People
The people behind the methods, and what the old records really say about them.
李虛中Li XuzhongA Tang official whom later fortune readers took as their founder.徐子平Xu ZipingReading the eight characters is still called Zi Ping after him.萬民英Wan MinyingA Ming official who compiled the great handbook of destiny reading.任鐵樵Ren TieqiaoA Qing commentator who explained Di Tian Sui line by line, with worked charts.劉基Liu JiAlso called Liu Bowen, a founding minister of the Ming and a legend for foresight.朱熹Zhu XiThe great Song scholar who set out the yarrow method and the rules for changing lines.沈括Shen KuoA Northern Song polymath who explained where Na Yin comes from.王充Wang ChongAn Eastern Han thinker with an early account of the twelve animals.顧炎武Gu YanwuA scholar who traced the history of the twelve double hours.徐之鏌Xu ZhimoA Ming scholar who drew a compass of thirty-three rings.京房Jing FangThe Han scholar behind the eight palaces and Liu Yao.