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Mien shiang (Chinese: 面 相; pinyin: miànxiàng meaning face (mien) reading (shiang)) is a physiognomic and fortune-telling practice in Chinese culture and traditional Chinese medicine which purports to determine aspects of person's character, personality, and (future) health by analyzing their face according to the five phases ("wu xing").
Naeviology is a method of divination which looks at the moles, scars, or other bodily marks on a person as a means of telling their future. [1] [2] [3] It peaked in popularity between the 1700 and 1800s. [4] Several scientific papers have tried to automate the process of mole reading. [5] [6] In India this practice is called moleology or ...
The Chinese mole shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) is one of four species of Asian mole shrew in the genus Anourosorex. [2] Despite the name, it is found not only in China but also in northeast India, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Like all other species of the genus Anourosorex, the Chinese mole shrew is fossorial, and is found in montane forests ...
In traditional Chinese culture, facial moles are used in moleomancy, or face mole reading. Moles that can be easily seen may be considered warnings or reminders, while hidden moles may symbolize good luck and fortune.
Kau chim, kau cim, chien tung, [1] "lottery poetry" and Chinese fortune sticks are names for a fortune telling practice that originated in China in which a person poses questions and interprets answers from flat sticks inscribed with text or numerals.
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The greater Chinese mole (Euroscaptor grandis) is a species of mammal in the family Talpidae. It is found in China and potentially Myanmar. [2] References
There are currently ten species [8] classified under the genus Chodsigoa: . Van Sung's shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga) (Lunde, Musser and Son, 2003); Chodsigoa hoffmanni sp. nov. (Zhong-Zheng Chen et al., 2017)