March/2022: Chinese translation of the reference text book 'A History of Western Architecture', translated by Zaihong Shen, has been released by Bejing Publishing Group. ISBN 978-7-5592-0225-3
Feb/2020: Finishing book 'The Story of Ancient Architecture', in Chinese, covering Mayan, Peru, Mesopotamia, Egypt and Inida. Meanwhile finishing the 6 year work on translation of reference text book 'A History of Western Architecture', by University of Cambridge Professor David Watkin from English to Chinese.
Feb/2015: Ongoing editing work of 'The Story of Architecture' book project, and ongoing translation of 'A History of Western Architecture' reference text book from English to Chinese.
August/2014: Continued Architectural Research on 'The Origin of Tibetan Architecture' project, in Ngari, Tibet.
August/2013: Conducting architectural history research around Wudang Taoist mountain, and in Tibet.
October/2012: Working on manuscripts on 'The Story of Architecture' and 'Feng Shui'. Both books are to be published first in mainland China.
August/2012: On-site book research on 'The Story of Architecture' in Peru and Ecuador.
January/2012: Continuing City Planning Projects in China.
January/2011: City Feng Shui in China - multiple City Planning projects, in different cities in China, based in Beijing, China.
April/2010: On-Site Research on Ancient Architecture & Culture continued in Asia, including India, Cambodia and Indonesia, after previous travels to Central & South America. Working on manuscript for new book publication, initially in Chinese.
February/2010: Book "Feng Shui - Harmonizing You Inner and Outer Space", new edition in Chinese, published in Taiwan by Owl Publishing House. Feng Shui
August/2009: Book Feng Shui, in Chinese, Published in Beijing, China, by Trends Books / DK China. Feng Shui
01/05/2009: Feng Shui and Environment -- Seminar at the Tsinghua (Qing Hua) University, Environmental Art Dept, Beijing, China
11/05/2008:Yin and Yang -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ07-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ07-01
11/05/2008:Yin and Yang -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ07-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ07-01
05/07/2008: Concept of Yin and Yang -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ03-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ03-01
10/17/2007: Concept of Yin and Yang -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ06-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ06-01
09/01/2007:Semester start - Zaihong co-teaching with Professor David Hawk: "Business Ontology -- The Limits to Knowledge, and how to get there", part of NJIT's Executive MBA program. NJIT (New Jersey Institute of Technology), Management Dept., Course #MGMT 699, Sat. 9am-4pm.
09/01/2007:Semester start - Zaihong continues teaching "History of Architecture" course at CUNY's New York City College of Technology, Architecture Department. Course #AR-1121, Wednesdays 10-11:40am.
07/16/2007: 2-3:30 pm - Feng Shui Analysis -- Talk at Columbia University by Zaihong Shen. Part of CHINA INSTITUE's Summer Program. For more information, please call China Institute, 212-744-8181
05/02/2007: Introduction to Feng Shui -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:00pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 30$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3SP18-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: LP3SP18-01
04/11/2007: Concept of Yin and Yang -- Seminar at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ06-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ06-01
02/18/2007: Happy Chinese and Korean New Year -- TV Interviews with Zaihong Shen on CNN and ABC/Good Morning America to introduce the Year of the Pig.
01/31/2007:Semester start - Zaihong continues teaching "History of Architecture" course at CUNY's New York City College of Technology, Architecture Department. Course #AR-121, Wednesdays 8-9:40am & 10-11:40am.
11/02/2006: Philosophy of Yin and Yang -- Class at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center. Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128. Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ01-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website: T-LH5PJ01-01
08/2006: Zaihong Shen is teaching the course "History of Architecture" as adjunct professor at CUNY's New York City College of Technology, Architecture Department. Course #AR-121, sect. 9157, Fridays 12:00-1:40pm.
08/06/2006:Just added to our website - Design by Zai-Design
06/26/2006:Interviews with Zaihong Shen by Hora Hispana Newspaper (Daily News Spanish language edition); will be in print mid July
04/26/2006: Seminar on the Concept of Yin and Yang
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PJ03-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
T-LH5PJ03-01
03/29/2006: Feng Shui Introduction Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 30$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3SP18-03, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3SP18-03
01/29/2006:Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Dog; Interviews with Zaihong Shen on CNN and Daily News
04/27/2005: Feng Shui Introduction Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 30$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3SP18-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3SP18-01
04/20/2005: Seminar on the Concept of Yin and Yang
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7:30pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 25$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code T-LH5PH07-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
T-LH5PH07-01
12/12/2004: Interview with Zaihong Shen on WNYC radio at 7am.
11/27/2004: Interview and Case Studies from Feng Shui New York presented on PBS/Channel-13 program "The Soul of New York"
11/17/2004: Introduction to Feng Shui Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 30$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3SP18-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3SP18-01
11/10-12/2004: Presentation "The Ancient Art of Wind & Water - Feng Shui and Green Building" at the International Greenbuild Conference in Portland, OR.
06/16/2004: Interview with KOREA TIMES newspaper on Feng Shui
06/04/2004: Zaihong Shen receives Cultural Awareness Award from NYU Medical Center
06/04/2004: Concept of Yin & Yang Lecture at NYU Medical Center 9:00-10:00am
06/02/2004: Introduction to Feng Shui Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 30$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3PT07-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3PT07-01
05/25/2004: Viacom/MTV Lecture on Feng Shui - 12:30-1:30
May 21, 2004: Interview on Feng Shui with RAI - Italian national television.
February 2004: Interview for NY JAPION Newspaper on Feng Shui.
January 2004: Interview on Feng Shui with OUR TOWN Manhattan newspaper.
10/30/2003: Feng Shui Introduction Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
Admission: 35$. For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3LW03-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3LW03-01
08/20/2003: Feng Shui at Work
A case study of Feng Shui for an office space and interview with Zaihong Shen on CNN.
06/13/2003: Soho Gallery opening - EICKHOLT GALLERY
presenting group show case. To see Zai's new paintings come to the Opening on Friday 06/13, 6-9pm, at 427 Broadway
(corner of Howard St, above Canal St), 5th floor, NY, NY 10013. Don't miss the SOHO gallery scene with special guests.
06/12/2003: Feng Shui Introduction Class
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Time: 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and ask for class code LP3LW03-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3LW03-01
06/06/2003: Spring Art SHOW Party
At SHOW - the hottest new nightclub in Midtown. Address: 135 West 41st Street, between 6th Ave and Broadway. 212-941-1817.
Group Art show with performance by the Walter Band - on Friday 06/06, 7-11pm - call Zai at 212-219-1979 for free admission.
05/30/2003: Book Foreign Version Announcement
So far, Zaihong's books "Feng Shui - Harmonizing Your Inner and Outer Space" and "Sexual Healing through Yin and Yang" have been translated
and published in eight foreign languages: Spanish, French, Russian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Norwegian, Icelandic.
A German version is expected to be published this year.
04/03 & 04/10/2003: Introduction to Feng Shui & Feng Shui in New York City
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Lectures on Thursday April 3 & April 10, 2003, 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and mention the class code: LP3LW02 (Introduction to Feng Shui)
or LP3LW11 (Feng Shui in NYC), or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
LP3LW02 or
LP3LW11
11/07/2002: Introduction to Feng Shui
at the 92nd street Y -- New York's leading Cultural Center.
Lecture on Thursday Nov 07, 2002, 7pm-9pm. Address: 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
For registration please call (212) 415-5500, and mention the class code: LP3LW02, or visit the 92nd street Y's website:
register here
08/31/2002: Feng Shui New York
New on our webpage -- Feng Shui of the WTC area ; basic principles
of traditional Feng Shui and how they may apply to reconstructing New York's World Trade Center area.
08/29-31/2002: Tribes Gallery
10 Year Anniversary Celebration and Charlie Parker Festival. A group art show with works of local artists features
paintings by Zaihong Shen. For information, dates and directions see the
Tribes Gallery webpage or call: (212) 674-3778.
08/26/2002: Fox News
Interview with Zaihong Shen on Feng Shui of the WTC site. To be published shortly on
FoxNews.com.
Please click here for the story:
Designers Advocate Rebuilding Chi at Ground Zero Site
August 2002: PEN magazine
an international Japanese style magazine, will publish in their NEW YORK section an interview with Feng Shui consultant
Zaihong Shen in their August Issue.
July 2002: NEWSDAY
Interview with Zaihong Shen, covering Feng Shui and the plans for rebuilding the World Trade Center site.
Read the intervew
June 2002: Tribes Gallery, New York
Interview with Zaihong Shen by David Henderson of Tribes Gallery, New York
Read the intervew
June 2002: The Village Voice
'Holy Waters' by Eric Baard in the Spitritual Life section of The Village Voice, with input from Zaihong Shen.
Read the article
06/13/2002: Spring Art Show Party
A group Art show & live music -- Thursday, June 13th, 9pm sharp
at: ONE-51 -- 151 E 50th street (b/t 3rd an Lexington Ave), NYC
further information regarding the event, please call 212-941-1817
for complimentary tickets, please
contact the Feng Shui Gallery.
06/06/2002: Introduction to Feng Shui: Lecture and book signing by Zaihong Shen
on Thursday June 6, 2002, 7pm-9pm at the 92nd street Y
-- New York's leading Cultural Center, located 1395 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10128.
The event is open to the public. For registration call (212) 415-5500, and mention
the class code: LP3LW03-01, or visit the 92nd street Y's website at:
www.92ndsty.org
May 2002: Deconstructing the Empire State Building: Dragon Mountain
Online article based on an interview with Zaihong Shen of Feng Shui New York.
Read the article
05/19/2002: Meet the Author -- Book signing party for two books by Zaihong Shen:
FENG SHUI and SEXUAL HEALING THROUGH YIN & YANG
place: TRIBE GALLERY --- where the fun is
285 East 3rd Street 2ndFL; New York, NY 10002
Time: Sunday May 19th, 2002,5-7pm
info: 212-674-8262
UPCOMING LECTURES: "Feng Shui for the Home and Office"
05/21/2002: Environmental Protection Agency (Employees only), Location: 290 Broadway, New York NY 10007, Time: 2pm.
05/30/2002: Prudential (Employees only), Location: Roseland, New Jersey , Time: 12pm.
02/14/2002: We will exhibit some of Zaihong's paintings at the "Celebration of Chinese Cinema" film festival at 529 West 42nd Street, Manhattan NYC, around Chinese New Year. A preview will be on display from Feb.15, and a larger exhibit starting Mar.08. Please visit their webpage for further information:prcmovie.com
02/02/2002: We have started adding some new Calligraphy to the Online Gallery - please check back soon for more. We also made the gallery pages viewable for non-frame browsers, since it happened to get indexed by some search engines: Online Gallery
01/05/2002: We upgraded the online Gallery to clickable thumbnails so that larger images can be viewed online. We will add some more works in the coming weeks.
November 2001: Sample Pages of Zaihong Shen's Books "Feng Shui - harmonizing your inner and outer space" and "Sexual Healing Through Yin and Yang" can be viewed at Amazon.com. Please Follow the "Look Inside" link on our books page
Feng Shui New York - Feng Shui Consultation, Interior Design, Books & Art