Hanging Behind the Office Chair

When hanging paintings behind an office chair, it is advisable to choose Feng Shui backdrop images, such as traditional Chinese paintings of the Great Wall, Mount Tai, or landscapes with mountains and flowing water. Alternatively, one can hang characters with positive shapes and meanings, while avoiding content and color taboos.

Suitable Choices

• Feng Shui Backdrop Images: From the perspective of Feng Shui, hanging a backdrop image behind an office chair symbolizes having support behind you, which can boost career luck. The Great Wall painting exudes grandeur and represents resilience and a solid foundation. Mount Tai painting is majestic and implies stability and a strong foundation in one's career. Landscapes with mountains and flowing water showcase the vitality and harmony of nature, suggesting that one will receive assistance from influential people in their career development and enjoy smooth progress.
• Positive Characters: If choosing to hang characters, the shape and meaning of the font are crucial. The character shapes should be positive, such as the uprightness of regular script or the fluidity of running script, giving a sense of proactive advancement. The meanings should be auspicious, such as the characters for ambition (志), diligence (勤), and progress (进), which can motivate oneself to maintain a positive work attitude, improve work efficiency, and thus have a positive impact on career luck.

Content to Avoid

• Fierce Animal Paintings: Paintings of fierce animals like tigers and lions have an intimidating aura and can easily create a sense of oppression. In an office environment, they may cause tension and unease, which is not conducive to work and career development.
• Negative Paintings: Paintings depicting scenes like withered trees and setting suns have a negative and decaying atmosphere. They can evoke negative emotions, affecting work enthusiasm and creativity. Prolonged exposure to such an atmosphere may also have an adverse impact on career luck.
• Character Paintings, Abstract Figure Paintings, Patterns with Sharp Corners, Collage Paintings, and Photos of Deceased Relatives: Character paintings are considered unlucky due to the homophony of "back character" (背字). Abstract figure paintings may cause distractions through association. Patterns with sharp corners are believed to bring about "sharp-cornered evil" (尖角煞) and can easily trigger disputes. Collage paintings have a chaotic style and are not conducive to creating a stable work atmosphere. Photos of deceased relatives can immerse one in sad emotions and affect work performance.

Colors to Avoid

One should avoid choosing paintings with dark colors, such as dark gray and black. These colors can easily make people feel down and lack vitality, which is not conducive to maintaining a positive work attitude and good mental state in an office environment.