Yuanhai Ziping

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Yuanhai Ziping (simplified Chinese: 渊海子平; traditional Chinese: 淵海子平; pinyin: Yuān Hǎi Zǐ Píng) is the first comprehensive and systematic book on the theory of Four Pillars of Destiny. The book was compiled by (徐大升, aka Xu Ziping zh:徐子平, hence the book's name) of the Song Dynasty of China. It is a recording of various 's fortune-telling methods. The method involves manipulation of the Four Pillars, each consisting of the two Chinese characters for the date and time of a person's birth (alternative name "eight characters" 八字 Ba Zi).

The names of the book's chapters are:

1. Basics
2. Ten Gods
3. Symbolic stars
4. Six Types of Family Members
5. Fortunes of Females
6. Fortune-telling Verses

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• Chinese classic books on fortune telling
• Four Pillars of Destiny
• [www.phoenixanddragonfengshui.com/index.asp] Qi Men Dun Jia website of Jack Sweeney