A woman in Shanghai, China caught the attention of police after repeatedly moving a traffic mirror to protect her home’s feng shui, causing several car accidents as a result.
Feng shui, which literally translates to ‘wind and water’ in Chinese, is the cultural practice of arranging furniture and other objects to protect the flow of energy, or ‘chi,’ and create balance within a space.
One woman in Shanghai became particularly concerned with this practice after experiencing a bout of bad luck, which a feng shui master attributed to a “demon-revealing” traffic mirror that was facing their home.
Mirrors are particularly important in feng shui. Practitioners believe they must not be placed facing a bed or a front door, lest they reflect negative energy, resulting in nightmares, poor sleep, and paranoia.
The traffic mirror was necessary for drivers to see if anyone was coming around the sharp bend in the road.
The woman, determined to change her luck, adjusted the mirror so it wasn’t facing her home… but this resulted in bad luck for local drivers, who relied on the mirror to see the traffic around them and make informed decisions on the road. Frequent accidents occurred due to the mirror’s movement from December through January 2026.
Eventually, the company that owned the properties in their area got involved, installing another traffic mirror on the other side of the street. But this, too, allegedly caused another bout of bad luck for her family, and the woman moved the other mirror as well.
Frustrated by the constant movement of the traffic mirrors, the neighborhood community got together for a meeting and invited local police to speak with the woman and her husband about the situation.
Police confront woman for adjusting traffic mirror over feng shui
As reported by the South China Morning Post, authorities warned the couple that their actions could be considered a crime that carries jail time, explaining that they could even be held liable for any accidents that occur as a result of moving the mirrors.
The property company later encased both mirrors in cement to prevent them from being adjusted again.
South China Morning Post, QQ.comA photo of the traffic mirror in question.
Speaking to Shanghai TV, her husband, surnamed Luo, vehemently agreed with the feng shui master’s findings and defended his wife’s actions. “We are no demons. We are not happy having a demon-revealing mirror pointing at us,” he told the outlet.
This is the latest strange news to come out of China after an app skyrocketed in popularity within the country for people living alone, requiring them to answer a notification asking them if they are ‘still alive.’
