TRIPODTERRAGWu Zhang
Chinese classics master from Jiangxi
Signed editor of TripodTerra. Articles attributed to this editor are AI-assisted drafts reviewed and verified against classical Chinese metaphysics sources before publication.
Articles
Nan Huai-Chin: The Modern Sage on Fate and Self-Cultivation
Nan Huai-Chin (1918–2012) was the most influential popularizer of Chinese wisdom in the modern era — a lay master of Chan Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism whose lectures and books reached tens of millions. This guide explores who he was, what he taught about destiny and the I Ching, and why he insisted that self-cultivation matters more than fortune-telling.
Li Juming — Hong Kong's Tantric Feng Shui Master
Born in Hong Kong in 1956 and trained on Japan's Mount Koya, Li Juming wrote more than 100 feng shui and BaZi books and coined the term "Tantric Feng Shui." Here is who he is, what his system says, and what you can take from it.
Zeng Shiqiang — the People's Philosopher Who Made the I Ching Practical
Zeng Shiqiang (1935–2018), the Taiwanese scholar known as the Father of Chinese-style Management, brought the I Ching to millions through his celebrated CCTV lectures. A guide to his life and ideas — and why his view that "three parts are destined, seven parts are earned" still shapes how people use BaZi today.
Xu Ziping — Father of BaZi (Four Pillars)
Xu Ziping is the Song-era scholar credited with founding the Four Pillars of BaZi: the day-master-centered framework of Ten Gods and luck cycles that BaZi readings still use today.
White Dragon King: Thailand's Oracle Who Guided Asia's Stars
The White Dragon King was Thailand's most famous Chinese-origin oracle — the soft-spoken master Hong Kong celebrities flew to Pattaya to consult. Here is his story, his most famous predictions, and what his "one-sentence" style still teaches about BaZi, luck, and kindness.
Chen Bo: The Feng Shui Master Behind Li Ka-shing
Chen Bo (Chen Lang, 1925–2007), the feng shui master who served Li Ka-shing for decades, was reportedly behind everything from the Cheung Kong Center to his client's office door. This is the story of his Xuan Kong Flying Stars and BaZi methods — and what commercial feng shui means for modern readers.
Ni Haixia — Master of Chinese Medicine & Destiny (1954–2012)
Ni Haixia (1954–2012) was a Taiwanese-born doctor of Chinese medicine who practiced in the United States and taught classical herbal formulas, BaZi and Zi Wei Dou Shu to students worldwide. His guiding idea — that medicine and destiny study walk one path — still shapes how people learn both arts today.