Mien Shiang

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sidebar/configuration' not found. Mien shiang (Chinese: 面相; pinyin: miànxiàng meaning face (Script error: No such module "lang".) reading (Script error: No such module "lang".)) is a physiognomic and fortune-telling practice in Chinese culture and traditional Chinese medicine which purports to determine aspects of person's character, personality, and (future) health by analyzing their face according to the five phases ("wu xing"). The five phases (namely wood, fire, earth, metal, and water) are metaphors devised by ancient Chinese philosophers to explain the relationship, interaction, and ongoing change of everything in the universe.[1]

Historical records

There are early written records of Script error: No such module "lang".. In Book of Rites, it writes, "Those who look up are arrogant; Those who look down are worried; Those who look sideways are sly". After Gou Jian (Script error: No such module "Lang".) of Yue (c. 470 BCE) settled the State of Wu, Fan Li (Script error: No such module "Lang".) (536–488 BCE) knew that Gou Jian had a "long neck and sharp upper lips", which meant they could face hardship together but not enjoy peace together.[2] Fan Li later fled with Xi Shi (Script error: No such module "Lang".) to the State of Qi and changed their names to lead a new life. Another historical example in which Mien Shiang was used was Wang Anshi (Script error: No such module "Lang".) of Song Dynasty. Wang's eyes resembled those of an ox, and his head was shaped like those of tigers.[3] It was said[by whom?] that if Wang could stare straight at the sun, he had a face with good fortune (Script error: No such module "Lang".).[citation needed]

Mien shiang terminology

The words below are a description of Script error: No such module "lang". terminology, such as "three parts of one's face" (Script error: No such module "Lang".) which includes the upper part (Script error: No such module "Lang".), middle part (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and lower part (Script error: No such module "Lang".).

  1. Yin-Yang (Script error: No such module "Lang".)
  2. Three parts of one's face (Script error: No such module "Lang".) are the upper part, middle part, and lower part.[4]
  3. Upper part (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is area between the forehead between the hairline and eyebrows. This section represents the fortune between ages 10 to 20, which is one's youth.
  4. Middle part (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the area between the eyebrows and the bottom of the nose. This section represents the fortune between ages 20 to 40, which is one's adult years.
  5. Lower part (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the area between the bottom of the nose to the chin. This section represents the fortune after ages 40, which is one's older adult years.[5]
  6. Five organs on one's face (Script error: No such module "Lang".) includes one's ears, eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth.
  7. Face Shape (Script error: No such module "Lang".) includes ten major kinds: You (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Jia (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Shen (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Tian (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Tong (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Wang (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Yuan (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Mu (Script error: No such module "Lang".), Yong (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and Feng (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
  8. Twelve Houses (Script error: No such module "Lang".) includes the 12 basic parts on one's face that represent different aspects of life. They are the life house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), wealth house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), sibling house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), marriage house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), children house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), health house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), travelling house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), assistant house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), career house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), property house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), fortune & emotion house (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and parents house (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
  9. Wrinkle (Script error: No such module "Lang".), scar (Script error: No such module "Lang".), mole (Script error: No such module "Lang".), speckle (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
  10. Nei Shiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the internal aspect of the body including shoulders, waist, back, chest, abdomen, umbilicus, forearms, limbs, neck, breasts (for women), and others.
  11. Gu Shiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is bone reading, including the skull and the bones in the body.
  12. Dong Shiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the individual's movement, including walking (Script error: No such module "Lang".), sitting and standing (Script error: No such module "Lang".), eating (Script error: No such module "Lang".), lying (Script error: No such module "Lang".), crying (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and laughing (Script error: No such module "Lang".).
  13. Sheng Shiang (Script error: No such module "Lang".) is the sounds that one makes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Mien Shiang Institute: Chinese/Taoist Face Reading". Mienshiang.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Records of the Grand Historian of China 史记‧越王勾践世家.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.History of Song 宋史·萧注传.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Complete Writing on Spiritual View of the Body 神相全编.[full citation needed]
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Face your Fate". The World of Chinese. 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 2019-12-08.


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