(Qing) Wang Weide and Li Fei “Choosing Time to Make Fate-Yongning Tongshu” vernacular annotation PDF e-book download introduction “Yongning Tongshu” is a work with great influence in geography and geology. In fact, this book is included in the “folk custom” ” category is more appropriate. It was written by Wang Weide in the Qing Dynasty. The author called himself “Linwushanren” and was the original author of Yi Zhan’s famous book “Divination Authentic”. “Yongning Tongshu”

(Qing) Wang Weide and Li Fei “Choosing Time to Create Fate-Yongning Tongshu” vernacular annotation PDF e-book download

Introduction

“Yongning Tongshu” is a relatively influential work in geography In fact, it is more appropriate to include this book in the category of “folklore”. It was written by Wang Weide in the Qing Dynasty. The author called himself “Linwushanren” and was the original author of Yi Zhan’s famous book “Divination Authentic”.

“Yongning Tongshu” is divided into upper and lower parts, the upper part is “Tian Ji” three volumes, which mainly discusses some basic knowledge in geography Transporting six qi, Yin and Yang gossip, twenty-four mountains, restraint of celestial stems and earthly branches, order of twenty-eight mansions, bird names, three yuan and nine fortunes, purple and white stars in the fleeting year, and eight houses in the year of travel, etc.; the lower part is the three volumes of “Diji”, which discusses our Some attentions and precautions that everyone must go through in life, such as marriage, funeral, marriage, marriage, living, travel, and building houses and tombs. It tells a series of red tape from death to burial of a person, such as death, cessation of mourning, filial piety, selection of tomb, making of coffin, encoffining and funeral, burial time, burial ceremony, tomb relocation, etc. as the main content. It can be said that there are many feudal superstitions in the three volumes of “Diji”, but it is understandable from the perspective of folk customs and people’s psychology of seeking good luck and avoiding evil.

Most of the content of this book is presented in table form, which is very convenient for reference. It is a very practical information book, and it is necessary to preserve it. Most of the taboos in the later generations and some of the current farm almanacs come from this book. It can be seen that this book has a great influence among the people.

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