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Among the famous fortune tellers, almost all are men. Only Xu Fu, a famous fortuneteller in Han Dynasty, is a woman. Like men, she has made great contributions to the theory and practice of physiognomy. Xu Fu is a native of Kawachinofumi (now Wenxian County, Henan Province). Because there is no biography of her in history books, we can't have a comprehensive understanding of her birth and death, but we can see some traces of her in Historical Records and Hanshu.

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The most admirable thing about Xu Fu's fortune-telling story is his judgment on "the mouth of reason" and "the entrance of vertical stripes". According to the report, after the fortune-telling favored by Wendi, she pointed out that Deng "should starve to death at the entrance". No matter how Emperor Wen gave Tongshan, he still starved to death. Xu negative phase Zhou Yafu, is also based on the same reason. According to "Historical Records, Jiang Hou and Zhou Bo's Family", "... Yafu mistakenly thought that it was not the history of Hanoi, and the date was:' The queen was three years old. When Hou was eight years old, he was a leader, holding the grip of the country, which was precious, and people and ministers were no different. Then he was nine, and you starved to death. "Yafu smiled and said,' My brother has been waiting for his father, just like a chess piece. Yafu, what can he say? However, since it is already expensive, what should I do if I starve to death? Let me see. Xu negative refers to his dictation: "If there is a reasonable entrance, this method of starvation is also ..."

So are the mouth and lips. Theoretically, there are lines on the lips, which must be carefully observed. If there is a vertical line, it is a sign of starvation. Nowadays, no matter how rich and famous the palm print is, it can't escape the fate of starvation. "Ma Yi Xiang Fa" says: "If you look closely at the lines on your lips, fine lines are hunger." "The Secret of Combining Knife with God's Mouth" says: "The reason why cinnabar palm peels is that it is prosperous, rich and long-lived." "Rich wrinkles, prosperous children and grandchildren, too moist, too exaggerated. From the outside of the lips, wrinkles are like crepe, but less money and more punishment. " Sweating palms, "Prime Minister wrinkles to prevent hunger." Mouth lines are very rich, only "vertical lines", "thin lines" and "prime lines" show signs of hunger. Xu's practice laid the foundation for the establishment of this theory.

In feudal society, the reason of palm peeling is that women often stay in boudoir or learn from women's virtue. Women like Xu Fu are really rare, because fortune-telling, especially becoming a famous fortune teller, is bound to get publicity, travel widely, and also practice eye-catching, police-knowing and extraordinary el ability observation, which is really not an easy task for women in feudal times. Judging from the historical facts that Xu Yineng often goes in and out of the upper class, two things are certain: first, Xu Yineng is not an ordinary old woman, she must have a close relationship with the upper class, or she may come from the middle and lower classes and eventually live in the upper class; Second, Xu's face was really first-class at that time, and everyone was amazed. Otherwise, it is impossible to hang out in high society, not to mention pointing to the emperor's minions in court.

"Vertical entrance, when you are hungry."

Xu Fu not only practiced physiognomy, but also summarized the laws of physiognomy in theory. The Dunhuang suicide note Xiangshu is the oldest existing Xiangshu. According to preliminary textual research, this book is a collection of Xu Fu and others 12 people. The Summary of the Continued Siku Quanshu says: Dunhuang originally had three volumes of books. Jia Juan has a preface, starting with the second appearance and ending with the third text; Volume B starts at the 18th and ends at the 30th foot. Volume C begins with the third facial features and ends with the thirty-fifth facial expression. According to the narrative, there is a cloud attached: if all the characters in the text are combined into thirty-six genera, it seems that the book has thirty-six sections. If only the first and thirty-sixth volumes are incomplete, the book will be almost finished. Such as facial eyebrows, nose, ears, mouth, forehead, palms and feet, are the most important parts in the family; Its forehead line, palm line and feet are all the same.

The footprint part is introduced in detail in the book. The Book of Gai Shi was very popular at that time, so there were many biographies and slightly different sentences. "

It can be seen that Xu Fu and others have two remarkable characteristics: First, the facial parts are relatively unified, and the eyebrows, nose, ears, mouth, forehead, palms and feet are the "most important parts of the face". It can also be seen from this point that the basic scope and pattern of physiognomy have been basically formed in the practice of Xu Fu and others in the Han Dynasty, and the contents of physiognomy and physiognomy books have only developed slightly on this basis in the future. Second, "books were very popular at that time." This shows that Xu Fu was indeed a famous fortuneteller at that time.

According to Records of Huaiqing Mansion, Xu Fu also wrote Deqi Song, Five Palace Essays, Listening Comparison and so on. Zheng Qiao's Tongzhi Wen Yi VI also includes three volumes of Xu Fu Xiang Shu and 1 volume Xu Fu Jin Ge. Most of these works have disappeared and are no longer on display. But judging from the title of the book, Xu negative's research on physiognomy has reached a very advanced level. In addition to his general views on physiognomy, he also pays attention to the relationship between "virtue" and morphology, which has penetrated into the bone marrow of physiognomy; It is also an important content of physiognomy to distinguish a person's appearance characteristics and personality fate through sound, but only a skilled physiognomist can do this, which shows that Xu Fu is indeed a master of physiognomy.

According to historical records. Family of consorts, Xu Fu used to be, and Yun is the son of heaven. Consequences should be what they said, high-impedance named it Ming female Hou Ting.