Location and Orientation 墓碑的定向及方位

一般墓碑定向及方位會根據各自家族的宗教、信仰、風水等不同變數而決定不同的方向,大多的墓碑會因上述等考量採用「面海背山」的定位,方向則不一定。從琅琅上口的兒歌-我家門前有小河,後面有山坡、廟宇的設計-前有池塘後有山、以及人們今日用來比喻強大支援的「靠山」不難得知,會選用「面海背山」的原因是除了擁有好風水外,更希望祖先們能成為子孫的靠山庇蔭子孫。連墓,常見於澎湖的一種墓碑排列方式:墓碑一個接一個整齊的排列於墓地中,其墓碑的定位皆朝自相同方向。特別的是在澎湖的連墓時常是「面山背海」,和風水上的論點相牴觸。「洪門楊氏墓」碑與左右側之連墓所屬的方位就是牴觸風水的「面山背海」。在白沙相同地區其他的「面海背山」的墓碑大多都因強風長時間的侵蝕而無法辨讀。也許也因「洪門楊氏墓」碑特殊的墓碑方位走向,讓她得以保存至今

NEW:Tomb direction is 211, so roughly 南西.

The tomb is located in the low and flat part of the Zhuwan graveyard, a fact that is shared with other old tombstones in that graveyard, while newer tombstones are located higher up the hill. What is particular about the orientation of the tomb is not its direction, but the fact that the tombstones, contrary to commonly shared assumptions about fengshui face the mountain and have the see in their back. This orientation on the one hand raises the question concerning the reason for this choice, on the other it might serve as an explanation why this tombstone has been preserved so well. 面南向崖,座標為(E119.517381, N23.625395)。

此墓碑坐落於竹灣一個地勢低平的墓地,由於較新的墓皆設立於較高處,由此可知同為低處的墓即為同時設立的。讓此墓特別講究於方位而不是方向,且相反於一般風水所推崇的面山背海。這個方位的選擇讓人有了新的問題:究竟違背於習俗方位的不同是否有何考量?但另一方面而言,也因為是方位選擇的不同才使此墓免於嚴重風化,得以受到良好保存。 此墓面南向崖,座標為(E119.517381, N23.625395)。