Xinchou Year

大利山向：丁山癸，二、五、八、九、十一月；亥山巳，二、五、八、十一、十二月。小利山向：壬山丙、艮山坤、午山子、酉山卯、乾山巽。不利山向：子山午炙退、年克、陰府，癸山丁傍陰府、年克，丑山未年克，寅山申三殺、年克，甲山庚年克、坐殺，卯山酉三煞，乙山辛坐殺、傍陰府，辰山戌三殺、傍陰府、年克，巽山乾年克，巳山亥地官符，丙山壬浮天空，未山丑年克，坤山艮陰府、年克，申山寅天官符、年克、傍陰府，庚山甲年克、向殺，辛山乙向殺、年克，戌山辰年克。

Xinchou is the thirty-eighth position in the Jiazi cycle, occurring in the year 1601, the 29th year of the Ming Wanli era. The most favorable directions are only two: facing Ding with the back to Gui, suitable in February, May, August, September, and November; facing Hai with the back to Wu, suitable in February, May, August, November, and December. Slightly favorable directions are facing Ren with the back to Bing, facing Gen with the back to Kun, facing Wu with the back to Zi, facing You with the back to Mao, and facing Qian with the back to Xun. Unfavorable directions include facing Zi with the back to Wu, which incurs 'Zhi Tui', 'Nian Ke', and 'Yin Fu'; facing Gui with the back to Ding, which incurs 'Bang Yin Fu' and 'Nian Ke'; facing Chou with the back to Wei, which incurs 'Nian Ke'; facing Yin with the back to Shen, which incurs 'San Sha' and 'Nian Ke'; facing Jia with the back to Geng, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Zuo Sha'; facing Mao with the back to You, which incurs 'San Sha'; facing Yi with the back to Xin, which incurs 'Zuo Sha' and 'Bang Yin Fu'; facing Chen with the back to Xu, which incurs 'San Sha', 'Bang Yin Fu', and 'Nian Ke'; facing Xun with the back to Qian, which incurs 'Nian Ke'; facing Si with the back to Hai, which incurs 'Di Guan Fu'; facing Bing with the back to Ren, which is occupied by 'Fu Tian Kong Wang'; facing Wei with the back to Chou, which incurs 'Nian Ke'; facing Kun with the back to Gen, which incurs 'Yin Fu' and 'Nian Ke'; facing Shen with the back to Yin, which incurs 'Tian Guan Fu', 'Nian Ke', and 'Bang Yin Fu'; facing Geng with the back to Jia, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Xiang Sha'; facing Xin with the back to Yi, which incurs 'Xiang Sha' and 'Nian Ke'; facing Xu with the back to Chen, which incurs 'Nian Ke'. The San Sha of the Si-You-Chou years falls in the eastern direction of Yin-Mao-Chen, hence the number of favorable directions in this year is very limited.

大利山向：艮山坤，九、十、十一、十二月；卯山酉，二、三、四、五、六、十一月；乙山辛，二、五、六、七、十一、十二月。小利山向：辰山戌；巽山幹；未山丑；坤山艮；申山寅；庚山甲；酉山卯，冬至後不利；丁山癸，冬至後不利；辛山乙；乾山巽，冬至後不利；亥山巳，冬至後不利。不利山向：壬山丙坐殺、傍陰府，子山午三殺，癸山丁坐殺，丑山未三殺，寅山申傍陰府，甲山庚浮天空，巳山亥天官符，丙山壬向殺，午山子陰府、地官符，丁山癸傍陰府。

Renyin is the thirty-ninth position in the Jiazi cycle, which corresponds to the year 1602 AD, the 30th year of the Ming Wanli era. Favorable orientations include facing Gen (Mountain) with the back to Kun (Earth), which is suitable in September, October, November, and December; facing You (Metal) with the back to Mao (Wood), suitable in February, March, April, May, June, and November; and facing Xin (Metal) with the back to Yi (Wood), suitable in February, May, June, July, November, and December. Slightly favorable orientations include facing Xu (Earth) with the back to Zi (Water), facing Xun (Wind) with the back to Qian (Heaven), facing Wei (Earth) with the back to Chou (Earth), facing Kun (Earth) with the back to Gen (Mountain), facing Yin (Wood) with the back to Shen (Metal), facing Geng (Metal) with the back to Jia (Wood), facing Xin (Metal) with the back to Yi (Wood); facing Mao (Wood) with the back to You (Metal), facing Ji (Earth) with the back to Gui (Water), facing Qian (Heaven) with the back to Xun (Wind), and facing Hai (Water) with the back to Si (Fire), all of which become unfavorable after the winter solstice. Unfavorable orientations are limited: facing Ren (Water) with the back to Bing (Fire) incurs 'sitting on the煞' and 'beside the Yin Mansion'; facing Zi (Water) with the back to Wu (Fire) incurs 'three煞'; facing Gui (Water) with the back to Ding (Fire) incurs 'sitting on the煞'; facing Chou (Earth) with the back to Wei (Earth) incurs 'three煞'; facing Yin (Wood) with the back to Shen (Metal) incurs 'beside the Yin Mansion'; facing Jia (Wood) with the back to Geng (Metal) is occupied by 'floating empty亡'; facing Si (Fire) with the back to Hai (Water) incurs 'heavenly official symbol'; facing Bing (Fire) with the back to Ren (Water) incurs 'facing the煞'; facing Wu (Fire) with the back to Zi (Water) incurs 'Yin Mansion' and 'earthly official symbol'; facing Ding (Fire) with the back to Gui (Water) incurs 'beside the Yin Mansion'. Overall, the usable orientations for this year are wider than in the preceding and following years.

大利山向：壬山丙，五、六、七、十月；子山午，三、四、五、六、十月；丑山未，四、五、六、八、十二月；巳山亥，正、二、三、四、七、八、十一、十二月。小利山向：癸山丁、艮山坤、辰山戌、巽山幹、丙山壬、坤山艮。不利山向：寅山申天官符，甲山庚向殺，卯山酉陰府，乙山辛浮天空、向殺，午山子炙退，丁山癸年克，未山丑地官符，甲山寅三殺，庚山甲傍陰府、坐殺，酉山卯年克、三殺，辛山乙坐煞，戌山辰三殺，乾山巽年克，亥山巳年克、傍陰府。

Gui Mao is the forty-first position in the Jia Zi cycle, corresponding to the year 1603 during the Ming Wanli thirty-first year. Favorable orientations include facing Ren towards Bing, suitable in May, June, July, and October; facing Zi towards Wu, suitable in March, April, May, June, and October; facing Chou towards Wei, suitable in April, May, June, August, and December; and facing Si towards Hai, suitable in January, February, March, April, July, August, November, and December. Slightly favorable orientations are facing Gui towards Ding, facing Gen towards Kun, facing Chen towards Xu, facing Xun towards Qian, facing Bing towards Ren, and facing Kun towards Gen. Unfavorable orientations include facing Yin towards Shen, which incurs the "Tian Guan Fu" (Heavenly Official Symbol); facing Jia towards Geng, which incurs the "Xiang Sha" (Directional Harm); facing Mao towards You, which incurs the "Yin Fu" (Underworld Official); facing Yi towards Xin, which is occupied by "Fu Kong Wang" (Floating Empty Wasteland) and incurs the "Xiang Sha"; facing Wu towards Zi, which incurs the "Zhi Tui" (Sunset Retreat); facing Ding towards Gui, which incurs the "Nian Ke" (Year Harm); facing Wei towards Chou, which incurs the "Di Gao Fu" (Earth Official Symbol); facing Shen towards Yin, which incurs the "San Sha" (Three Evils) (the original text mistakenly writes "Jia" instead of "Shen"); facing Geng towards Jia, which incurs the "Bang Yin Fu" (Beside Yin Official) and "Zuo Sha" (Sitting Harm); facing You towards Mao, which incurs the "Nian Ke" and "San Sha"; facing Xin towards Yi, which incurs the "Zuo Sha"; facing Xu towards Chen, which incurs the "San Sha"; facing Qian towards Xun, which incurs the "Nian Ke"; and facing Hai towards Si, which incurs the "Nian Ke" and "Bang Yin Fu".

大利山向：寅山申，二、三、四、五、六、九、十一、十二月；坤山艮，二、三、四、九、十、十一月；庚山甲，正、四、六、十月。小利山向：子山午、丑山未、甲山庚、乙山辛、辰山戌、戌山辰。不利山向：壬山丙浮天空、向殺，癸山丁向殺，艮山坤陰府，卯山酉炙退，巽山乾陰府，巳山亥三殺，丙山壬傍陰府、坐殺，午山子三殺，丁山癸年克、坐殺，未山丑三殺，申山寅地官符，酉山卯年克，亥山乙傍陰府，乾山巽年克，亥山巳年克、天官符。

Jia Chen is the forty-first position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1604 AD, during the 32nd year of the Ming Wanli era. Favorable orientations are: facing Yin towards Shen, suitable in the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth months; facing Kun towards Gen, suitable in the second, third, fourth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh months; facing Geng towards Jia, suitable in the first, fourth, sixth, and tenth months. Slightly favorable orientations are: facing Zi towards Wu, facing Chou towards Wei, facing Jia towards Geng, facing Yi towards Xin, facing Chen towards Xu, and facing Xu towards Chen. Unfavorable orientations are: facing Ren towards Bing, which is occupied by "floating empty void" and also violates "directional evil," facing Gui towards Ding, which violates "directional evil," facing Gen towards Kun, which violates "underground palace," facing Mao towards You, which violates "scorched retreat," facing Xun towards Qian, which violates "underground palace," facing Si towards Hai, which violates "three evils," facing Bing towards Ren, which violates "adjacent underground palace" and "sitting evil," facing Wu towards Zi, which violates "three evils," facing Ding towards Gui, which violates "yearly evil" and "sitting evil," facing Wei towards Chou, which violates "three evils," facing Shen towards Yin, which violates "earth official symbol," facing You towards Mao, which violates "yearly evil," facing Xin towards Yi, which violates "adjacent underground palace" (the original text mistakenly writes "Hai" instead of "Xin," and Hai mountain does not have Yi direction), facing Qian towards Xun, which violates "yearly evil," and facing Hai towards Si, which violates "yearly evil" and "heavenly official symbol."

大利山向：丙山壬，二、八、九、十一、十二月；午山子，二、五、八、九、十一、十二月。小利山向：壬山丙、艮山坤、亥山巳。不利山向：子山午炙退、年克，癸山丁年克、浮天空，丑山未年克、傍陰府，寅山申年克、三殺，甲山庚年克、坐殺、傍陰府，卯山酉三煞，乙山辛坐殺，辰山戌年克、三殺，巽山乾年克，巳山亥傍陰府，丁山癸傍陰府，未山丑年克，坤山艮年克，申山寅年克、天官符，庚山甲年克、向殺，酉山卯地官符、陰府，辛山乙年克、向殺，戌山辰年克，乾山巽陰府。

Yisi is the forty-second position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1605, which corresponds to the thirty-third year of the Ming Wanli era, the most favorable directions are only two: facing north-south with the back to the south (sitting facing north, facing south) is favorable in February, August, September, November, and December; facing north-south with the back to the south (sitting facing south, facing north) is favorable in February, May, August, September, November, and December. Slightly favorable directions are facing north-south with the back to the south (sitting facing north, facing south), facing mountain with the back to the earth (sitting facing mountain, facing earth), and facing the hour of the rat with the back to the hour of the snake (sitting facing rat, facing snake). Unfavorable directions include facing the hour of the rat with the back to the hour of the horse, which incurs 'Zhi Tui' and 'Nian Ke'; facing the hour of the water with the back to the hour of the fire, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and is occupied by 'Fu Tian Kong Wang'; facing the hour of the ox with the back to the hour of the sheep, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Bang Yin Fu'; facing the hour of the tiger with the back to the hour of the monkey, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'San Sha'; facing the hour of the wood with the back to the hour of the metal, which incurs 'Nian Ke', 'Zuo Sha', and 'Bang Yin Fu'; facing the hour of the rabbit with the back to the hour of the rooster, which incurs 'San Sha'; facing the hour of the wood with the back to the hour of the metal, which incurs 'Zuo Sha'; facing the hour of the dragon with the back to the hour of the dog, which incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'San Sha'; facing the hour of the wind with the back to the hour of the heaven, which incurs 'Nian Ke'; facing the hour of the snake with the back to the hour of the rat and facing the hour of the fire with the back to the hour of the water both incur 'Bang Yin Fu'; facing the hour of the sheep with the back to the hour of the ox and facing the hour of the earth with the back to the hour of the mountain both incur 'Nian Ke'; facing the hour of the monkey with the back to the hour of the tiger incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Tian Gao Fu'; facing the hour of the metal with the back to the hour of the wood incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Xiang Sha'; facing the hour of the rooster with the back to the hour of the rabbit incurs 'Di Gao Fu' and 'Yin Fu'; facing the hour of the metal with the back to the hour of the wood incurs 'Nian Ke' and 'Xiang Sha'; facing the hour of the dog with the back to the hour of the dragon incurs 'Nian Ke'; facing the hour of the heaven with the back to the hour of the wind incurs 'Yin Fu'.

大利山向：艮山坤，一、八、九、十一、十二月；寅山申，三、七、八、九、十月；甲山庚，三、四、五、六、七月；卯山酉，三、四、五、六、七月。小利山向：巽山幹、午山子、未山丑、庚山甲。不利山向：壬山丙坐殺，子山午年克、三殺，癸山丁傍陰府、坐殺，丑山未三煞，乙山辛傍陰府，辰山戌傍陰府，巳山亥天官符，丙山壬向殺，丁山癸年克、向殺，坤山艮陰府，申山寅傍陰府，酉山卯年克、炙退，辛山乙浮天空，戌山辰地官符，乾山巽年克，亥山巳年克、三殺。

Bingwu is the forty-third position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1606, which corresponds to the thirty-fourth year of the Ming Wanli era. Favorable directions are: facing Gen towards Kun, suitable in January, August, September, November, and December (the original text writes 'January' as 'one month', which differs from the overall format of the table); facing Yin towards Shen, suitable in March, July, August, September, and October; facing Jia towards Geng, suitable in March, April, May, June, and July; facing Mao towards You, suitable in March, April, May, June, and July. Slightly favorable directions are: facing Xun towards Qian, facing Wu towards Zi, facing Wei towards Chou, facing Geng towards Jia. This year's Tai Sui (celestial stem) is Wu, and the text later states that Tai Sui 'can be sat upon but not faced', so facing Wu towards Zi is listed as slightly favorable, while facing Zi towards Wu is listed as inauspicious. Unfavorable directions are: facing Ren towards Bing violates 'sitting on the煞', facing Zi towards Wu violates 'yearly clash' and 'three煞', facing Gui towards Ding violates 'bāng yīn fǔ' and 'sitting on the煞', facing Chou towards Wei violates 'three煞', facing Yi towards Xin and facing Chen towards Xu both violate 'bāng yīn fǔ', facing Si towards Hai violates 'tian guan fu', facing Bing towards Ren violates 'directional煞', facing Ding towards Gui violates 'yearly clash' and 'directional煞', facing Kun towards Gen violates 'yin fǔ', facing Shen towards Yin violates 'bāng yīn fǔ', facing You towards Mao violates 'yearly clash' and 'zhi tui', facing Xin towards Yi is occupied by 'fu kong kong wang', facing Xu towards Chen violates 'di guan fu', facing Qian towards Xun violates 'yearly clash', facing Hai towards Si violates 'yearly clash' and 'three煞'.

大利山向：巳山亥，正、二、四、七、八、十、十一、十二月；乾山巽，二、六、八、十、十一月。小利山向：艮山坤、卯山酉、丙山壬、丁山癸。不利山向：壬山丙傍陰府，子山午年克，癸山丁年克，丑山未年克，寅山申傍陰府、天官符、年克，甲山庚年克、向殺，乙山辛向殺，辰山戌年克，巽山乾年克，午山子炙退、陰府，未山丑年克，坤山艮年克，申山寅年克、三殺，庚山甲浮天空、坐殺、年克，酉山卯三煞，辛山乙年克、坐煞，戌山辰三煞、年克，亥山巳天官符。

Dingwei is the forty-fourth position in the Jiazi cycle, which corresponds to the year 1607 during the Ming Wanli thirty-fifth year. The most favorable directions are only two: facing Si and facing Hai, which is suitable in the first, second, fourth, seventh, eighth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months; facing Qian and facing Xun, which is suitable in the second, sixth, eighth, tenth, and eleventh months. Slightly favorable directions are facing Gen and facing Kun, facing Mao and facing You, facing Bing and facing Ren, and facing Ding and facing Gui. Unfavorable directions include facing Ren and facing Bing, which violates 'Biang Yin Fu'; facing Zi and facing Wu, facing Gui and facing Ding, and facing Chou and facing Wei, which all violate 'Nian Ke'; facing Yin and facing Shen, which violates 'Biang Yin Fu', 'Tian Gao Fu', and 'Nian Ke'; facing Jia and facing Geng, which violates 'Nian Ke' and 'Xiang Sha'; facing Yi and facing Xin, which violates 'Xiang Sha'; facing Chen and facing Xu, and facing Xun and facing Qian, which both violate 'Nian Ke'; facing Wu and facing Zi, which violates 'Zhi Tui' and 'Yin Fu'; facing Wei and facing Chou, and facing Kun and facing Gen, which both violate 'Nian Ke'; facing Shen and facing Yin, which violates 'Nian Ke' and 'San Sha'; facing Geng and facing Jia, which is occupied by 'Fu Tian Kong Wang' and violates 'Zuo Sha' and 'Nian Ke'; facing You and facing Mao, which violates 'San Sha'; facing Xin and facing Yi, which violates 'Nian Ke' and 'Zuo Sha'; facing Xu and facing Chen, which violates 'San Sha' and 'Nian Ke'; facing Hai and facing Si, which violates 'Tian Gao Fu'. The three evils of the Hai-Mao-Wei years are located in the western direction of Shen-You-Xu, so this entire direction is blocked.

大利山向：坤山艮，正、二、六、九、十二月大吉；申山寅，正、二、三、六、十一、十二月；酉山卯，三、四、五、六、十月；辛山乙，正、二、四、五、六、九、十月吉；戌山辰，三、五、六月。小利山向：丑山未、艮山坤、寅山申、甲山庚、辰山戌、巽山幹、乾山巽。不利山向：壬山丙年克、向殺，子山午地官符，癸山丁浮天空、向殺，卯山酉陰府、坐殺，乙山辛年克，巳山亥三殺，丙山壬年克、坐殺，午山子年克、三殺，丁山癸浮天空、坐殺，未山丑傍陰府、三殺，庚山甲傍陰府，亥山巳天官符、傍陰府。

Wu Shen is the forty-fifth position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1608, which corresponds to the thirty-sixth year of the Wanli era, the most favorable orientations are facing Kun towards Gen, suitable in the first, second, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months, which is most auspicious; facing Shen towards Yin, suitable in the first, second, third, sixth, eleventh, and twelfth months; facing You towards Mao, suitable in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and tenth months; facing Xin towards Yi, suitable in the first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, and tenth months; facing Xu towards Chen, suitable in the third, fifth, and sixth months. Slightly favorable orientations include facing Chou towards Wei, facing Gen towards Kun, facing Yin towards Shen, facing Jia towards Geng, facing Chen towards Xu, facing Xun towards Qian, and facing Qian towards Xun. Unfavorable orientations include facing Ren towards Bing, which incurs the "yearly clash" and "directional evil," facing Zi towards Wu, which incurs the "earth official symbol," facing Gui towards Ding, which is occupied by "floating empty void" and incurs the "directional evil," facing Mao towards You, which incurs the "underworld office" and "sitting evil," facing Yi towards Xin, which incurs the "yearly clash," facing Si towards Hai, which incurs the "three evils," facing Bing towards Ren, which incurs the "yearly clash" and "sitting evil," facing Wu towards Zi, which incurs the "yearly clash" and "three evils," facing Ding towards Gui, which is occupied by "floating empty void" and incurs the "sitting evil," facing Wei towards Chou, which incurs the "adjacent underworld office" and "three evils," facing Geng towards Jia, which incurs the "adjacent underworld office," and facing Hai towards Si, which incurs the "heavenly official symbol" and "adjacent underworld office." The northwest direction is most favorable this year, making it a rare year of broad auspiciousness in the entire chart.

大利山向：坤山艮，二、三、六、九、十二月吉。小利山向：癸山丁；巳山亥；午山子；丁山癸，冬至後不利；未山丑；酉山卯，冬至後不利；戌山辰；乾山巽，冬至後不利；亥山巳，冬至後不利。不利山向：壬山丙浮天空，子山午炙退，丑山未地官符，艮山坤陰府，寅山申三殺，甲山庚坐殺，卯山酉三殺，乙山辛坐殺，辰山戌三殺，巽山乾陰府，丙山壬浮天空、傍陰府，甲山寅天官符，辛山乙。

Jiyou is the forty-sixth position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1609, the 37th year of the Wanli era. The most favorable orientation is facing Kun towards Gen. It is favorable in the months of February, March, June, September, and December. Slightly favorable orientations include facing Gui towards Ding, facing Si towards Hai, facing Wu towards Zi, facing Wei towards Chou, and facing Xu towards Chen. The four groups of orientations facing Ding towards Gui, facing You towards Mao, facing Qian towards Xun, and facing Hai towards Si become unfavorable after the winter solstice. Unfavorable orientations include facing Ren towards Bing, which is occupied by "floating empty void"; facing Zi towards Wu, which incurs "scorching retreat"; facing Chou towards Wei, which incurs "earth official symbol"; facing Gen towards Kun, which incurs "underground palace"; facing Yin towards Shen, which incurs "three evils"; facing Jia towards Geng, which incurs "sitting evil"; facing Mao towards You, which incurs "three evils"; facing Yi towards Xin, which incurs "sitting evil"; facing Chen towards Xu, which incurs "three evils"; facing Xun towards Qian, which incurs "underground palace"; facing Bing towards Ren, which is occupied by "floating empty void" and also incurs "adjacent underground palace"; facing Shen towards Yin incurs "heavenly official symbol" (the original text mistakenly writes "Jia" instead of "Shen"). The last entry, "Xin mountain Yi," refers to facing Xin towards Yi, and the specific evil it incurs is missing in the original text, so it can only be recorded with doubt. In the years of Si-You-Chou, the three evils are located in the eastern direction of Yin-Mao-Chen, and the entire eastern direction is unfavorable this year.

大利山向：乙山辛，二、三、十、十一、十二月；申山寅，正、三、四、五、六、八、九月；午山子。小利山向：辰山戌、巽山幹、辛山巳、未山丑、坤山艮、庚山甲、戌山辰。不利山向：壬山丙坐殺，子山午三殺，癸山丁坐殺，丑山未三殺、傍陰府，艮山坤年克，寅山申地官符，甲山庚傍陰府，卯山酉年克，巳山亥天官符、傍陰府、年克，丙山壬向殺，丁山癸向殺、傍陰府、浮天空，酉山卯炙退、陰府，乾山巽陰府，亥山巳三殺。

Gengxu is the forty-seventh position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1610, during the 38th year of the Ming Wanli era. Favorable orientations are: facing Yi with Xin as the front, suitable in February, March, October, November, and December; facing Shen with Yin as the front, suitable in January, March, April, May, June, August, and September; facing Wu with Zi as the front, which is only listed in the original text without months, so it is missing text and cannot be guessed. Slightly favorable orientations are: facing Chen with Xu as the front, facing Xun with Tian as the front, facing Xin with Yi as the front (the original text mistakenly writes 'Si' instead of 'Yi', and Xin mountain does not have a Si direction), facing Wei with Chou as the front, facing Kun with Gen as the front, facing Geng with Jia as the front, facing Xu with Chen as the front. Unfavorable orientations are: facing Ren with Bing is 'sitting on the evil', facing Zi with Wu is 'three evils', facing Gui with Ding is 'sitting on the evil', facing Chou with Wei is 'three evils' and 'beside the Yin palace', facing Gen with Kun is 'yearly conflict', facing Yin with Shen is 'earth official symbol', facing Jia with Geng is 'beside the Yin palace', facing Mao with You is 'yearly conflict', facing Si with Hai is 'heavenly official symbol', 'beside the Yin palace', and 'yearly conflict', facing Bing with Ren is 'directional evil', facing Ding with Gui is 'directional evil' and 'beside the Yin palace' occupied by 'floating empty void', facing You with Mao is 'burning retreat' and 'Yin palace', facing Tian with Xun is 'Yin palace', facing Hai with Si is 'three evils'.

大利山向：小利山向：丑山未、艮山坤、巽山幹、巳山亥、丁山癸、未山丑、乾山巽、亥山巳。不利山向：壬山丙年克，子山午陰府，癸山丁傍陰府，寅山申天官符，甲山庚向殺，卯山酉地官符，乙山辛向殺、傍陰府、年克，辰山戌傍陰府，丙山壬年克、浮天空，午山子炙退、年克，坤山艮陰府，申山寅傍陰府、三殺，庚山甲坐殺，酉山卯三殺，辛山乙坐殺，戌山辰三煞。

Xinhai is the forty-eighth position in the Jiazi cycle, occurring in the year 1611 during the Ming Wanli thirty-ninth year. In the "Da Li Shan Xiang" section of this year, the original text only retains the headings while the main content is completely missing, leaving no directional entries. This is due to a carving error in the printed edition, and no supplementation is made here. Slightly favorable directions include facing Wei from Chou, facing Kun from Gen, facing Qian from Xun, facing Hai from Si, facing Ji from Gui, facing Chou from Wei, facing Xun from Qian, and facing Si from Hai. Unfavorable directions include facing Bing from Ren, which violates "Nian Ke," facing Wu from Zi, which violates "Yin Fu," facing Ding from Gui, which violates "Bang Yin Fu," facing Shen from Yin, which violates "Tian Gao Fu," facing Jia from Geng, which violates "Xiang Sha," facing You from Mao, which violates "Di Gao Fu," facing Yi from Xin, which violates "Xiang Sha," "Bang Yin Fu," and "Nian Ke," facing Xu from Chen, which violates "Bang Yin Fu," facing Ren from Bing, which violates "Nian Ke" and is also occupied by "Fu Kong Wang Wang," facing Zi from Wu, which violates "Zhi Tui" and "Nian Ke," facing Kun from Gen, which violates "Yin Fu," facing Yin from Shen, which violates "Bang Yin Fu" and "San Sha," facing Geng from Jia, which violates "Zuo Sha," facing Mao from You, which violates "San Sha," facing Xin from Yi, which violates "Zuo Sha," and facing Xu from Chen, which violates "San Sha." The three evils of the Hai-Mao-Wei years are located in the western direction of Shen-You-Xu, which matches the listed directions.

大利山向：坤山艮，二、三、十一、十二月；申山寅，二、三、十一、十二月。小利山向：子山午；丑山未；艮山坤；乙山辛；巽山幹；庚山甲，二、十月忌造宜葬。不利山向：壬山丙傍陰府、向殺，癸山丁向殺，寅山申傍陰府，甲山庚浮天空，卯山酉炙退，辰山戌地官符，巳山亥三殺，丙山壬坐殺，午山子陰府、三殺，丁山癸年克、坐殺，未山丑三殺，酉山卯年克，戌山辰傍陰府，乾山巽年克，亥山巳天官符、年克。

Renzi is the forty-ninth position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1612, the fourth decade of the Ming Wanli era. The most favorable orientations are two pairs: facing Kun and facing Gen, suitable in February, March, November, and December; facing Shen and facing Yin, also suitable in February, March, November, and December. Slightly favorable orientations include facing Zi and facing Wu, facing Chou and facing Wei, facing Gen and facing Kun, facing Yi and facing Xin, and facing Xun and facing Qian. Facing Geng and facing Jia is favorable only in February and October, and is suitable for burial rather than construction. Since the Tai Su is in Zi this year, according to the principle that "the Tai Su can be faced but not occupied," facing Zi and facing Wu remains slightly favorable, while facing Zi is considered unfavorable. Unfavorable orientations include facing Ren and facing Chong, which violates "Biang Yin Fu" and "Xiang Sha"; facing Gui and facing Ding, which violates "Xiang Sha"; facing Yin and facing Shen, which violates "Biang Yin Fu"; facing Jia and facing Geng, which is occupied by "Fu Tian Kong Wang"; facing Mao and facing You, which violates "Zhi Tui"; facing Chen and facing Xu, which violates "Di Guan Fu"; facing Si and facing Hai, which violates "San Sha"; facing Bing and facing Ren, which violates "Zuo Sha"; facing Wu and facing Zi, which violates "Yin Fu" and "San Sha"; facing Ding and facing Gui, which violates "Nian Ke" and "Zuo Sha"; facing Wei and facing Chou, which violates "San Sha"; facing You and facing Mao, which violates "Nian Ke"; facing Xu and facing Chen, which violates "Biang Yin Fu"; facing Qian and facing Xun, which violates "Nian Ke"; facing Hai and facing Si, which violates "Tian Guan Fu" and "Nian Ke."

大利山向：丙山壬，四、五、六、十一月；午山子，五、六、八月吉；丁山癸，三、五、六、八、十一月。小利山向：壬山丙、艮山坤、酉山卯、乾山巽。不利山向：子山午炙退、年克，癸山丁年克，丑山未年克，寅山申三殺、年克，甲山庚年克、坐殺，卯山酉三殺、陰府，乙山辛浮天空、坐殺，辰山戌三殺、年克，巽山乾年克，巳山亥地官符。未山丑傍陰府，坤山艮年克，申山寅天官符、年克，庚山甲傍陰府、向殺、年克，辛山乙年克、向殺，戌山辰年克，亥山巳傍陰府。

Gui Chou is the 50th position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1613 during the Ming Wanli forty-first year. Favorable directions include facing Bing with the back to Ren, suitable in the fourth, fifth, sixth, and eleventh months; facing Wu with the back to Zi, suitable in the fifth, sixth, and eighth months; and facing Ding with the back to Ji, suitable in the third, fifth, sixth, eighth, and eleventh months. Slightly favorable directions are facing Ren with the back to Bing, facing Gen with the back to Kun, facing You with the back to Mao, and facing Qian with the back to Xun. Unfavorable directions include facing Zi with the back to Wu, which incurs "Zhi Tui" and "Nian Ke"; facing Ji with the back to Ding and facing Chou with the back to Wei both incur "Nian Ke"; facing Yin with the back to Shen incurs "San Sha" and "Nian Ke"; facing Jia with the back to Geng incurs "Nian Ke" and "Zuo Sha"; facing Mao with the back to You incurs "San Sha" and "Yin Fu"; facing Yi with the back to Xin is occupied by "Fu Tian Kong Wang" and incurs "Zuo Sha"; facing Chen with the back to Xu incurs "San Sha" and "Nian Ke"; facing Xun with the back to Qian incurs "Nian Ke"; facing Si with the back to Hai incurs "Di Guan Fu"; facing Wei with the back to Chou incurs "Bang Yin Fu"; facing Kun with the back to Gen incurs "Nian Ke"; facing Shen with the back to Yin incurs "Tian Guan Fu" and "Nian Ke"; facing Geng with the back to Jia incurs "Bang Yin Fu", "Xiang Sha", and "Nian Ke"; facing Xin with the back to Yi incurs "Nian Ke" and "Xiang Sha"; facing Xu with the back to Chen incurs "Nian Ke"; and facing Hai with the back to Si incurs "Bang Yin Fu".

大利山向：寅山申，三、六、九、十一、十二月；甲山庚，二、三、四、五、十一、十二月；卯山酉，二、七、十、十二月；辰山戌，正、二、三、四、六、十、十一月。小利山向：未山丑、坤山艮、申山寅、庚山甲、戌山辰、乾山巽。不利山向：壬山丙坐殺、浮天空、年殺，子山午三殺，癸山丁坐殺，丑山未三殺，艮山坤陰府，乙山辛年殺，巽山乾陰府，巳山亥天官符，丙山壬向殺、傍陰府、年克，午山子年克、地官符，丁山癸向殺，酉山卯炙退，辛山乙傍陰府，亥山巳三殺。

Jia Yin is the 51st position in the Jia Zi cycle, corresponding to the year 1614, the 42nd year of the Ming Wanli era. Favorable orientations include facing Ji Yin with the back to Yin, which is suitable in the third, sixth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth months; facing Jia with the back to Geng, suitable in the second, third, fourth, fifth, eleventh, and twelfth months; facing Mao with the back to You, suitable in the second, seventh, tenth, and twelfth months; facing Chen with the back to Xu, suitable in the first, second, third, fourth, sixth, tenth, and eleventh months. Slightly favorable orientations are facing Wei with the back to Chou, facing Kun with the back to Gen, facing Shen with the back to Yin, facing Geng with the back to Jia, facing Xu with the back to Chen, and facing Qian with the back to Xun. Unfavorable orientations include facing Ren with the back to Bing, which violates the "sitting on the evil" (zuo sha) and is occupied by "floating empty death" (fu kong wang), and also violates the "year killing" (nian ke) (the original text mentions "year killing" twice, which should be "year killing"); facing Zi with the back to Wu violates the "three evils" (san sha); facing Gui with the back to Ding violates the "sitting on the evil"; facing Chou with the back to Wei violates the "three evils"; facing Gen with the back to Kun violates the "underground palace" (yin fu); facing Yi with the back to Xin violates the "year killing"; facing Xun with the back to Qian violates the "underground palace"; facing Si with the back to Hai violates the "heavenly official symbol" (tian guan fu); facing Bing with the back to Ren violates the "directional evil" (xiang sha), "beside underground palace," and "year killing"; facing Wu with the back to Zi violates the "year killing" and "earth official symbol"; facing Ding with the back to Gui violates the "directional evil"; facing You with the back to Mao violates the "scorching retreat" (zhi tui); facing Xin with the back to Yi violates the "beside underground palace"; facing Hai with the back to Si violates the "three evils."

大利山向：壬山丙，三、四、六、七、十月；子山午，三、六、十月。小利山向：艮山坤；卯山酉；辰山戌；巽山幹；丙山壬；坤山艮；亥山巳，冬至後不利。不利山向：癸山丁浮天空，丑山未傍陰府，寅山申天官符，甲山庚傍陰府、向殺，乙山辛向殺，巳山亥傍陰府，午山子炙退，丁山癸傍陰府、年克，未山丑地官符，申山寅三殺，庚山甲坐殺，酉山卯三殺、陰府、年克，辛山乙坐殺，戌山辰三殺，乾山巽陰府、年克。

Yimao is the 52nd position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1615, which corresponds to the 43rd year of the Ming Wanli era, the most favorable directions are only two: facing Ren with the back to Chen, suitable in the third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and tenth months; and facing Wu with the back to Zi, suitable in the third, sixth, and tenth months. Slightly favorable directions are facing Gen with the back to Kun, facing Mao with the back to You, facing Chen with the back to Xu, facing Xun with the back to Qian, facing Bing with the back to Ren, and facing Kun with the back to Gen. Facing Hai with the back to Si is unfavorable after the winter solstice. Unfavorable directions include facing Di with the back to Ding, which is occupied by "floating empty void"; facing Chou with the back to Wei, which violates "beside the Yin palace"; facing Yin with the back to Shen, which violates "heavenly official symbol"; facing Jia with the back to Geng, which violates "beside the Yin palace" and "direction evil"; facing Yi with the back to Xin, which violates "direction evil"; facing Si with the back to Hai, which violates "beside the Yin palace"; facing Wu with the back to Zi, which violates "scorched retreat"; facing Ding with the back to Di, which violates "beside the Yin palace" and "yearly conflict"; facing Wei with the back to Chou, which violates "earth official symbol"; facing Shen with the back to Yin, which violates "three evils"; facing Geng with the back to Jia, which violates "sitting evil"; facing You with the back to Mao, which violates "three evils", "Yin palace", and "yearly conflict"; facing Xin with the back to Yi, which violates "sitting evil"; facing Xu with the back to Chen, which violates "three evils"; facing Qian with the back to Xun, which violates "Yin palace" and "yearly conflict".

大利山向：酉山卯，二、六、七、十月。小利山向：艮山坤、卯山酉、丁山癸、乾山巽。不利山向：壬山丙向殺，子山午炙退、年克、陰府，癸山丁傍陰府、年克，丑山未年克，寅山申年克，甲山庚年克，乙山辛傍陰府，辰山戌年克、傍陰府，巽山乾年克，巳山亥三殺，丙山壬坐殺，午山子三殺，未山丑三殺、年克，坤山艮陰府、年克，申山寅地官符、傍陰府、年克，庚山甲年克，辛山乙浮天空、年克，戌山辰年克，亥山巳天官符。

Bingchen is the fifty-third position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1616, during the fourth十四 year of the Ming Wanli reign, the most favorable orientation is facing You towards Mao, which is suitable in the second, sixth, seventh, and tenth months. Slightly favorable orientations include facing Gen towards Kun, facing Mao towards You, facing Ding towards Gui, and facing Qian towards Xun. Unfavorable orientations include facing Ren towards Bing which incurs the "direction evil," facing Zi towards Wu which incurs "scorched retreat," "year killing," and "underground palace," facing Gui towards Ding which incurs "adjacent underground palace" and "year killing," facing Chou towards Wei, facing Yin towards Shen, and facing Jia towards Geng which all incur "year killing," facing Yi towards Xin which incurs "adjacent underground palace," facing Chen towards Xu which incurs "year killing" and "adjacent underground palace," facing Xun towards Qian which incurs "year killing," facing Si towards Hai which incurs "three evils," facing Bing towards Ren which incurs "sitting evil," facing Wu towards Zi which incurs "three evils," facing Wei towards Chou which incurs "three evils" and "year killing," facing Kun towards Gen which incurs "underground palace" and "year killing," facing Shen towards Yin which incurs "earth official symbol," "adjacent underground palace," and "year killing," facing Geng towards Jia which incurs "year killing," facing Xin towards Yi which is occupied by "floating empty void" and incurs "year killing," facing Xu towards Chen which incurs "year killing," and facing Hai towards Si which incurs "heavenly official symbol." Almost all the twenty-four mountains in this year carry "year killing," leaving very limited suitable areas.

大利山向：巽山幹，正、二、四、九、十月；丙山壬，三、五、六、八、十一、十二月；丁山癸，二、五、六、八、十一、十二月；未山丑，四、八、九、十月。小利山向：癸山丁、丑山未、坤山艮、乾山巽、亥山巳。不利山向：壬山丙傍陰府，子山午炙退，艮山坤，寅山申三殺、傍陰府，甲山庚年克，卯山酉三殺、年克，乙山辛三殺，辰山戌三殺，巳山亥年克，午山子陰府，申山寅天官符，庚山甲浮天空、向殺，酉山卯地官符，辛山乙向煞，戌山辰傍陰府。

Dingsi is the fifty-fourth position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1617, which corresponds to the 45th year of the Ming Wanli era, the favorable directions are: facing Xun and facing Qian, suitable in January, February, April, September, and October; facing Bing and facing Ren, suitable in March, May, June, August, November, and December; facing Ding and facing Gui, suitable in February, May, June, August, November, and December; facing Wei and facing Chou, suitable in April, August, September, and October. Slightly favorable directions are facing Gui and facing Ding, facing Chou and facing Wei, facing Kun and facing Gen, facing Qian and facing Xun, facing Hai and facing Si. Unfavorable directions are facing Ren and facing Bing which incurs the 'Biang Yin Fu' calamity, facing Zi and facing Wu which incurs the 'Zhi Tui' calamity; facing Gen and facing Kun is only listed as a direction, the specific calamity has been lost and cannot be supplemented; facing Yin and facing Shen incurs the 'San Sha' and 'Biang Yin Fu' calamities, facing Jia and facing Geng incurs the 'Nian Ke' calamity, facing Mao and facing You incurs the 'San Sha' and 'Nian Ke' calamities, facing Yi and facing Xin, facing Chen and facing Xu all incur the 'San Sha' calamity, facing Si and facing Hai incurs the 'Nian Ke' calamity, facing Wu and facing Zi incurs the 'Yin Fu' calamity, facing Shen and facing Yin incurs the 'Tian Gao Feng' calamity, facing Geng and facing Jia is occupied by 'Fu Kong Wang Wang' and incurs the 'Xiang Sha' calamity, facing You and facing Mao incurs the 'Di Gao Feng' calamity, facing Xin and facing Yi incurs the 'Xiang Sha' calamity, facing Xu and facing Chen incurs the 'Biang Yin Fu' calamity.

大利山向：艮山坤，二、八、十一、十二月；甲山庚，四、五、六、十一月；乙山辛，四、五、六、十一月；辰山戌，二、三、四、五、六、十一、十二月；申山寅，正、五、七、九、十、十二月。小利山向：寅山申、巽山幹、午山子、辛山乙、乾山巽。不利山向：壬山丙坐殺；子山午三殺；丁山癸向殺、浮天空；丑山未三殺；卯山酉陰府；巳山亥天官符；丙山壬向殺；丁山癸向殺，冬至後年克；未山丑傍陰府；坤山艮浮天空，忌造宜葬；庚山甲傍陰府；酉山卯炙退，冬至後年克；戌山辰地官符；亥山巳三殺冬至後年克。

Wu Wu is the 55th position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1618, which corresponds to the 46th year of the Ming Wanli era, favorable directions for seating are: facing Gen towards Kun, suitable in February, August, November, and December; facing Jia towards Geng, suitable in April, May, June, and November; facing Yi towards Xin, suitable in April, May, June, and November; facing Chen towards Xu, suitable in February, March, April, May, June, November, and December; facing Shen towards Yin, suitable in January, May, July, September, October, and December. Slightly favorable directions are: facing Yin towards Shen, facing Xun towards Qian, facing Wu towards Zi, facing Xin towards Yi, and facing Qian towards Xun. Unfavorable directions are: facing Ren towards Bing, which incurs the 'sitting煞' (sitting evil); facing Zi towards Wu, which incurs the 'three煞' (three evils); facing Ding towards Gui, which incurs the 'direction煞' (direction evil) and is also occupied by 'floating empty void'; facing Chou towards Wei, which incurs the 'three煞'; facing Mao towards You, which incurs the 'underworld official'; facing Si towards Hai, which incurs the 'heavenly official symbol'; facing Bing towards Ren, which incurs the 'direction煞'; facing Wei towards Chou, which incurs the 'beside underworld official'; facing Kun towards Gen, which is occupied by 'floating empty void', suitable for burial but not for construction; facing Geng towards Jia, which incurs the 'beside underworld official'; facing You towards Mao, which incurs the 'burning retreat', and after the winter solstice, it also incurs the 'year evil'; facing Xu towards Chen, which incurs the 'earth official symbol'; facing Hai towards Si, which incurs the 'three煞', and after the winter solstice, it also incurs the 'year evil'.

大利山向：癸山丁，正、三、四、六、十月；巳山亥，正、七、十、十一、十二月。小利山向：壬山丙，浮天空，忌造宜葬，二、三、四、七、十月；子山午；丑山未；卯山酉；辰山戌；未山丑；坤山艮。不利山向：艮山坤陰府，寅山申天官符，甲山庚向殺，乙山辛向殺，巽山乾陰府，丙山壬浮天空、傍陰府，午山子年克，丁山癸年克，申山寅三殺，庚山甲坐殺，酉山卯年克、三殺，辛山乙傍陰府、坐殺，戌山辰三殺，乾山巽年克、浮天空，亥山巳年克、地官符。

Jiwei is the fifty-sixth position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1619, the forty-seventh year of the Ming Wanli era. The most favorable directions for sitting and facing are only two: facing Gui and facing Ding, which are suitable in the first, third, fourth, sixth, and tenth months; facing Si and facing Hai, which are suitable in the first, seventh, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth months. Slightly favorable directions include facing Ren and facing Bing, which are occupied by "floating empty void," making them unsuitable for construction but suitable for burial, and can be used in the second, third, fourth, seventh, and tenth months; additionally, facing Zi and facing Wu, facing Chou and facing Wei, facing Mao and facing You, facing Chen and facing Xu, facing Wei and facing Chou, and facing Kun and facing Gen are also slightly favorable. Unfavorable directions include facing Gen and facing Kun, which are occupied by "underworld palace," facing Yin and facing Shen, which are occupied by "heavenly official symbol," facing Jia and facing Geng, and facing Yi and facing Xin, which are all occupied by "direction evil," facing Xun and facing Qian, which are occupied by "underworld palace," facing Bing and facing Ren, which are occupied by "floating empty void" and also "adjacent underworld palace," facing Wu and facing Zi, and facing Ding and facing Gui, which are occupied by "yearly conflict," facing Shen and facing Yin, which are occupied by "three evils," facing Geng and facing Jia, which are occupied by "sitting evil," facing You and facing Mao, which are occupied by "yearly conflict" and "three evils," facing Xin and facing Yi, which are occupied by "adjacent underworld palace" and "sitting evil," facing Xu and facing Chen, which are occupied by "three evils," facing Qian and facing Xun, which are occupied by "yearly conflict" and also "floating empty void," and facing Hai and facing Si, which are occupied by "yearly conflict" and "earth official symbol." This year, "floating empty void" appears three times, which contradicts the usual rule that it appears only once a year, suggesting that the original text may have an error.

大利山向：坤山艮，正、二、六、十月；庚山甲，正、四、五、六、七、十月；辛山乙，正、四、五、六、七、十月；戌山辰，五、六、七月吉。小利山向：艮山坤、寅山申、辰山戌、巽山幹、申山寅。不利山向：壬山丙年克、向殺，子山午天官符，癸山丁向殺，丑山未傍陰府，甲山庚傍陰府，卯山酉炙退，乙山辛年克，巳山亥傍陰府、三殺，丙山壬年克、三殺，午山子年克、三殺，丁山癸坐殺、陰府、浮天空，未山丑三殺，酉山卯陰府，乾山巽傍陰府，亥山巳天官符。

Gengshen is the 57th position in the Jiazi cycle. In the year 1620, which corresponds to the 48th year of the Ming Wanli era, the emperor Shenzong died in July, and after August the reign was changed to Taichang, so this year is also known as the first year of Taichang. Favorable orientations include facing Gen with Kun, suitable in January, February, June, and October; facing Jia with Geng, suitable in January, April, May, June, July, and October; facing Yi with Xin, suitable in January, April, May, June, July, and October; facing Chen with Xu, suitable in May, June, and July. Slightly favorable orientations are facing Kun with Gen, facing Yin with Shen, facing Xu with Chen, facing Xun with Qian, and facing Shen with Yin. Unfavorable orientations include facing Chen with Wei, facing Geng with Jia, both violating 'bàng yīn fǔ'; facing Zi with Wu, violating 'tiān guān fú'; facing Ding with Gui, violating 'xiàng shà'; facing Mao with You, violating 'zhì tuì'; facing Yi with Xin, violating 'nián kè'; facing Si with Hai, violating 'bàng yīn fǔ' and 'sān shà'; facing Kan with Ren, violating 'nián kè' and 'sān shà' (according to the general rules of the table, the orientation of Jia and Ren is considered 'zuò shà'); facing Wu with Zi, violating 'nián kè' and 'sān shà'; facing Ding with Gui, violating 'zuò shà', 'yīn fǔ', and being occupied by 'fú kōng wáng'; facing Wei with Yu, violating 'sān shà'; facing You with Mao, violating 'yīn fǔ'; facing Qian with Xun, violating 'bàng yīn fǔ'; and facing Hai with Si, violating 'tiān guān fú'.

大利山向：巽山幹，正、六、九月吉；巳山亥，正、六、九、十月；未山丑，七、八、九、十月。小利山向：壬山丙；艮山坤；午山子；丁山癸，冬至後年克；酉山卯，冬至後年克；戌山辰；乾山巽，冬至後年克；亥山巳，冬至後年克。不利山向：子山午炙退、陰府，癸山丁傍陰府，丑山未地官符，寅山申三殺，甲山庚坐殺，卯山酉三殺，乙山辛傍陰府，辰山戌傍陰府、三殺，丙山壬浮天空，坤山艮陰府，申山寅傍陰府、天官符，庚山甲向殺，辛山乙向殺。

Xinyou is the 58th position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1621, the first year of the Tianxi reign. Favorable orientations are: facing Xun and facing Qian, suitable for the first, sixth, and ninth months; facing Si and facing Hai, suitable for the first, sixth, ninth, and tenth months; facing Wei and facing Chou, suitable for the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth months. Slightly favorable orientations are facing Ren and facing Bing, facing Gen and facing Kun, facing Wu and facing Zi, and facing Xu and facing Chen. The four groups of facing Ding and facing Gui, facing You and facing Mao, facing Qian and facing Xun, and facing Hai and facing Si are subject to "year killing" after the winter solstice. Unfavorable orientations are: facing Zi and facing Wu, which incurs "scorching retreat" and "underworld official symbol"; facing Gui and facing Ding, which incurs "adjacent underworld official symbol"; facing Chou and facing Wei, which incurs "earth official symbol"; facing Yin and facing Shen, which incurs "three evils"; facing Jia and facing Geng, which incurs "sitting evil"; facing Mao and facing You, which incurs "three evils"; facing Yi and facing Xin, which incurs "adjacent underworld official symbol"; facing Chen and facing Xu, which incurs "adjacent underworld official symbol" and "three evils"; facing Bing and facing Ren, which is occupied by "floating empty void"; facing Kun and facing Gen, which incurs "underworld official symbol"; facing Shen and facing Yin, which incurs "adjacent underworld official symbol" and "heavenly official symbol"; facing Geng and facing Jia, and facing Xin and facing Yi, which both incur "directional evil". In the years of Si-You-Chou, the three evils are located in the eastern direction of Yin-Mao-Chen, so the entire eastern direction is blocked.

大利山向：艮山坤，三、六、八、九、十二月；卯山酉，二、四、五、十一月；乙山辛，二、四、五、六、十二月。小利山向：乾山巽。不利山向：壬山丙傍陰府、坐殺，子山午三殺、年克，癸山丁坐殺、年克，丑山未三殺、年克，寅山申傍陰府、地官符、年克，甲山庚浮天空、年克，辰山戌年克、大耗、羅睺，巽山乾年克、破敗、五鬼，巳山亥天官符，丙山壬向殺，午山子陰府，丁山癸向殺，未山丑年克，坤山艮年克，申山寅年克，庚山甲年克，酉山卯炙退，辛山乙年克，戌山辰年克、陰府，亥山巳三煞。

Renxu is the fifty-ninth position in the Jiazi cycle, corresponding to the year 1622, the second year of the Ming Dynasty's Tianqi reign. Favorable directions are: facing Gen (Mountain) and facing Kun (Earth), suitable in March, June, August, September, and December; facing Mao (Rabbit) and facing You (Goat), suitable in February, April, May, and November; facing Yi (Wood) and facing Xin (Metal), suitable in February, April, May, June, and December. Only the direction facing Qian (Heaven) and facing Xun (Wind) is slightly favorable. Unfavorable directions include: facing Ren (Water) and facing Bing (Wood) which violates "Biang Yin Fu" and "Facing Harm"; facing Zi (Rat) and facing Wu (Horse) which violates "Three Harmful Stars" and "Year Harm"; facing Gui (Water) and facing Ding (Fire) which violates "Facing Harm" and "Year Harm"; facing Chou (Ox) and facing Wei (Sheep) which violates "Three Harmful Stars" and "Year Harm"; facing Yin (Tiger) and facing Shen (Monkey) which violates "Biang Yin Fu", "Di Guan Fu", and "Year Harm"; facing Jia (Wood) and facing Geng (Metal) which is occupied by "Fu Tian Kong Wang" and also violates "Year Harm"; facing Chen (Dragon) and facing Xu (Dog) which violates "Year Harm", "Great Loss", and "Luohou"; facing Xun (Wind) and facing Qian (Heaven) which violates "Year Harm", "Broken Affairs", and "Five Ghosts"; facing Si (Snake) and facing Hai (Pig) which violates "Tian Gao Fu"; facing Bing (Wood) and facing Ren (Water), and facing Ding (Fire) and facing Gui (Water) both violate "Facing Harm"; facing Wu (Horse) and facing Zi (Rat) which violates "Yin Fu"; facing Wei (Sheep) and facing Chou (Ox), facing Kun (Earth) and facing Gen (Mountain), facing Shen (Monkey) and facing Yin (Tiger), facing Geng (Metal) and facing Jia (Wood) all violate "Year Harm"; facing You (Goat) and facing Mao (Rabbit) which violates "Zhi Tui"; facing Xin (Metal) and facing Yi (Wood) which violates "Year Harm"; facing Xu (Dog) and facing Chen (Dragon) which violates "Year Harm" and "Yin Fu"; facing Hai (Pig) and facing Si (Snake) which violates "Three Harmful Stars".

大利山向：壬山丙，正、四、五、六、七、十月；子山午，三、四、五、六月；癸山丁，正、三、四、五、六、七月；丑山未，三、四、五、六、九、十二月，乾山巽，五、八、九、十、十一月。小利山向：辰山戌、巽山幹、丙山壬、丁山癸、坤山艮。不利山向：艮山坤年克，寅山申天官符，甲山庚向殺，卯山酉陰府、地官符、年克，乙山辛浮天空、向殺，巳山亥年克，歲破，午山子炙退，未山丑傍陰府，申山寅三殺，庚山甲傍陰府、坐殺，酉山卯三殺，辛山乙坐殺，戌山辰三煞，亥山巳傍陰府。

Guihai is the last of the sixty Jiazi cycles. In the year Tianqi 3, which corresponds to 1623 AD, the cycle completes itself exactly. Favorable directions are: facing Ren and facing Bing, suitable in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and tenth months; facing Zi and facing Wu, suitable in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth months; facing Gui and facing Ding, suitable in the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh months; facing Chou and facing Wei, suitable in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth months; facing Qian and facing Xun, suitable in the fifth, eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh months. Slightly favorable directions are: facing Chen and facing Xu, facing Xun and facing Qian, facing Bing and facing Ren, facing Ding and facing Gui, facing Kun and facing Gen. Unfavorable directions are: facing Gen and facing Kun, which incurs "yearly clash"; facing Yin and facing Shen, which incurs "heavenly official symbol"; facing Jia and facing Geng, which incurs "direction evil"; facing Mao and facing You, which incurs "underworld official symbol", "earthly official symbol", and "yearly clash"; facing Yi and facing Xin, which is occupied by "floating empty loss" and incurs "direction evil"; facing Si and facing Hai, which incurs "yearly clash" and "yearly destruction" — this year's heavenly stem is Hai, and Si and Hai are opposing, thus it is the position of yearly destruction; facing Wu and facing Zi incurs "heat retreat"; facing Wei and facing Chou incurs "beside underworld official"; facing Shen and facing Yin incurs "three evils"; facing Geng and facing Jia incurs "beside underworld official" and "sitting evil"; facing You and facing Mao incurs "three evils"; facing Xin and facing Yi incurs "sitting evil"; facing Xu and facing Chen incurs "three evils"; facing Hai and facing Si incurs "beside underworld official".

上萬年圖，編定二十四山通利，開卷瞭然，不煩推步。但其間又云三殺、炙退可向不可坐，太歲、浮天空可坐不可向浮天空亡一年佔一位占向不占坐，又陰府太歲單幹不化則不忌，李廣箭有弓無箭、有箭無弓俱不忌單犯一子不忌。又有子葬父不忌年克，葬母不忌月克，及七內乘凶即葬，不忌一切山向神煞等說，又在圓機之士酌其所宜，不必盡拘泥耳。

The above diagram of the ten-thousand-year chart compiles the favorable or unfavorable status of the twenty-four mountains for each year into fixed patterns. By simply opening it, one can see everything at a glance, without needing to calculate on the spot. However, there are several variations in interpretation. "Three Evils" and "Scorched Retreat" are only to be avoided if they are located directly beneath, but they can still be used as facing directions. "The Year's Evil" and "Floating Void" are only to be avoided if they are facing directions, and sitting on them is not harmful. The old annotations explain that "Floating Void" occupies only one direction each year and only affects facing directions, not sitting positions. It also says that "Underworld Evil" is not to be avoided if it appears only as a single heavenly stem without forming a mutual control relationship. Regarding "Li Guang's Arrow," if there is only an arch or only an arrow, it does not count as a violation. The old annotations also add that if only one position is affected, it is not to be avoided. There is another school of thought that says when a son buries his father, it is not to be avoided if "Year's Evil" is involved; when a son buries his mother, it is not to be avoided if "Month's Evil" is involved. Also, if a funeral is conducted quickly within the first forty-nine days, all mountain and direction deities and evils can be disregarded. These matters should be judged and chosen by experienced practitioners with a comprehensive understanding, without being rigidly adhered to.

夫神煞之煩，以《曜仙肘後經》及劉漢卿《陽明按索》等書考之，其在山向之凶者，二百四十有七。如此其夥，云何趨避？竊嘗從俗，權其輕重而較量之雲。其在山家之大不可犯者，曰三殺，即劫殺、災殺、歲殺也，曰皇天炙退、坐煞、向煞。其在曏者，曰太歲，曰浮天空亡。其在支干及納音者，曰陰府太歲，曰李廣箭，曰年月日時克山家。此數者為最凶，所當避忌者也。

The names of spiritual omens are indeed very numerous. If we check sources like the "Yao Xian Zhou Hou Jing" and Liu Hanqing's "Yang Ming An Suo," we find that alone, there are 247 types of harmful omens associated with the mountain direction. With so many names, how can we even talk about seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune? Therefore, I will follow the commonly accepted practices of the world and weigh their severity, ranking them in order. The most dangerous ones that should not be touched are the "Three Evils" — that is, the Robbery Sha, Disaster Sha, and Year Sha, as well as "Huang Tian Zhi Tui," and the "Sitting Evil" and "Facing Evil" formed by the division of the Three Evils between the sitting mountain and the facing direction. Those specifically to be avoided in the facing direction are the "Too Year" and "Floating Sky Wuwang." Those derived from the heavenly stems and earthly branches and the Nayin sound element include the "Yin Fu Tai Nian," "Li Guang Jian," and the cases where the nayin of the year, month, day, and hour controls the nayin of the sitting mountain. The above mentioned are the most dangerous and must be avoided.

其次曰穿山羅睺即坐山官符、曰破敗五鬼，曰流財金神、崩騰八座、病符、死符及諸官符天官符、地官符、畜官符、田官符、暴敗官符等煞，則可略也以上諸煞不犯為大利，犯之為不利。又其次曰將軍、蠶室、力士、兵道、火道、鬼道、地道、死道、帝車、帝舍、帝輅、帝軸、黃旙、豹尾、弔客、飛廉、喪門、白虎、歲厭、歲刑、大裀、大殺、天禁、朱雀、山家困龍等，凡七十餘位，謂之雜煞。喻峨山氏云“雖犯屢見貞吉，不必避忌”是也。

Next in rank are the "Chuanshan Luohou" — old commentaries say this is the official symbol of the mountain — as well as "Pobai Wugui", "Liucai Jinshen", "Bengteng Basi", "Bingfu", "Sifu", and various types of official symbols: Tian Guanfu, Di Guanfu, Xu Guanfu, Tian Guanfu, and Pobai Guanfu, and so on. This category can be briefly mentioned. The old commentaries add another sentence here: if none of the above evils are involved, it is considered a great benefit; if they are involved, it is considered unfavorable. Next are the "Jiangjun", "Canshi", "Lishi", and the paths of war, fire, ghosts, earth, and death, as well as the imperial chariot, imperial dwelling, imperial carriage, imperial axis, Huanghuan, Bao Wei, Diaoke, Fei Lian, Sangmen, Baihu, Su Yan, Su Xing, Da Yin, Da Sha, Tianjin, Zhuque, and Shānjiā Kǔn lóng, totaling over seventy, all collectively called "Zasha". Yu Eshan once said that even if these are involved, one often sees favorable results, so there is no need to deliberately avoid them, referring precisely to this category.

術家又有所謂“若要發，做三煞；要發財，做流財；要富貴，撞太歲。”及救人冷退用空亡等說，以神其術者，大抵傳授真偽不一，其亦何可盡信耶？又如通天竅、走馬六壬雲是楊公所用，且有過馬不過竅，過竅不過馬之戾。甚至子午卯酉四山向，十二年頭並無全利。若欲拘執，則此四山水無利期。一人之言，自相牴牾如此，況其它乎？

Among the geomancers there is another saying that circulates: if you want to become prosperous, move the three evils; if you want to become rich, move the flow of wealth; if you want to be wealthy and noble, then collide with the master of misfortune. There are also those who say that to remedy a family's decline and poverty, one should use the concept of empty and void. These are merely ways to make their own techniques seem more divine and mysterious. Passed down from master to apprentice, truth and falsehood have always been mixed, so how can one believe everything? For example, the two methods of "Tong Tian Qiao" (Opening the Heavens' Passage) and "Zou Ma Liu Ren" (Riding the Horse Six Nian) both claim to have originated from Yang Yunsong. However, these two methods contradict each other: if they agree with Zou Ma Liu Ren, they do not agree with Tong Tian Qiao, and if they agree with Tong Tian Qiao, they do not agree with Zou Ma Liu Ren. Even according to their calculations, the four directions of Zi, Wu, Mao, and You, which are the four cardinal directions, have no year in twelve years that is entirely favorable. If one insists on following them strictly, these four directions would never be usable (the character "water" is a homonym for "eternal" and is a mistake due to similar characters). Methods that come from the same person contradict each other to such an extent, how much more so do other schools of thought?

折之吾儒之理，一切置之勿論可也。第卜氏有“年日一端之失，反為吉地深殃”之賦。陳圖南有“龍真穴正，又須葬善時宜”之說。楊公有年月利楫之論。是以人子不敢不慎，而從俗擇之，蓋亦無所不用其極，不使少有後日之悔一端雲。

Using the principles of Confucianism to judge, we may entirely disregard these statements. However, in his work "Xue Xin Fu," Bo Yin said that if there is an error in the year or the day, it may turn a good site into a great misfortune. Chen Tuan, also known as Tu Nan, also mentioned that besides having a true dragon and a correct tomb, the burial should also be done at an appropriate time. Yang YunSong further said that the year and month are like the oars of a boat. Therefore, as a son, one cannot be careless; one can only follow the conventional methods to select the year and month. This is said to be the utmost effort one can make, in order not to leave any regret in the future.