April 6, 2025 — TAIPEI, Taiwan — Dr. Shan-Tung Hsu, a revered teacher, scholar, and the world’s last living master of the traditional Form School of Feng Shui, died on Sunday in his native Taiwan. He was 83.
Dr. Hsu, known to many as Master Hsu, devoted his life to the integration of ancient Chinese wisdom with modern science. Trained from childhood in traditional energy practices by his father and other masters, he also pursued advanced academic studies, earning a Ph.D. in Fiber Science from the University of Washington in 1975.
In the 1970s, while still a graduate student in Seattle, he began teaching Tai Chi Chuan and became a pioneering figure in bringing Eastern energy arts to the Pacific Northwest. In 1974, he founded the Five Willow Tai Chi Association. Over time, he deepened his exploration of Chinese metaphysics, Taoism, Buddhism, and Feng Shui.
Dr Hsu by Taras Layko, Ukraine, 2018.
In 1990, Dr. Hsu established the Blue Mountain Feng Shui Institute, an institution that sought to preserve the authentic teachings of traditional Feng Shui and offer comprehensive training in energy work and natural principles. His influence extended globally through lectures, consultations, and publications, including The Fundamentals of Feng Shui, The Yin and Yang of Love, and The Medicine Box, which received the Independent Publisher’s Gold Medal in 2007.
Dr. Hsu’s consulting work included collaborations with corporations such as Boeing and Sea Land, as well as public institutions and cultural sites across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He was known not only for his profound knowledge of energy and form, but also for his clarity, warmth, and humility.
In 2001, he was invited as the sole representative of Chinese culture to speak at the UNESCO “Dialogue Among Civilizations” conference in Venezuela, where he presented his vision of Natural Principles as a universal foundation for peace and coexistence.
A lifelong seeker of balance between nature, science, and spirit, Dr. Hsu remained active as a teacher and author well into his later years, though he had retired from consultations and workshops in recent years.
He is remembered by his many students and followers across the world as a generous and wise guide — one whose legacy will continue to ripple far beyond his physical presence.
Photograph: Taras Layko, Kyiv, 2018.
