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Physiognomy

Research on classical physiognomy texts and traditional people-reading, organizing face reading, form observation, and character-assessment systems.

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PhysiognomyPublished Mar 1, 2025Read time 3 min

Renlun Datong Fu: Attribution, Xue Yannian’s Commentary and Volume Counts

Separate the Siku editors’ attribution, the dated commentary preface and the arrangement of a particular edition.

MetaphysicsNumerologyDestiny StudiesPhysiognomyClassical TextRénlún Dàtóng Fù

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PhysiognomyPublished Mar 1, 2025Read time 3 min

Xiangli Hengzhen: Chen Zhao, Ten Juan and the 1833 Edition

The recorded 1833 printing date does not by itself establish when the work was first composed.

MetaphysicsDivinationFate StudiesPhysiognomyAncient ClassicsXiangli Héngzhēn

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PhysiognomyPublished Sep 1, 2017Read time 3 min

Bing Jian: Seven Chapters, Disputed Authorship and Reading Limits

Read the seven-chapter physiognomy text without treating a familiar author attribution as established fact.

Esoteric StudiesDivinatory SciencesFate AnalysisPhysiognomyClassicsBing Jian

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