The relationship and role of heavenly stems and earthly branches

Heavenly stems and earthly branches's relationship and role are as follows:

Interaction between earthly branches and heavenly stems. If the distance is small, whether the seal can be used as a root may depend on the situation, such as Yihai, because Haishui is the water of sea, river and lake, and Mu Yi is a flower. If born on the moon, it will become driftwood and cannot be used as a root.

Heavenly stems and earthly branches, the main branch for short, originated from the observation of astronomical phenomena in ancient China. Ten dry words: encounter, enlightenment, gentleness, firmness, harmony, Tu Youyou, shangzhang, heavy light, mystery and sunshine. Twelve branches said: sleepy, red heart, taking photos, single-handedly, Xu Bao, Yeluo, Dunyi, Qitan, Dayuanxian.

12 earthly branch

Earthly branch refers to the twelve parts into which Jupiter's orbit is divided. Heavenly stems and earthly branches * * * constitutes the traditional calendar year in ancient China. The period of revolution of Jupiter is about twelve years, so Jupiter is used to date the years in ancient China, so it is called "the year-old star". Later, these twelve parts were named "earthly branches".

The earthly branch is the core content of ancient astronomy in China and the most important symbol of ancient astronomy in China. Astronomy comes from the concrete observation of astronomical phenomena. Needless to say, the earthly branch originated from the ancient 28 stars, another expression of the year. Ground branch Liuhe: ugly children turn to earth, yin hai turns to wood, Mao cremates fire, Chen you turns to gold, water has been applied, and the soil has not turned to earth in the afternoon.