OverviewWong Tai Sin Sign 30
- Name
- The Imperial Concubine's Tragedy
- Grade
- Poor
- Use
- Start with the poem and story, then choose the life topic that matches your question.
Sign 30
Wong Tai Sin Sign 30 · The Imperial Concubine's Tragedy
貴妃受劫
So charming is she that cities fall in her name.
Other beauties in the court are never mentioned again.
Yet Fate ordered that she on the Mount hang herself, Leaving the Emperor grief that would never wane.
Traditional fortune poem
The Imperial Concubine's Tragedy
This stick tells the tragic story of Yang Guifei, one of China's most famous beauties and concubine to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. She was so captivating that the emperor neglected his duties for her, leading to the catastrophic An Lushan Rebellion in 755 AD. As rebels closed in, the imperial army forced the emperor to execute Yang Guifei at Mount Mawei to appease their anger over the dynasty's decline. The reference to 'cities falling in her name' reflects how her beauty was blamed for the empire's near-collapse, though historians know the causes were far more complex. The emperor's grief became legendary, immortalized in countless poems and operas. Her story became a cautionary tale about how personal obsessions can blind us to growing dangers around us.
Six Short Readings
Career
The stick lands on Yang Guifei at Mawei Post, the moment when the most favoured woman in the empire became the price the court demanded.READLove
Drawing this sign in matters of love suggests you're caught in a relationship dynamic that feels all-consuming but may be heading toward serious problems.READHealth
Drawing this stick suggests your health concerns might stem from imbalance—just as Yang Guifei's beauty became her downfall when taken to extremes.READStudy
Yang Guifei was not unintelligent, and her downfall at Mawei Slope was not because she lacked talent.READFamily
For your home and family situation, this sign is asking you to examine whether someone or something has become too much of a focus, creating imbalance.READThe whole situation
Yang Guifei's story is not really about beauty or even love.READ
The stick lands on Yang Guifei at Mawei Post, the moment when the most favoured woman in the empire became the price the court demanded.READLove
Drawing this sign in matters of love suggests you're caught in a relationship dynamic that feels all-consuming but may be heading toward serious problems.READHealth
Drawing this stick suggests your health concerns might stem from imbalance—just as Yang Guifei's beauty became her downfall when taken to extremes.READStudy
Yang Guifei was not unintelligent, and her downfall at Mawei Slope was not because she lacked talent.READFamily
For your home and family situation, this sign is asking you to examine whether someone or something has become too much of a focus, creating imbalance.READThe whole situation
Yang Guifei's story is not really about beauty or even love.READ