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Face your fate
http://www.ecns.cn/learning-Chinese/2013/07-29/75104.shtml
Jul 29th 2013, 07:54

2013-07-29 16:54 The World of Chinese




We're all familiar with palm reading or reading tea leaves to determine our future, but how about your face? Did you know that your facial features may not only decide your wealth, health and relationships but also defines what type of person you are? And it's a pretty big deal in China. Physiognomy, or face reading, has been in Chinese culture for centuries and plays a huge role in everything from wanting to know your future to landing that dream job in a huge firm. As the saying goes "相由心生" (xiàng yóu xīn shēng), personality and thought can be judged by people's faces.


So how does it work? The most important way to judge a person's face in China consists of "五官" (wǔ guān), "三停" (sān tíng), "十二宫" (shí'èr gōng).


"五官" (wǔg guān) is a term which means 'five organs on one's face', namely the ears, eyebrows, eyes, nose and mouth. In physiognomy, each organ is assigned a specific name: ear is "采听官" (cǎitīng guān), related to IQ and longevity; eyebrow is "保寿官" (bǎoshòu guān), related to health and status; eye is "监察官" (jiānchá guān), related to willpower and kindness; nose is "审辨官" (shěnbiàn guān), related to wealth and health; mouth is "出纳官" (chūnà guān), related to happiness, wealth and fortune.


"三停" (sān tíng) means 'three parts of one's face', including 上停 (shàng tíng), 中停 (zhōng tíng), 下停 (xià tíng) . The ideal situation is that these three parts divided shouldn't differ in length and size, and each part should balance.


"上停" (shàng tíng) refers to the forehead between the hairline and eyebrows, representing one's fortune in their young years (age 10-20). If the forehead is radiant and scar-less, the person possesses excellent knowledge and good luck in their youth. Whether they are born into a rich or poor family, they are doted upon by their parents. On the contrary, if the forehead is narrow and scarred, then the person will encounter bad luck in their youth even if they are born into a rich family.


"中停" (zhōng tíng) refers to the space between the eyebrows and the bottom of the nose. This space represents one's fortune in their adult years (age 20-40). If this space is of a good length and scar-less it is a sign that the person is ambitious and energetic; their fortune will peak in their adult years. However, if this space is too long or too short, such a person may have bad luck and should wait for their fortune to arrive by old age.


"下停" (xià tíng) refers to the space between the bottom of the nose and chin, which represents one's fortune after the age of 40. If this part of the face is of a normal length and scar-less, the person is tolerant and healthy. Everything associated with the person will end in success. If the chin is too small or too short, the person may be born weak. They have to work hard from an early age and will encounter misfortune in old age even if they have achieved wealth and power.


If you've rushed to the mirror to check your face and are unlucky enough to discover that perhaps the shape of your nose or eyes fall under the "you-will-never-be-fortunate-in-this-lifetime" category then don't lose hope. You can easily change your luck through plastic surgery!


Going under the knife has been an increasingly popular trend in China, especially among the young and job hunting. If you're a recent survivor of the gaokao (university entrance exams), you too can look forward to a surgery of your choice. Popular choices among fresh graduates are nose jobs and blepharoplasty, also known as double eye-lid surgery. When I first came across this, I thought it was a form of cheating. Surely you can't change your fate by changing your facial features, right? Wrong. Traditional Chinese physiognomists guarantee that you can be in total control of your fate. They argue that there is a close relationship between facial and psychological characters: a change in one means a change in the other.


However, if you're like me and are too scared to go through a procedure at the moment, you can always experiment with your looks via a mobile app called 美人相机 (měirén xiàngjī) or beautiful people camera. The app, which was created by a photo sharing company based in Guangzhou, allows you to take a picture of yourself and add all the affects you need including narrowing the face, modifying your smile and adding make up before posting and sharing it through social media platforms.


Learning the age old art of facial reading is easy and can be applied by anyone whether you're a job seeker, a recruiter or just having fun with friends and family.





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