Zangjige Wannian Zeji Tongshu

Author: Yang Qing, Editor-in-Chief / Country: Mainland China
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Seeking auspiciousness is a traditional custom in China. Understanding ancient divination techniques helps deepen people's awareness of their absurdity. This book is compiled based on the Qianlong Emperor's Imperially Appointed Table for Choosing Auspicious Years, Months, Days, and Times. The content mainly includes:
1. Qianlong Emperor's Imperially Appointed Four Treasuries Complete Collection Everlasting Auspiciousness Table Annual Table: The 60-year cycle repeats, and deities change annually. The table arranges them year by year, making it easy to understand at a glance, serving as an annual table.
- Monthly Table: There are twelve months in a year, and each month has sixty days. Deities change monthly, and auspicious and inauspicious deities are arranged day by day, with recommendations and prohibitions listed for different activities, making it clear at a glance, serving as a monthly table.
- Daily and Time Table: From years to days, all deities are covered. Once an auspicious day is chosen, the key lies in the timing. Time is managed by days, so selecting time must be based on the day, serving as a daily and time table.
2. Folk Calendar Knowledge and Deities' Positions: It succinctly introduces the positioning, functions, and auspiciousness of the 200 deities listed in the Four Treasuries Collection, helping readers understand the origins of auspiciousness selection methods.
- Monthly Recommendations and Prohibitions: Includes methods for choosing auspicious days for weddings, moving in, opening businesses, burials, and other miscellaneous matters, along with relevant auspiciousness tables.
- Calendar Knowledge: Introduces basic calendar knowledge, including the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the solar and lunar calendars, solar terms, and the five elements of yin and yang.
3. Everlasting Calendar 1951–2010 Daily Solar and Lunar Calendar Book Zangjingge · Everlasting Auspiciousness Table: Overcoming the shortcomings of previous calendars that only included an everlasting calendar without auspiciousness tables or vice versa, this book integrates both, making it a true folk everlasting auspiciousness table.