Traditional culture in plain words
Life Gua and the Eight Mansions directions
The Life Gua is worked out from birth year and gender, and belongs to the East or West group. Each Gua has four traditional favourable directions and four to take care with.
Kua 1 · Kan
Water · East group
Kua 2 · Kun
Earth · West group
Kua 3 · Zhen
Wood · East group
Kua 4 · Xun
Wood · East group
Kua 6 · Qian
Metal · West group
Kua 7 · Dui
Metal · West group
Kua 8 · Gen
Earth · West group
Kua 9 · Li
Fire · East group
When the Kua calculation gives 5, tradition reads it as 2 (Kun) for men and 8 (Gen) for women.