A Plain-Language Guide to Di Tian Sui

The Essence of Dripping Heaven is one of the most important works in the field of traditional Chinese fate-calculation. According to legend, the original text was written by Jing Tu during the Song dynasty, and Liu Bowen annotated it during the Ming dynasty. During the Daoguang era of the Qing dynasty, the scholar Ren Tieqiao also wrote an interpretation of The Essence of Dripping Heaven. Drawing on a lifetime of experience in fate-calculation, Ren Tieqiao added notes to each chapter, delving into the text and revealing its subtle, hidden principles. As a result, the edition annotated by Ren Tieqiao became one of the foremost classics of traditional Chinese fate-calculation, while Ren himself secured an important place in its history as a figure who carried the tradition forward and bridged the past and the future.