LI-e feng shui iwubuciko obuhlose ukuvumelanisa amandla emvelo (qi, 氣/气) wendawo, ukuze kuthuthukiswe impilo, inhlalakahle nokuchuma kwabahlali bayo. E-China, ngokuvamile ibizwa ngokuthi isiyalo fēng shuǐ xué (风水学, isifundo somoya namanzi). Lobu buciko buhlose ukuhlela izindawo zokuhlala ngokwendlela ebonakalayo (imigudu yamanzi) kanye nokugeleza okungabonakali (imimoya) ukuze kutholwe ukulingana kwamandla kanye nokujikeleza kahle kwamandla.