The three mountains of the Qian (乾) trigram (northwest; of the Five Phases, Metal): Xu mountain, Qian mountain and Hai mountain, each with its combined facings

戌山兼辛：富貴雙全，千丁萬口，家門昌盛。

Xu mountain combined toward Xin (Xu belongs to the Qian trigram; its Earthly Branch belongs to Earth, northwest by west; sitting Xu and facing Chen, combined with Xin-Yi): this configuration has wealth and rank both perfect; descendants number in the thousands and tens of thousands; the gate flourishes and prospers. An auspicious combination.

戌山兼乾：日後立嗣，過續少年，寡婦守空房，家門淫亂，瘋疾癆傷吐血。

Xu mountain combined toward Qian (Xu belongs to the Qian trigram; its Earthly Branch belongs to Earth, northwest by west; sitting Xu and facing Chen, combined with Qian-Xun): this configuration later must establish an heir, taking one by adoption from a collateral branch; there are youths who die early and widows who keep an empty chamber; the gate is licentious; they suffer madness, consumption and coughing of blood. An inauspicious combination; it should not be established.

乾山兼戌：不吉昌，年年月月受災殃敗破。

Qian mountain combined toward Xu (Qian occupies the exact northwest; of the Five Phases it is Metal; sitting Qian and facing Xun, combined with Xu-Chen): this configuration is neither auspicious nor flourishing; year by year and month by month it suffers disaster; the family estate fails and is damaged. A combination of great inauspiciousness; strictly avoid it.

乾山兼亥：代代興隆，房房富貴雙全。

Qian mountain combined toward Hai (Qian occupies the exact northwest; of the Five Phases it is Metal; sitting Qian and facing Xun, combined with Hai-Si): this configuration flourishes and prospers generation after generation; the descendants of every house have wealth and rank both fine. A combination of the highest auspiciousness.

亥山兼乾：大旺財，丁房均吉，世世昌熾進田莊。

Hai mountain combined toward Qian (Hai belongs to the Qian trigram; its Earthly Branch belongs to Water, northwest by north; sitting Hai and facing Si, combined with Qian-Xun): this configuration has money greatly prosperous; people and every branch of every house obtain the auspicious; generation after generation they flourish and burn bright and acquire manors on a wide scale. An auspicious combination that may be taken.

亥山兼壬：大吉昌，代代單丁立過房。

Hai mountain combined toward Ren (Hai belongs to the Qian trigram; its Earthly Branch belongs to Water, northwest by north; sitting Hai and facing Si, combined with Ren-Bing): this configuration is greatly auspicious and flourishing, save only that the household is thin generation after generation, and an heir must be taken by adoption from a collateral branch to carry on the incense fire. There is a lack within the auspicious; when taking it one should also look to the article on issue.