Yin and Yang Bagua (Feng Jicai's "strange Tales of Strange Worlds" Series of Novels)
by Feng Jicai
About This Novel
"Yin Yang Bagua" uses a bizarre Feng Shui scam as a guide to reveal an absurd picture of civil society in the late Qing Dynasty. The Huang family, a wealthy businessman, suspected that someone had "calculated" the feng shui of their ancestral tomb. They suffered a series of disasters and their family fortunes fell into decline. However, the new generation of managers of the Huang family's shop, Jia Jiu, had business acumen and strived for changes. They tried their best to get the Huang family's business back on track. As a result, charlatans, peddlers, market scoundrels, etc. All appeared one after another, staging a farce of "changing fortunes" that was difficult to distinguish between true and false. The work combines the five elements of yin and yang, charlatanism and human greed with a blend of fiction and reality. It is humorous and thought-provoking. Through the ups and downs of the Huang family, the work shows deep thoughts on traditional culture and human nature.
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