placing the kitchen in the northwest is often discussed in terms of several considerations: Ba Zhai Ming Jing (The Eight Mansions Mirror)Associates the northwest with the Qian trigram—symbolizing career, wisdom, and paternal energy. A kitchen’s warmth here is seen as a gentle reminder to harmonize activity (fire) with stillness (metal), […]