Feng shui master explains mirrors covering building in Tainan
Feng shui master explains mirrors covering building in Tainan
2026-04-15
One residential building in Tainan’s West Central District has the neighbors scratching their heads after 10 convex mirrors were installed on the building’s facade. As the building faces a larger new building, a fortune teller advised that the mirrors were needed to neutralize the negative energy of the other structure’s "knife edge" corner. But over in South District, some residents refused to install traffic mirrors in their neighborhood, fearing they would harm the feng shui. The neighborhood chief instead had to have mirrors custom-made to keep everyone happy.
Stretching from the entrance up to the fourth floor, a row of 10 mirrors are affixed to the outside of this residential building. The peculiar design has left passersby wondering what on earth they could be for.
-It might be to ward off bad energy from the opposite building.
-Have you ever seen something like this before?
-No. It’s weird. I found it weird walking over here.
-It’s strange. It could be blinding if the sun hits them.
Here in Tainan’s West Central District, you can even see the reflection of the opposite building in the mirrors. They may be intended to neutralize the negative energy of the large building’s high wall facing the apartment.
Cheng Kai-tung
Feng shui master
Those born in the Year of the Horse or the Rat will be affected by the malevolent energy of the “knife edge effect” during those years. This energy could lead to injuries or accidents. Sometimes we use other methods to neutralize it.
Wang Chien-hsiung
Tainan Public Works Bureau acting director
As long as they don’t protrude past the road boundary, or the so-called building line, it’s not illegal.
Meanwhile, over in South District, the neighborhood chief wanted to put up some traffic mirrors to address the many accidents at this intersection. But the residents protested, believing they would reflect into their homes and ruin their feng shui. Instead, the chief made his own smaller, cuter version.
Hsu Chih-hsiung
Dazhong Borough chief
After speaking with the residents, they ended up being OK with these. It’s really made a difference. Accidents are down.
Whether guarding against invisible “blades” carrying bad energy, or visible blind spots, these mirrors are the talk of Tainan.
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奇景! 台南民宅外牆"掛滿反光鏡" 命理師曝原因
2026-04-15
台南中西區有一棟住宅，被民眾發現外牆裝了多達十面的反光鏡，原來住宅對面剛好是大樓，命理師就說，這是為了化解壁刀煞。而在南區則有住戶反而擔心，反光鏡反射影響風水因此拒裝，里長為了減少車禍發生，還得搬出自製的特殊反光應對。
住宅外牆上，鐵門上方一面，二樓到四樓還有直直一整排，共十面的反光鏡，這奇特景象，讓路過民眾看得霧煞煞，好奇這到底是要做什麼用的呢？
-可能是避對面那棟啦
-有沒有看過這樣的情況?
-沒有，就很奇怪，剛才走來就很奇怪
-有點怪，他如果太陽光照起來會很刺
地點就在台南市中西區，其實從反光鏡中就可以看到，住宅對面剛好是一棟大樓，命理師說，這樣的設置可能是為了化解高牆對著住家的壁刀煞。
[[命理師 陳開通]]
“壁刀煞，生肖屬馬的，還有生肖屬老鼠的，在鼠年或是馬年，就會產生這個凶煞，凶煞會產生血光或是意外，有時候我們是用其他方式把它化解”
[[台南市工務局代理局長 王建雄]]
“只要不突出於道路邊界線，即所謂建築線，並無違反建築法規定”
不過在台南南區，這一處路口，因為常發生車禍，當地里長希望能裝設反光鏡，但卻被住戶認為，會照射到自己住家，影響風水而拒裝，里長只好自製小巧可愛版的反光鏡。
[[台南市南區大忠里里長 許智雄]]
“跟住戶溝通所以他們看了之後可以接受，真的有差，事故有減少”
不論是為了化解壁刀煞，民宅外牆的十面反光鏡，還是為了減少車禍的，轉角Q版反光鏡，多了、少了，都有話題。
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