Download or read book The Definitive Book of Chinese Astrology written by Shelly Wu and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2010-01-21 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only Chinese astrology book you'll ever need! You may be familiar with the Chinese birth-year animals, but did you know you actually have four of them? Each year, each month, each day, and each two-hour period of the day is distinct and denoted by a particular animal sign (branch) and one of the five elements (stems). In The Definitive Book of Chinese Astrology, you will learn how to forecast your love- and life-cycles; understand the indicators of health, wealth, and happiness in your chart; and identify balances and cures. You will also discover Zi Wei Dou Shu, the best-kept astrological secret for millennia and formerly accessible only to royalty. The most accurate and profound divination tool ever discovered—a sort of Dewey decimal system of the universe—this system of astrology will help you identify your inborn capabilities, achievement potential, and life path. Finally, you will learn about the Eastern astrological subspecialties, including the I-Ching, feng shui, 9 Star Ki, and Chinese palmistry. The included interactive CD-Rom makes it easy to create Chinese astrological charts for yourself, your friends, and family members. *The CD contains 1391 KB of information in total so it is not blank. If the customer's operating system is not any of the following (Windows 7, 98se, 2000, XP, or Vista), he or she will not be able to install the program and hence will not be able to view the instructional text.

Download or read book Feng Shui For Beginners written by Richard Webster and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2012-07-08 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you live in harmony with the universe, good things naturally flow your way. Feng Shui for Beginners offers simple techniques for attracting the powerful energy known as ch’i into your home and workplace. By simply rearranging your furniture, hanging wind chimes outside your door, or placing a vase filled with flowers in your bedroom, you can improve your life in a variety of ways: create a more peaceful home, enhance your creativity, even find true love. You’ll learn how to use feng shui to get rid of shars in your environment—straight lines and sharp angles that produce bad luck. And you can even predict the future with the “Flying Star” technique.

Download or read book Secrets of Chinese Divination written by Sasha Fenton and published by Hampton Roads Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baffled by Chinese astrology? Confused by Feng Shui? Author Sasha Fenton delves into 11 major Chinese divination systems based on ancient practices, providing easily accessible introductions and instructions so the beginner can put these methods to use. Included are the following: Chinese astrology Feng Shui I Ching Chinese hand reading Face reading Lunar oracle Mah Jong reading Lo Shu Square Weighing the bones Yarrow stick divination Four Pillars of Destiny

Download or read book The Art History of the Yuan Dynasty written by Li Shi and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the volume of “The Art History of the Yuan Dynasty” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China.

Download or read book Taoist Astrology written by Susan Levitt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-06-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide brings Chinese astrology back to its ancient roots, providing all the information you need for understanding one of the world's oldest systems of divination. The ancient Chinese people developed a sophisticated science of astrology that continues to have profound influence in China today. Rooted in the fundamentals of Taoism, it evolved into a system vastly different from Western astrology. Rather than determining personality by the time of the year in which you are born, in Taoist astrology it is the year itself that determines your character. The years form a twelve-year cycle of signs, each named after an animal. Additionally, your personality depends on which of the five traditional Taoist elements you are born under--water, wood, fire, earth, or metal. This makes for a cycle of sixty unique signs. Taoist Astrology includes information for each sign's personality, compatibility, child-parent relations, and rising and falling fortunes during the twelve-year cycle. Discussions of yin and yang, Confucianism and Buddhism, Taoist alchemy, and the connection between Taoist astrology and Western astrology give you all the background you need for understanding one of the oldest systems of divination known to humanity. Taoist Astrology differs from other books on the subject by grounding its concepts in the ancient traditions from which it originated.

Download or read book Flying Star Feng Shui written by Stephen Skinner and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to change your outlook and amplify your good luck with specific advice from a feng shui expert. Feng shui is the Chinese art of improving quality of life by making specific changes to the arrangement of a landscape, a house, or a room. Making these changes alters the energy, or ch'i, or the space. In Flying Star Feng Shu, you'll learn in a step-by-step manner how to change your energy patterns to improve your relationships, finances, and health. Flying Star Feng Shui adds a new "time dimension" to feng shui practice reflecting the fact that the subtle energies present in our living environment are constantly changing. The flying star combinations make it possible to respond to∙or prepare for∙these changing energy "situations." These methods produce impressive and rapid results that can shorten periods of bad luck, while initiating or prolonging periods of good fortune. These concepts have previously been available only from a few highly technical sources. The book's 15 chapters include: Theory of Feng Shui Space Dimension Room-by-Room Analysis Interpreting the Stars Remedies Author Stephen Skinner has an international reputation as a leader in bringing feng shui concepts to Westerners. You never know--Flying Star Feng Shuicould change your life.

Download or read book The New American Cyclopaedia written by George Ripley and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Z W i D u Sh Destiny Prediction the Chinese Way English Edition written by Dr. Mauro Purnomo Rahardjo and published by Bhuana Ilmu Populer. This book was released on 2024-05-24 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most important thing about the calculation of 紫微斗数 (Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù) is the role of the 4 transformation stars called 四化曜 Sì Huà Yào, which becomes the elements of transformation of the main stars according to the passage of time. The transformation that occurs are colouring the dynamics of an individual's life based on the calculation of heavenly stem that mark the dimension of time from decade to decade, and year to year. The calculation of 紫微斗数 (Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù) is easier to understand as it does not involve complex interpretations of the interactions between elements as is done in the Bazi calculation. The interpretation shown on the life chart is blunt or direct. First published in 2010, the Indonesian version of this book has becomes one of the best-sellers of its time. Years later, with the encouragement of the public, Feng Shui-loving friends, and clients, the Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù book was re-published with a revised material for a more complete content and has finally been published in an English version. "This book is organized like an encyclopedia so that readers can look up the interpretations directly after knowing their 明盤 Míng Pán (Map of Life). In order to keep the information up-to-date, this book has been revised with the most obvious addition being the interpretations and meanings of the main stars which changes due to the 4 四化曜 Sì Huà Yào in each star. Hopefully this book can add insight, and improve the quality of life of its readers by achieving more luck and happiness, also by avoiding bad or unlucky influences by anticipating them in advance."

Download or read book History of Literature in the Ming Dynasty written by Li Shi and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the volume of “History of Literature in the Ming Dynasty” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China.

Download or read book The Spiral Road written by Huang Shu-min and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading Party cadre of Lin Village in Southeast China describes in this book forty years of turbulent events that affected individuals and families in the village: the downfall of the landlords during the Land Reform, the rise of poor peasants to political power, the political fanaticism of the Great Leap Forward and the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, and recent efforts to restore rational, pragmatic policies in China's countryside.The magnitude of change in Lin Village since 1949 has been considerable. Most villagers have benefited from tangible improvements in agriculture, education, and medicine, and they have developed a sense of political participation and integration into the national political arena. Significantly, while these dynamic changes have been taking place, the observance of cultural tradition has persisted. Attempts made by the government to change "feudalistic" beliefs and practices have yet to make any lasting impression on village life.More than an account of one village, this book documents for readers the cataclysmic changes of China's entire post-liberation era, detailing their effects in a personalized style. An American anthropologist of Chinese descent, Huang Shu-min employs participant-observation and personal interviews to shape this unique view of rural China today and to delineate some of the misconceptions held by Western academics.

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Download or read book The Birth of Landscape Painting in China written by Michael Sullivan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1962 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Political History in Wei Jin Southern and Northern Dynasty written by Li Shi and published by DeepLogic. This book was released on with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is the volume of “The Political History in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasty ” among a series of books of “Deep into China Histories”. The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) and the Bamboo Annals (296 BC) describe a Xia dynasty (c. 2070–1600 BC) before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest civilizations, and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization.The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supplanted the Shang and introduced the concept of the Mandate of Heaven to justify their rule. The central Zhou government began to weaken due to external and internal pressures in the 8th century BC, and the country eventually splintered into smaller states during the Spring and Autumn period. These states became independent and warred with one another in the following Warring States period. Much of traditional Chinese culture, literature and philosophy first developed during those troubled times.In 221 BC Qin Shi Huang conquered the various warring states and created for himself the title of Huangdi or "emperor" of the Qin, marking the beginning of imperial China. However, the oppressive government fell soon after his death, and was supplanted by the longer-lived Han dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD). Successive dynasties developed bureaucratic systems that enabled the emperor to control vast territories directly. In the 21 centuries from 206 BC until AD 1912, routine administrative tasks were handled by a special elite of scholar-officials. Young men, well-versed in calligraphy, history, literature, and philosophy, were carefully selected through difficult government examinations. China's last dynasty was the Qing (1644–1912), which was replaced by the Republic of China in 1912, and in the mainland by the People's Republic of China in 1949.Chinese history has alternated between periods of political unity and peace, and periods of war and failed statehood – the most recent being the Chinese Civil War (1927–1949). China was occasionally dominated by steppe peoples, most of whom were eventually assimilated into the Han Chinese culture and population. Between eras of multiple kingdoms and warlordism, Chinese dynasties have ruled parts or all of China; in some eras control stretched as far as Xinjiang and Tibet, as at present. Traditional culture, and influences from other parts of Asia and the Western world (carried by waves of immigration, cultural assimilation, expansion, and foreign contact), form the basis of the modern culture of China.

Download or read book The Natural Philosophy of Chu Hsi 1130 1200 written by Yung Sik Kim and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2000 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chu Hsi (1130-1200) exerted a lasting influence on the thought and life of the Chinese in subsequent cent. The core of his synthesis was moral and social philosophy, but it also included knowledge about the natural world. His doctrine of ke-wu (invest. of things) made him mindful of the specialized knowledged in such "scientific" traditions as astronomy, harmonics, med., etc. This study of Chu Hsi's thought gives a systematic account of the basic concepts of his natural philosophy. Also discusses Chu Hsi's actual knowledge about the natural world. And examines the relation between Chu Hsi and Chinese "scientific" traditions and compares his natural knowledge with that of the Western scientific tradition.