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Huang Tingjian (黄庭坚)

Huang Tingjian was a Northern Song poet and calligrapher, a representative figure of the Jiangxi Poetry School.

Birth
1045-07-28 08:00 · Fenning, Hongzhou, Northern Song
Gender
Male
Time Source
Literature

Birth Time Verification

Huang Tingjian’s birth data is special. Genealogical and epitaph-based transmissions commonly give the 12th day of the sixth lunar month in Qingli year five, Chen hour. Using lunar 1045-06-12 Chen hour, with 08:00 as the representative point, converts to 1045-07-28 08:00 and gives Yi-You, Gui-Wei, Bing-Yin, Ren-Chen. This case uses Chen hour as a documented traditional hour. 08:00 is only a representative point within Chen hour, not a precise clock minute. For ancient dates, lunar-to-solar conversion can vary, so the original phrase “Qingli year five, sixth month, 12th day, Chen hour” is the anchor.
Confirmed Time
08:00
Hour
壬辰
Time Source
Literature

Core Analysis

Using Qingli year five, sixth lunar month, 12th day, Chen hour, Huang Tingjian is Bing Fire, born in Gui-Wei month. The most important feature is Officer, Resource, and Output crowded into one chart: Yi on the year stem is Direct Resource, Gui on the month stem is Direct Officer, Wei stores Hurting Officer, Rob Wealth, and Resource, while Ren-Chen in the hour brings Seven Killings, Eating God, Resource, and Officer. This structure fits him well. Resource gives scholarly grounding. Output gives the edge in poetry and calligraphy. Officer-Killing brings official pressure. More precisely, Bing-Ren clash turns outside pressure into strong expression, while Chen-You combination moves Wealth, making reputation, circulation of works, and official entanglement more closely tied. His life was made by poetry and calligraphy, yet repeatedly pulled into factional politics and demotion. That is exactly the strain of Officer, Resource, and Output in one chart.
Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Day Master Bing
Structure
Month Stem Gui Direct Officer
Relations
Bing-Ren clash

Traits

01

Deep scholarly root

Yi Wood Resource helps him internalize classical method, poetic law, and brush discipline.

02

Pressure in the brush

Output and Officer-Killing together make the writing more than elegant; it carries official pressure.

03

Unquiet official life

Bing-Ren clash and Chen-You combination pull fame and politics together.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1051
6yrs Personal

Known for poetry at a young age

Xin-Mao year brought Mao Wood Resource and clashed the You year branch.

1067
22yrs Career

Passed the jinshi examination in Zhiping year four

Ding-Si luck met Ding-Wei year. Rob Wealth Fire appeared, and Wei Earth repeated the month branch.

1072
27yrs Career

Served as instructor at the National University in Beijing

Wu-Xu luck met Ren-Zi year. Ren Water Seven Killings appeared, and Zi Water Officer became visible.

1080
35yrs Career

Served in Taihe and wrote the famous Kuai Pavilion poem

Wu-Xu luck met Geng-Shen year. Geng Metal Indirect Wealth appeared, and Shen Metal was strong.

1086
41yrs Career

Entered the Historiography Institute and worked on the Shenzong Veritable Records

Ji-Hai luck met Bing-Yin year. Bing Fire Peer appeared, and Yin repeated the day branch.

1094
49yrs Career

Demoted over the Shenzong Veritable Records issue

Ji-Hai luck met Jia-Xu year. Jia Wood Resource appeared, and Xu Earth stirred punishment and clash.

1104
59yrs Career

Exiled to Yizhou

Geng-Zi luck met Jia-Shen year. Jia Wood Resource appeared, Shen Metal came in, and Shen clashed the Yin day branch.

1105
60yrs Personal

Died in exile at Yizhou

Geng-Zi luck met Yi-You year. Yi Wood Direct Resource appeared, You repeated the year branch, and Chen-You combination moved again.

FAQ

Is Huang Tingjian’s birth hour sourced? +
Traditional genealogical and epitaph-based materials often give Qingli year five, sixth month, 12th day, Chen hour. This reading uses Chen hour; 08:00 is only a representative point.
What is the key BaZi structure? +
Officer, Resource, and Output in one chart. Resource is scholarship, Output is poetry and calligraphy, and Officer-Killing is official pressure.
How does the Yizhou exile read? +
In 1104, Jia-Shen year brought Shen clashing the Yin day branch. Residence, body, travel, and exile were all activated.
How does the death year read? +
In 1105, Yi-You year repeated the You year branch and moved Chen-You combination. Exile environment, Officer-Killing pressure, and physical depletion gathered together.

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