tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post2608843330578291201..comments2023-06-24T01:51:41.411-07:00Comments on Joseph Yu 余若愚 thinking aloud: Ode to Winter SolsticeJoseph Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-7834043466122663482012-12-29T15:01:52.359-08:002012-12-29T15:01:52.359-08:00Dear Master Joseph
Pao Xi/Fu Xi was credited with...Dear Master Joseph<br /><br />Pao Xi/Fu Xi was credited with devising the first calendar,as well as using fire to cook. Since the poem is telling us that at winter solstice the wine is bland and the music is has not reached the crescendo,it is not the new year, when the ten thousand living things will be born. At the time of Fu Xi, winter solstice was a celebration, but not the celebration of the new year.<br /><br />Foon<br />Foon Chikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850725330498382494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-60848356395606904012012-12-28T12:25:26.069-08:002012-12-28T12:25:26.069-08:00Pao Xi 庖羲 is another name of Fu Xi 伏羲.
JosephPao Xi 庖羲 is another name of Fu Xi 伏羲.<br /><br />JosephJoseph Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-64399796233165588152012-12-28T09:15:29.368-08:002012-12-28T09:15:29.368-08:00Dear Master Joseph
Who was Pao Xi? Was he a cooki...Dear Master Joseph<br /><br />Who was Pao Xi? Was he a cooking supremo?<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />FoonFoon Chikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07850725330498382494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-39412848248858320862012-12-28T07:39:13.060-08:002012-12-28T07:39:13.060-08:00Thank you.Thank you.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588265889382504665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-84960945635152638812012-12-28T07:05:45.834-08:002012-12-28T07:05:45.834-08:00Hi Simon,
The twelve waxing and waning hexagrams ...Hi Simon,<br /><br />The twelve waxing and waning hexagrams for the months spread evenly both sides from the midpoint. "Right here" points at the whole Zi month, not the midpoint.<br /><br />JosephJoseph Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04028797882338249408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189927003438800028.post-36212752102062184122012-12-28T04:48:34.719-08:002012-12-28T04:48:34.719-08:00"First yang yao starts right here."
Wou..."First yang yao starts right here."<br /><br />Would it refer to that the hexagrams of 十二消息卦 actually start at the middle of the solar months?Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15588265889382504665noreply@blogger.com