Series
What the Xieji Bianfang Shu actually says about ground-breaking, marriage, burial, travel, and 63 other activities — the classical rules behind the almanac ratings.
Part 1
Seven construction activities, each with its own list of approved and forbidden days. The system isn't mystical — it's a scheduling protocol built around one central fear: disturbing the earth at the wrong time.
Part 2
Six stages of marriage, from the first gift to the wedding day. Each stage has its own list of suitable and forbidden stars. The system treats marriage not as a single event but as a negotiation between two families and the calendar.
Part 3
Three activities for the dead: breaking ground for a grave, interment, and exhumation for reburial. The almanac treats death with more scheduling precision than it gives to the living — because a burial done wrong doesn't just fail. It repeats.
Part 4
Of all 67 imperial activities, hosting a dinner party has the most auspicious days. The system isn't grudging about social gatherings — it actively encourages them. But don't throw your banquet on a Rooster Day.
Part 5
The imperial court had an official position on when to get a haircut. Also when to bathe, when to get dressed up, when to cut cloth for new clothes, and when to set up your bed. Five activities that sound trivial — until you understand why they aren't.
Part 6
Five travel activities — departure, returning home, relocating, entering a new house, imperial procession — and the system treats each stage as a separate scheduling problem. The almanac doesn't rate "travel." It rates departure, movement, and arrival independently.