Wenshu Lin 文枢
Editor & Lead Researcher · Daoist Arts (Mìng)
CLASSICAL TEXT RESEARCHERDaoist Arts is a research-driven publication, not a fortune-telling service. We study the classical Chinese metaphysical canon — the same texts consulted by scholars and practitioners for centuries — and translate that knowledge into clear, practical guides and free tools for the modern reader.
About the Editor
Wenshu Lin serves as editor and lead researcher for Daoist Arts. The editorial work centers on one discipline: close reading of primary sources. Rather than repeating what other English-language websites claim about BaZi or Feng Shui, we go back to the classical texts, compare interpretations across schools, and test what we publish against our own free tools (the BaZi calculator, the Chinese almanac engine, and the name generator on this site).
Our research library includes, among others:
Core Research Library 核心研读书目
- 《滴天髓》 Di Tian Sui — BaZi structural analysis and ten gods
- 《窮通寶鑑》 Qiong Tong Bao Jian — seasonal adjustments of the day master
- 《子平真詮》 Zi Ping Zhen Quan — school of patterns and useful gods
- 《三命通會》 San Ming Tong Hui — comprehensive BaZi reference
- 《葬書》 Zang Shu (Book of Burial) — foundational Feng Shui text by Guo Pu
- 《青囊經》 Qing Nang Jing — classical Feng Shui canons
- 《周易》 I Ching & 《易傳》 Ten Wings — the binary philosophy beneath all systems
- 《協紀辨方書》 Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu — official almanac and date selection canon
Our Research Method
Every article on this site follows a three-step method:
1 · Textual Research 考据
We start with the classical source, not with other websites. When a claim about BaZi or Feng Shui cannot be traced to a classical text, we say so explicitly instead of repeating it.
2 · School Comparison 对勘
Different schools (子平, 盲派, 三合/三元 Feng Shui) interpret the same chart differently. We present the major readings and explain where they diverge — rather than pretending there is one "correct" answer.
3 · Tool Verification 验证
Our free tools — the BaZi calculator, almanac engine, and name generator — are built directly from the calendar and almanac systems we write about, so readers can verify every claim we publish.
Why This Matters
Chinese metaphysics is frequently misrepresented online — reduced to superstition, or inflated into unverifiable promises. We take a different position: these are sophisticated models of time, energy, and human nature, refined over centuries, and they deserve the same rigor as any other field of study. That is the standard we hold our content to.