Fortune tellers always tell me that I don't need to look at my face. The fortune teller said I was good-looking.

This is because physiognomy is a mysterious knowledge. If you need accurate results, you need a professional physiognomist to judge, so physiognomy is not suitable for people to look casually.

Physiognomy, also called physiognomy, refers to inferring a person's character, fortune and good or bad luck by observing his face, eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. In many people's eyes, face is a mysterious knowledge, which can reveal people's heart and future. However, for ordinary people, it is not advisable to look at their faces casually.

First of all, facial judgment requires certain professional knowledge and skills. Only a real physiognomist can accurately analyze faces. Most people only see superficial phenomena and can't make correct judgments. If you look at your face casually, it is easy to be misled by some irresponsible people.

Secondly, facial judgment needs to be comprehensive and comprehensive. Facial judgment is not simply to look at a certain characteristic of a person, but to make a judgment by combining the characteristics of the whole face. It is definitely inaccurate to draw a conclusion by looking at only one or two characteristics.

Finally, facial judgment is subjective. Different physiognomists may come to different conclusions, so different people may have different views on the same face. This also shows that facial judgment is not 100% accurate.

The origin and rise of faces

The earliest face records can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period in the 7th century BC. According to relevant documents, facial expressions were popular in the upper class at the latest in the Spring and Autumn Period. At that time, when many nobles chose family heirs, they already regarded faces as the basis of judgment. At this time, physiognomy fortune-telling is obviously not the initial situation, which shows that the physiognomy recorded in Zuo Zhuan is not only widespread, but also forms a certain physiognomy system.

There are many important facial analysis tools and terms, the most important of which are "five senses", "three stops" and "zodiac". In the Zhou Dynasty, there was an official named Shu, who first used these physiognomy principles to tell people fortune and became a "astrologer" in the imperial court. In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a Gu Buziqing in the State of Jin and a Tang Ju in the State of Liang in the Warring States Period. Both of them were famous astrologers and astrologers.

Because they were beneficial to the ruling class and supported and valued by the authorities of past dynasties, a large number of professional astrologers and astrologers appeared among the people later. After the Han Dynasty, some people compiled the techniques and experiences related to physiognomy into books, such as Ma Yi Xiang Fa and Liu Zhuang Xiang Fa. So physiognomy is becoming more and more popular.