What books should I read to avoid detours and learn Chinese characters better and faster? Below, Jiang Yangjun will share with you a road to study and study that saves time and detours. This is also the first article in a series of articles in which Jiang Yangjun takes you to learn eight characters easily.
The first book: Introduction to Four Pillars Prediction by Chen Yuan and Shao Weihua. This book is recognized as the best introductory book in the eight characters, which is characterized by its simplicity and easy to understand. The disadvantage is that many knowledge points are not mentioned, only the basic principle of eight characters and some basic knowledge about fate, such as how to treat money, but many specific knowledge points are not mentioned, such as how to treat lucky luck. However, for beginners, it is not necessary to learn so deeply. The purpose of reading this book is to understand the basic principle of eight characters and the basic logic of eight characters.
The second book: Wei Qianli's "A Thousand Miles of Life Draft". This book will be much deeper than the last one, and many knowledge points are involved. Moreover, Wei Qianli is a folk, and he uses the vernacular, which is easy to understand. This book is thoroughly read, and the principle and logic of the eight characters are basically not problematic.
The third book: Zi Ping Zhen Quan. As we all know, it was Xu Ziping who laid the foundation of the eight characters, so the eight characters are also called Ziping eight characters. There are many books about Ziping, but this one is systematic and comprehensive, and easy to understand. After reading this book, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the whole eight characters. However, Jiang Yangjun would like to remind everyone here that when buying, please choose the "Zi Quan Zhuan" annotated by Xu.
The fourth book: Poor Jane. This book can be said to be the most popular and understandable of the eight-character ancient books. In fact, it mainly focuses on climate adjustment. If you understand this book thoroughly, you will have a deeper understanding of the eight characters and five elements and the relationship between the eight characters and the natural climate.
The fifth book: "Dropping the marrow of heaven". This book is a eight-character classic recommended by many people, but beginners should not read it. Because the content inside is scattered and the specific content is not thorough enough, you need to understand it yourself, so it is not suitable for reading when you are just getting started. However, this book has a comprehensive understanding of the factors affecting the eight characters, which is very suitable for further improvement after entering the door.
The sixth book: Yuan Haiziping. I recommend this book, because it is a pioneering work of eight characters, so Jiang Yangjun suggested that everyone had better read it as an expansion of knowledge. However, it is precisely because this is the first eight-character book that the content in it is not a special system compared with the later classics, and the coherence is similar, so it is especially not suitable for beginners. Don't treat this book as an introductory book, otherwise it will be very confusing and get twice the result with half the effort. For this book, if you don't like reading it, it doesn't matter if you skip it, because after reading the last book, the eight characters have already begun.
The seventh book: The Tripartite Meeting. This book is included in Sikuquanshu, and it is included in Sikuquanshu because it is an eight-character encyclopedia with comprehensive content and great knowledge. Many ancient books are included in this book. However, this book will also look more difficult, because it is all in classical Chinese, with a large amount of content, and it takes time to learn and understand. At the same time, his book also contains many other classics, which are not very uniform, so it is more difficult. So this book is the least suitable for beginners to learn. Jiang Yangjun suggested that you can use this book as a knowledge expansion, and it doesn't matter if you don't like reading.
The above is the reading path recommended by Jiang Yangjun. Its logic is from easy to deep, from easy to difficult, from less to complete, so as to avoid detours, get started quickly and learn to die. Finally, I would like to remind you that, except Introduction to Four-Pillar Prediction and Life in a Thousand Miles, other books must be annotated in vernacular, otherwise they can't be understood.
Of course, in addition to the books recommended above, there are many classic eight-character books, such as Xingping Huihai and Shenfeng Tongkao. If you like reading, you can also read one by one. However, Jiang Yangjun does not recommend reading classics, because the more books you read, the better, but you should read them purposefully and selectively. For example, at different stages, it is not good to choose appropriate and targeted books to read according to the problems encountered and specific needs, rather than blindly reading all the classics first.
Of course, it is not in this reading order that you can get started quickly and master the eight characters. In the process of learning, there are some specific skills and precautions. Please refer to the next article for details. Jiang Yangjun takes you to learn the eight characters easily: "How to learn the numerology eight characters as quickly as possible and take fewer detours".