What is Phi Nhận and how does it differ from Dương Nhận?
Phi Nhận is the branch that clashes with the Dương Nhận, for example Giáp has its Dương Nhận at Mão, so its Phi Nhận is at Dậu. Uyên Hải Tử Bình devotes a separate section, Luận Dương Nhận Âm phi Nhận, to distinguishing these two concepts, so when consulting a table one should separate the Dương Nhận column and the Phi Nhận column instead of merging them into one.
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.
Xuan Kong Flying Stars is a school of feng shui that uses the nine stars flying through time and directions to assess auspiciousness for dwellings and graves.
Bà Phi Yến's death anniversary falls on the 18th of the tenth lunar month at An Sơn Miếu, Côn Đảo. The legendary figure, the rites and the heritage debate.
Hoành phi is a horizontal plaque above the family altar, câu đối parallel sentences on side columns or walls, honoring ancestors and praising their merits.
The Four Green Star (Wen Chang) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars governs intelligence and learning. Its meanings, influence by palace, remedies and feng shui uses.
Chữ Nôm is the writing system Vietnamese people built from Chinese character material to record their own language, still seen on hoành phi and câu đối.
The Second Black Star (Ju Men) in Xuan Kong Flying Stars governs illness, disputes and misfortune, yet can turn to wealth under favorable configurations.
Đông Hồ folk painting, a 500-year craft in Bắc Ninh, uses woodblock printing and natural colors. UNESCO listed it as heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.
Vietnam's Decree 39/2024/NĐ-CP sets seven types of intangible cultural heritage for inventory, with traditional crafts fifth and folk knowledge seventh.
Nham mountain sits in the North of the 24 mountain directions, tied to the Water element and the Kan trigram, symbolizing beginnings, wisdom and flexibility.
Northeast-facing houses belong to the Gen trigram and Earth element, tied to knowledge. See which elements match and what layout notes to keep in mind.
Thượng sơn hạ thủy in Huyền Không phi tinh: what the pattern is, which sitting and facing directions fall into it by period, and what the old book says.
East-facing houses belong to the Wood element, suited to Wood and Fire and to Chấn or Tốn trigrams. Note the limits on Metal and balance the five elements.