Some people say that Yuan Tiangang was the first geomantic master in ancient China. What talent does he have?

Yuan Tiangang was a metaphysician and astronomer in the Tang Dynasty. Yuan Tiangang did make some achievements in the field of geomantic omen, but he was not the first geomantic omen master in ancient times. It is said that he is good at studying the wind direction, and he can judge things by the wind. He wrote some books about Feng Shui and was regarded as a master and teacher of Feng Shui after Wu Zetian proclaimed himself emperor.

However, he is good at astrology. When I was a child, my family was poor, but I especially liked reading books and studying some interesting knowledge, especially physiognomy, and gradually became famous. Later, he was recommended by Zhang Cambodia to be an official in Luoyang and was well known by the local people. And showed Du Yan, Wang Jue and Wei Ting their official careers. As a result, when they were proud of officialdom and when they were defeated, they were very accurate.

Later, when there was chaos in the world, Yuan Tiangang returned to his hometown to sell hexagrams, and met Dou Gui, who asked him to have a look. At that time, Dou Gui was not an important official of the imperial court. When Yuan Tiangang saw him, he leaned against his face and said that he would achieve something in the future. As a result, Dou Gui really made contributions in the imperial court and was highly valued. In order to thank Yuan Tiangang, I recommended him to be an official in the imperial court.

At this time, Yuan Tiangang saw Dou Gui remind him that he was impetuous and easy to kill. As a result, he was really right. Dou Gui gradually began to be more and more strict with his subordinates. If you are dissatisfied, you will kill them. As a result, you will be recalled by the court and will not be reused. Later, Dou Gui asked Yuan Tiangang if there was any hope for his career. Yuan Tiangang saw that his face was still full of blessings and smiles, and he said that he would reuse him when he returned to Beijing. Sure enough, he was later sent to Yizhou.

Just to mention two typical examples, Yuan Tiangang has many fortune-telling skills. For example, he later looked at Wu Zetian's face as a child. When the nanny took Wu Zetian, she deliberately said that she was a man. Yuan Tiangang took a look and said, "If this child is a woman, she can be the son of heaven in the future."

Yuan Tiangang has written several books about his studies on physiognomy, astronomy and geomantic omen, but few of them have been circulated for too long, the most famous of which is Pushing Endorsement.