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The use of the length of the sun's shadow for divination.It refers to some of the books as the theoretical basis of language.Xu shen in shuo wen jie zi ", explains what is "heat"."Heat" is the shadow of the sun.Mean on the ground to a wooden pole, vertical at noon when the shadow of the wood pole is called a "farce".To case ", "SiLi, said earth kei (soil kei is China's ancient astronomical instruments, it is made of a vertically and pole, called table, in the north of the pole is put a parallel to the floor slab, said guerra.The rod with the instrument according to soil composed of SLATE, also known as the sundial.Every day the sun at noon, table shadow falls on the sceptre, look at the length of the shadow, can determine the winter solstice and summer solstice and other seasons, is one of the develop the instrument which is the basis of the calendar."Hung fan. Biography of the five elements and said, because the sun run, there is summer, winter is cold is hot.If the sun toward the south, the length of the shadow over due, it will be more cold.If the shadow is a bit shorter, the weather is mild.Another way of saying that the shadow long, much water on the ground, short, shadow on the ground to dry.Shadow more than normal, people around you more evil, is less, the gentleman, donation is enough to spare.Han shu. Day chinese-speaking ", said the winter solstice to the south of the sun to the sky, the shadow should be the longest, such as short of the longest, damp disaster.The summer solstice, the sun to the north side of the sky, the shadow should be the shortest, such as short of the shortest, the cold, this is a piece of repeatedly stressed that "in" and "far away bad one inch" two theoretical basis.In fact "to" does not exist, "Trinidad bad one inch" is wrong.In addition, in ancient times, the summer solstice and winter solstice, is unable to correctly calculate any place eight feet long shadow, thus cannot know whether long shadow respectively, thus according to the long shadows of things are false.

"Month of class"

Month discoloration have hunger plague BingShi jun and indecisive.

The hostess politics, moonlight, minister of power.

Months, sages have to light minister to the Lord.

Moon rabbit see world no officer or loss of Japanese.

Month of mixed gas queen died, I against the Lord.

Born tooth claw foot independent deceit, I stabbed gentleman.

After month ShengJiao bur clan ShanQuan and against the Lord.

Months, strong GanXie day saw a national subjugation.

Month out on different side for it is impossible, GuDaGui.

In and out of your weak woman is strong, both two king.

On the crown bait right or big winds.

Month back minister chi longitudinal rebellious.

Five stars make a lunar eclipse has come to death, will die.

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