《应天歌》: An Important Text on Song-Dynasty Traditional Destiny Analysis and Combined Star and Ziping Methods

Yingtian Ge (《应天歌》) is a title in traditional fate literature, usually attributed in modern editions to the Song writer Guo Cheng. Historical records, surviving copies and modern editions require separate treatment.

Attribution and transmission

The Academy of Korean Studies’ Joseon-annals reference work cites Seoun-gwanji for Guo Cheng’s attribution and records the book’s use in Joseon fate-calculation examinations. It also describes a wooden-movable-type witness at Kyujanggak. This supports an attribution and institutional use, not a complete biography or universal first-printing date. AKS reference entry.

Contents and editions

Sunyata’s edition describes source material bearing two expanded titles, one in six juan and another in five. These are edition-specific statements. Publisher’s edition note.

Read its verses, explanations and cases on stems and branches, nayin and shensha with the actual headings and juan references. Describing a work as combining traditions does not prove that every passage calculates physical planetary positions or forms a single evolutionary step toward modern Ziping.

2026-10-24: retained sourced attribution and Joseon use; removed unchecked personal biography, absolute disappearance claims and unverified method lists.

Sources

• AKS：应天歌
• Sunyata：应天歌修订版说明