What is Điều Hậu?
Điều Hậu (調候) is a BaZi principle for choosing the useful god by regulating a chart's hot-cold and dry-moist climate, used when temperature is skewed.
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How Do the Five Source Texts of Tử Bình Differ? A Comparison of Uyên Hải Tử Bình, Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, Trích Thiên Tủy, Cùng Thông Bảo Giám and Tử Bình Chân Thuyên
How the five Tử Bình source texts differ: Uyên Hải Tử Bình, Tam Mệnh Thông Hội, Trích Thiên Tủy, Cùng Thông Bảo Giám and Tử Bình Chân Thuyên compared.
The Eyes (Giam Sat Quan) in the Five Senses: Eastern Physiognomy
In Eastern physiognomy the eyes are the Giam Sat Quan, and spirit matters more than shape. Bright, clear eyes point to a clear mind and good fortune.
Ok Om Bok Festival: The Moon Worship and Ghe Ngo Race of the Khmer People in Southern Vietnam
Ok Om Bok is the Khmer moon worship festival in Southern Vietnam, with home and pagoda rituals and the Ghe Ngo boat race in Tra Vinh.
Reading the Five Features Together: Why Traditional Physiognomy Does Not Judge a Single Feature in Isolation
A practical guide to reading the Five Features in Eastern physiognomy: how to observe each feature, pair them in correlation, and avoid one-sided conclusions.
What is Thông Quan?
Thông Quan is a BaZi condition where an intermediate element or Ten God resolves a clash between two sides, letting the chart flow and the useful god work.
What is Cung Mọc?
Cung Mọc, or the Rising Sign, is the zodiac sign on the eastern horizon at birth. It shapes first impressions and outward persona.
What is Cung Mệnh?
Cung Mệnh (命宮, Mệnh Palace) is the primary palace in a Tử Vi chart, reflecting character, temperament, inner nature, and potential life direction.
What is Cung Thân?
Cung Thân is a special palace in Vietnamese Tử Vi astrology, placed by birth month and hour rather than fixed, reflecting inner tendencies and later life.
What is Cung Phi?
Cung Phi is the Eight Trigrams (Ba Zhai) palace assigned to a person by birth year and gender, used to find East Four Life or West Four Life in feng shui.
What is Cung Hoàng Đạo?
Cung Hoàng Đạo is one of twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic, each tied to a constellation and used in Western astrology for personality, love and career.
What is Cung Mặt Trăng?
The Moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon occupied at a person's birth, reflecting their inner world, emotions, and subconscious.
The Worship of Ong Hoang Bay - the National Defense General at Bao Ha Temple
Ong Hoang Bay, a Le Dynasty general, is worshipped at Bao Ha Temple in Lao Cai, blending hero veneration with Mother Goddess beliefs.
Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem (1491-1585): Cultural Celebrity and the Heritage of Vinh Bao Temple
Trang Trinh Nguyen Binh Khiem was a 16th century cultural celebrity. His temple in Vinh Bao, Hai Phong, is a special national relic.
Aquarius: Personality, Love and Career
Aquarius, the Fixed Air sign from Jan 20 to Feb 18, ruled by Uranus, is independent and inventive. Its love life, career fit and best matches are covered.
Year-end altar cleansing (bao sái bàn thờ): which day, who does it, and what is the sequence?
Year-end altar cleaning in Vietnam is usually done after the Kitchen Gods rite and before New Year's Eve, by the householder, in three steps.
Aquarius Birthstone: Meaning and How to Choose
Aquarius birthstones for Jan 20 to Feb 18, their meanings, and how to choose stones by the five elements for luck and energy balance.
What is the Rising Sign and how does it differ from the usual zodiac sign?
The Rising Sign is the zodiac sign ascending on the eastern horizon at your birth. Here is how it differs from the Sun sign.
What is a Moon Sign and How Does It Differ from the Usual Zodiac Sign?
Discover the Moon Sign in astrology: its definition, how to calculate it, and how it differs from the Sun sign (the usual zodiac sign).
The Three Zen Lines of the Lý Era: Tì Ni Đa Lưu Chi, Vô Ngôn Thông, and Thảo Đường According to Old Books and Modern Research
The three Chan lineages of the Lý era: Tì Ni Đa Lưu Chi, Vô Ngôn Thông and Thảo Đường. Their origins, transmission and how scholars read them.
Traditional Ancestral Worship Trays by Region
Vietnamese ancestral worship trays reflect regional character: the North favors formality, the Central region is lavish, and the South is simple yet refined.
Hanoi Autumn Festival 2026 "Hanoi Autumn, A Journey of Emotions": Dates 16-18 October, Thong Nhat Park, 9 Experience Spaces
The Hanoi Autumn Festival 2026 runs 16-18 October at Thong Nhat Park, with 9 spaces covering heritage, craft villages, cuisine and international exchange.
The Cúng Mụ Rite and the Belief in the 12 Midwife Goddesses
Explore the origin and role of the 12 Bà Mụ in Vietnamese folk belief, female deities believed to shape a newborn's body and bestow blessings.
What is giáp cung in Tử Vi and how are the stars placed?
Giáp cung in Tử Vi: why Kình Đà always flank Lộc Tồn, when Tả Hữu and Xương Khúc can flank Mệnh, and how Tử Vi Đẩu Số toàn thư ranks each case.
What Dishes Are on a Northern Vietnamese Death Anniversary Offering Tray and How Is It Arranged?
A Northern Vietnamese gio tray usually features boiled chicken, sticky rice, bamboo shoot soup, spring rolls, and a bowl of rice with a boiled egg.
Offering at a death anniversary from far away: the Vietnamese customs of gửi giỗ and cúng vọng
Cúng giỗ vọng and gửi giỗ: per Toan Ánh, those far from home send offerings to the head of the family and also make an offering from afar.
What Is Cửu Cung: The Nine Squares of Lạc Thư and How Divination Arts Use It
The nine palaces are the nine cells of the Luo Shu, a 3x3 square whose every line totals 15, and the grid used by Huyền Không and Kỳ Môn.
Cúng Đất in Huế: Which Months, What the Three Offering Trays Hold and Why the Land Deity Is Thanked
Cúng đất in Huế is held in the second and eighth lunar months, with three offering trays to thank the land deity and remember the former Chăm owners.
Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals in Lang Son: Rituals from the 22nd to the 27th of the First Lunar Month, and Why the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh Palanquin Is Carried to Ta Phu Temple
Lang Son's Ky Cung and Ta Phu Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuan Tranh palanquin returns.
Thai Nguyen, Thai Tuc and Menh Cung in Bat Tu: How to Calculate and How to Use Them
Thai Nguyen is derived from the month pillar, Thai Tuc from the day pillar, and Menh Cung from the month and hour branches.
What Is a Void Life Palace (Mệnh Vô Chính Diệu), How Many Charts Fall Into This Case, and How Do You Read an Empty Mệnh Palace?
Mệnh vô chính diệu means the Mệnh palace holds no major star. Readers borrow stars from Thiên Di, though only 70 to 80 percent carries over.
Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21)
Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day on June 21 marks the first issue of Thanh Nien newspaper founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc in 1925. Learn its history and meaning.
Choosing departure dates, blessing a new vehicle, hanging safety amulets: how do Vietnamese seek road safety through spirituality?
Vietnamese travellers use departure dates, vehicle blessings and safety amulets to manage risk on uncertain roads, an anthropologist finds.
How to Read Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi Phi Tinh Correctly? Kỵ Nhập, Kỵ Xung, Lộc Kỵ Đồng Cung and Trùng Điệp Kỵ
How the Phi Tinh school reads Hóa Kỵ in Tử Vi: Kỵ nhập, Kỵ xung, Lộc and Kỵ in one palace, and stacked Kỵ, following Từ Tăng Sinh's book.
Universal Day Number and Personal Day Number: Two Different Layers of the Same Day, and Why They Should Not Be Read as a Forecast
The universal day number comes from the shared calendar date, while the personal day number adds your birth day and month.
Coming-of-Age Ceremony at 18 and the Meaning of Filial Piety
The 18-year-old coming-of-age ceremony marks the move from school years to adult duties, with a gratitude ritual at its heart that expresses filial piety.
Traditional Wedding Taboos in Vietnam
Vietnamese wedding taboos include age compatibility and the bride not looking back. Experts say happiness depends on mutual understanding.
Traditional wedding customs of the Co Tu people
Co Tu weddings follow a strict process from the Ganoo proposal to the Zum ceremony, with buffalo dowries, lyrical chanting and communal dancing.
What Is Bệnh Phù in Tử Vi and Does It Really Signal Illness?
Bệnh Phù governs illness and gossip in Tử Vi, but its palace and companion stars set the severity. This covers placement, meaning, and reading.
What Types of Traditional Festivals Are There in Vietnam?
An overview of traditional Vietnamese festivals: agricultural, religious, commemorative, and ethnic festivals. Classification, meaning, and cultural value.
Hexagram Thủy Trạch Tiết (No. 60, 節): Moderate Restraint and Why Harsh Restraint Does Not Last
Hexagram Thủy Trạch Tiết (No. 60) in Kinh Dịch pairs Khảm above with Đoài below. Its Quái từ favors moderate restraint, since harsh restraint cannot last.
Hexagram Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63, 既濟, ䷾): When the Work Is Done and Why 'Good at First, Chaos at the End'?
Thủy Hỏa Ký Tế (No. 63) is the only hexagram with all six lines in correct position and paired. It teaches small success and a good start but chaotic end.
Nghe Culture: Vi and Giam Folk Singing, the Tradition of Scholarly Pursuit, and Religious Life in the Nghe Tinh Region
Nghe culture spans Nghe An and Ha Tinh, home to UNESCO-listed vi and giam folk singing and a long tradition of scholarly pursuit.
Ngô Bảo Châu
Professor of Mathematics, the first and only Vietnamese person (to date) to win the Fields Medal
