Physiognomy was highly respected in ancient times. It linked people's good and bad luck with their appearance, facial features, bones, hand lines, etc. It had a decisive impact on the lives of ancient people, and thus created a lot of demand for it. Famous physiognomists, they had high social prestige at that time.
1. Gubu Ziqing
Gubu Ziqing is the originator of physiognomy. He was famous as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Gubu Ziqing was born in the state of Zheng. He has been passionate about physiognomy since he was a child. His method of physiognomy is different from that of other physiognomists. He has his own unique point of view. He felt that people with weird looks were actually saints, such as Confucius. Gubu Ziqing said that he had the appearance of a "lost dog", but this did not prevent him from becoming a great Confucian scholar.
2. Tang Ju
Tang Ju was the most famous fortune teller in the Warring States Period. There were so many people who came to see him every day. He could tell a person's fortune from his appearance. The fortune and misfortune of a person, "Xunzi. Feixiang Pian" says: "No one in ancient times could tell people, and scholars were ignorant. In ancient times, Gubu Ziqing, in today's Liang Dynasty, there is a Tang Ju, and the shape of people According to the color, it is known as good or bad, evil and auspicious, and it is called "by the world". From the records in "Historical Records", we know that there are two stories about physiognomy in Tang Dynasty. First, Prime Minister Li Dui said, "Keep the country's integrity within a hundred days." Prime Minister Cai Ze said, "Mr.'s life span will be forty-three years from now on." Both of them were sure to hit the mark, and it was indeed effective. As a result, Tang Ju's reputation became even greater, and he eventually became an authority in the field of physiognomy.
3. Xu Fu
Xu Fu was a female physiognomist in the Qin and Han Dynasties. It is said that she was born with a beautiful jade in her hand. There was a yin and yang fish spinning on the jade. There are three most famous deeds of Xu Fu. One is that he predicted that Bo Ji would give birth to the emperor, and the other was that Zhou Yafu would be made a marquis and eventually starve to death. Third, Liu Bang can achieve great things. These three predictions were all fulfilled in the end, which shows that his physiognomy is superb. "Xu Negative's Physiological Ear Technique", "Miscellaneous Theory of Five Senses", "Listening to Sounds and Xingxing" and "Deqi Song" have been passed down to the world.
4. Yuan Tiangang
Yuan Tiangang is a famous astrologer, fortune teller and prophet in the Tang Dynasty. He is the author of "Tuibei Diagram" and "Yuan Tiangang's Fortune Telling Method of Weighing Bones" , "Four Marbles" and so on. Legend has it that Yuan Tiangang had the ability to predict the future. He once predicted that the infant Wu Zetian would become emperor, which turned out to be true. According to "Tuibei Tu", he predicted the historical events of nearly two thousand years after the Tang Dynasty.
5. Li Chunfeng
Li Chunfeng was an astronomer and mathematician in the Tang Dynasty. He was proficient in astronomy, calendar, yin and yang, and Taoism. He wrote the book "Yi Si Zhan", which divided the wind into eight levels. It was the earliest work in the history of Chinese meteorology and the first person in the world to classify the wind. His predictions about Wu's becoming emperor and the An-Shi Rebellion were 100% accurate.
6. The Taoist in Linen
There is a famous photo book "Ma Yi Xiangfa" that has been circulated for hundreds of years. The "Ma Yi" here is the master of Patriarch Chen Tuan, also known as the Taoist Mai. There are very few historical records about him, but his influence at that time was decisive. "Ma Yi Xiangfa" is a compilation that integrates most of the ancient physiognomy, but the name Mai is chosen, which shows its influence.
7. Chen Tuan
Zhang Sanfeng’s teacher Chen Tuan is a representative figure of Chinese Taoism and the founder of Tai Chi culture. He once predicted that Zhao Kuangyin could become emperor, and this turned out to be true. In his lifetime, he wrote "Zhixuan Pian", "Xiantian Picture", "Wuji Picture" and "Yi Long Picture".
8. Yuan Gong,
Yuan Gong was the first master of physiognomy in the Ming Dynasty and a favorite of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. He was proficient in physiognomy and his ability was no less than that of Yuan Tiangang. It is said that he When meeting people, you only need to light two candles at night, and use the dim light of the candles to see the person's appearance and complexion, combined with the year and month of the person's birth. You can tell the fate of a person's life, death, misfortune, and predict the time with perfect accuracy. Most of his works are named after "Liuzhuang" and have become important reference books on physiognomy for later generations.
9. Zeng Guofan
Zeng Guofan was an important official in the late Qing Dynasty. When he was an official, he was known for his knowledge of people and good assignments. He has unique insights into knowing people. He once wrote in his diary his summary of how to judge people: "Look at the eyes and nose to see what is right, look at the lips to see what is true and false. Look at the style of fame and fortune, look at the spirit of wealth. Look at the fingers and claws for ideas, and look at the hamstrings for troubles. If you want to look at order, It’s all in the language.”