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Buqióng, pronounced Buqió ng, refers to a mysterious astronomer who was good at divination and predicting the future in ancient times. The relevant contents are as follows:

1. The definition and origin of divination

The word "divination" originated from the ancient documents of China, and first appeared in the Postscript of Shangshu Zhou Shu. Generally speaking, the soothsayer is regarded as a smart person, who can predict the good or bad luck in the future by observing the astronomical phenomena and explaining the divination. They played an important role in ancient society and were regarded as a bridge connecting heaven and earth.

2. Divination skills and responsibilities

Bu Jin has extensive knowledge and professional skills, mainly including the following aspects:

Astronomy: Divination is good at observing astrology, meteorology and other celestial phenomena to predict natural and man-made disasters.

Divination: Divination will use divination and other methods to interpret good or bad luck by throwing or shaking bone dice and Oracle bones.

Prediction: According to the results of observation and divination, divination can predict the future development trend of politics, military affairs and society.

3. Divination and China ancient culture.

Divination plays an important role in the ancient culture of China, which is related to the classic literature such as The Book of Songs and Shangshu. They have certain influence on official politics, military affairs and national operation. At the same time, Bu Jin was also an intellectual in ancient society. They provide guidance to the people through observation and prediction, and play the role of social management and weather vane to a certain extent.

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The status of divination: in ancient society, divination was regarded as an existence that could communicate with heaven, and their words and deeds were regarded as prophecy and enlightenment. Therefore, they are often valued and listened to by emperors and nobles and become celebrities in society.

Divination tools: Divination uses a variety of tools, such as tortoise shell, six hexagrams, gossip and so on. Among them, tortoise shell is the most common tool. By observing the cracks and shapes on the turtle's back, we can interpret various predictions of good fortune and bad luck.

The connection between Bu and later generations: Although the post of Bu gradually disappears with the changes of the times, it still retains the traditional influence of Bu in China culture. For example, in some traditional festivals, weddings and other important occasions, people will still ask professional fortune tellers to perform divination for good luck.

As ancient astronomers and fortune tellers, they predicted the future by observing celestial phenomena and interpreting divination, providing a mysterious and enlightening professional role for society. Their existence not only enriches China's ancient culture, but also reflects human's exploration and desire for the future.