T’ung shu, The chinese farmers almanac is fill with plenty of information. From astronomy, pregnancy, divinition, spell, rhyme, poetry, and much much more. It is produce annualy to help the farmer decide on the best planting and havesting time.
Date selection is the primary use of this book. It tell where all the auspicious and inauspicious star is located.
Oldies use to hang this book above the main door to dispell bad luck and to chase away demon and spirits.
I am looking for all 60years cycle of it. Currently I have only about 30 of it or so. I will sit down one day and figure out which year I have missed out. Bout 15 of them belong to me since I started collecting so I would have t’ung shu from 2010 till 1995. The rest are given by friends . Thanks 🙂
Below:- The T’ung Shing.
Below:- The Spring Cow Map 春牛圖
Below:- Charms anyone?
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Do you know where I can purchase an English version of this?
Hi, I am not sure where you could purchase an english version for this almanac. Information in the almanac is updated yearly.