Gui Ren is a written Chinese phrase that encompasses the synchronicity of people entering your life with purposeful timing to help guide you through difficult challenges. Erin O'Neil graduated from college with a plane ticket across the globe and her dream job in hand. She had all the building blocks in place for a successful post-graduate career and a thrilling adventure. But when all fell tumbling down on her, and she found herself stranded in Shanghai, China, unemployed and heartbroken, she knew she had a decision to make. Gui Ren is about a young woman's mission to prove that there is always a choice; that it's possible to perceive a devastating loss as an opportunity to grow. It's about the synchronicity of adventure and the people who impacted her life along the way. Erin began to discover meaningful connections and unanticipated friendships as she traveled through China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Gui Ren is about travel, love, vulnerability, and transformation. It is about the places that left her breathless and the people who changed her life forever.

Stories Old and New is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong’s Gujin xiaoshuo (also known as Yushi mingyan, Illustrious Words to Instruct the World), a collection of 40 short stories first published in 1620 in China. This is considered the best of Feng’s three such collections and was a pivotal work in the development of vernacular fiction. The stories are valuable as examples of early fiction and for their detailed depiction of daily life among a broad range of social classes. The stories are populated by scholars and courtesans, spirits and ghosts, Buddhist monks and nuns, pirates and emperors, and officials both virtuous and corrupt. The streets and abodes of late-Ming China come alive in Shuhui Yang and Yunqin Yang’s smooth and colorful translation of these entertaining tales. Stories Old and New has long been popular in China and has been published there in numerous editions. Although some of the stories have appeared in English translations in journals and anthologies, they have not previously been presented sequentially in thematic pairs as arranged by Feng Menglong. This unabridged translation, illustrated with a selection of woodcuts from the original Ming dynasty edition and including Feng’s interlinear notes and marginal comments, as well as all of the verse woven throughout the text, allows the modern reader to experience the text as did its first audience nearly four centuries ago. For other titles in the collection go to http://www.washington.edu/uwpress/books/ming.html

Supercharge Your Qi Men Studies Qi Men Dun Jia is an interesting subject. But mastering it takes time. From plotting out countless Qi Men Charts (1,080 to be precise) to tediously scrutinizing every sector - and repeating this process for every single forecast, Qi Men is energy draining at best. With this book, Joey Yap has drawn up all the Qi Men 540 Yin Charts and presented every single one of them in an easy-to-understand format, along with description of every sector in a simplified manner. Welcome to Qi Men in the 21st century. This book is best read with the Qi Men Dun Jia 540 Yang Structure, the Qi Men Dun Jia Ten Thousand Year Calendar, and with the Qi Men Dun Jia Compendium.

Qi Men Dun Jia Day Charts San Yuan Method Plotting a Qi Men Chart is a very complex process. In this book, Joey Yap has drawn up all the 180 Qi Men Month Charts - plotted based on San Yuan Qi Men Month-Charting system - and presented them in a simplified format, even beginners to the Qi Men study can use with ease. Now, you can assess and deploy the Qi of a specific month to gain the desired outcome of your activity by turning to the right page! What You'll Learn: Comprehensive references of all Qi Men Dun Jia Chart componentsAn introduction to the fundamental concepts of theories of Qi Men Dun JiaEasy reference on the auspicious and inauspicious qualities of a Qi Men ChartComplete reference of the 180 Month Charts according to the Upper, Middle and Lower Cycles compiled in one volumeEach sector of every one of the 180 Qi Men Month Charts comes with a commentary

This text explains the significance of Zhu Xi's interpretation of the Confucian tradition and of the genre of commentary in Eastern philosophy.

This book is intended as a detailed guide to hexagram prediction method using the ancient Chinese classic Book of Changes (Zhou Yi). This writing provides explanations of most of what is called hexagram prediction using the six lines of a hexagram. The author gives information on methods of casting a hexagram, on the use of a cast hexagram to perform a divination, on the use of six relatives, on the use of trunks and branches and on the use of roles of the lines of a hexagram.

Benefit from the Qi of the Year the Qi Men Way Assessing year-long activities or endeavours and analysing world events are made easy with the Qi Men Year Charts. This book is your quick reference to deploy this technique with just a flip of the page – helping you to rapidly assess the potential of the year without the hassle of undergoing the tedious Qi Men chart-plotting process. Take advantage of the annual positive energy to make every year your best year yet! Complement your study with the Qi Men Dun Jia Ten Thousand Year Calendar, Qi Men Dun Jia 540 Yang Structure, Qi Men Dun Jia 540 Yin Structure, and with the Qi Men Dun Jia Compendium.

The most important thing about the calculation of 紫微斗数 (Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù) is the role of the 4 transformation stars called 四化曜 Sì Huà Yào, which becomes the elements of transformation of the main stars according to the passage of time. The transformation that occurs are colouring the dynamics of an individual's life based on the calculation of heavenly stem that mark the dimension of time from decade to decade, and year to year. The calculation of 紫微斗数 (Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù) is easier to understand as it does not involve complex interpretations of the interactions between elements as is done in the Bazi calculation. The interpretation shown on the life chart is blunt or direct. First published in 2010, the Indonesian version of this book has becomes one of the best-sellers of its time. Years later, with the encouragement of the public, Feng Shui-loving friends, and clients, the Zǐ Wēi Dòu Shù book was re-published with a revised material for a more complete content and has finally been published in an English version. "This book is organized like an encyclopedia so that readers can look up the interpretations directly after knowing their 明盤 Míng Pán (Map of Life). In order to keep the information up-to-date, this book has been revised with the most obvious addition being the interpretations and meanings of the main stars which changes due to the 4 四化曜 Sì Huà Yào in each star. Hopefully this book can add insight, and improve the quality of life of its readers by achieving more luck and happiness, also by avoiding bad or unlucky influences by anticipating them in advance."