Common questions
What does face reading actually look at?
First the positions, then the complexion, then the spirit in the eyes. The positions follow the twelve palaces: for love the weight sits on jian men (the Spouse Palace), yin tang (the Life Palace), wo can (the Children Palace) and the Palace of Home. Among the features the eyes carry the most — the old texts call the eye the sprout of the heart, and whether the gaze is settled matters more than whether the eye shape is pretty. Complexion and spirit belong to the living side of a face: they shift with sleep and state of mind, which is why the same face read at two different times gives two different answers.
Does a face change? How often should I read it again?
Bone structure — the forehead, the nose bridge, the jaw — barely moves once you are grown, but complexion, gaze and the fa ling lines shift within weeks. There is an old line that the face follows the heart: change the state of mind and the hours you keep, and the complexion turns with them. Reading again every three to six months works well, or whenever the relationship visibly changes.
What kind of photo do I need?
Front-facing, evenly lit, nothing covering the features. No filters or beauty smoothing — they polish away wo can, the fa ling lines and the complexion, which is where the reading lives. No sunglasses, no hat, no fringe over yin tang. Bare face or light make-up both work; a natural expression is enough, with no need to grin hard or hold yourself tense.
Can I use a side view, glasses, or a photo with make-up?
A slight angle and ordinary glasses make little difference. But a steep side angle distorts jian men and the cheekbones, strongly reflective lenses hide the gaze and wo can, and heavy make-up covers the complexion and the true brow shape. Once any of those is hidden, the matching chapter can only speak in general terms — so a natural front-facing photo is worth the trouble.
Why do you ask for my birth year?
Face reading has a year map: every age corresponds to one fixed place on the face — yin tang at 28, the eye region from 35 to 40 — and that map counts in nominal age (xu sui), which runs one year ahead of your Western age. Only the year lets us convert it and land on the right position; without it, the part about when your chance comes can only be left vague.
Can I use someone else's photo?
A report will come out, but there is little point — face reading rests on the complexion and spirit of the person in front of it, so a different face simply gives you that face's reading. Beyond that, uploading someone's photo without asking is not a fair thing to do; for a paired reading, please get their agreement first.
Is my photo stored?
The photo is compressed and previewed inside your own browser and used only for this reading. We run no face matching, use it for no identity purpose, and neither keep it long-term nor pass it on. The same goes for the birth year, which is only used to work out nominal age.
Should I choose one person or two?
A single reading looks at your face alone, weighted towards the romantic pull you give off, what your true match looks like and the timing on your year map. A paired reading needs two photos and works through jian men, the cheekbones, the lip shape and the spirit palace by palace, then gives your working pattern and the friction points. Read single while nobody is in the frame, paired once there is someone.
I am already married. Is this still of any use?
Yes. The focus moves from when you will meet to how you get along: the Spouse Palace for how tight or loose the bond runs, the Children Palace for how warm the feeling stays, the fa ling lines and cheekbones for boundaries and who leads. The old readers weighed not only whether a marriage happens, but whether it lasts.
Can I save or print the result?
Yes. There is a save button under the report; once the print window opens, choose Save as PDF to keep a copy, or simply take a screenshot. Keeping one is worth it — next time round you can hold it against how the complexion and the relationship have moved.
Can I treat the reading as a basis for decisions?
No. Face reading is traditional cultural inference, and the old texts themselves say a face is never read from one spot alone. The report suits self-knowledge and reflection on a relationship; it is not a basis for medical, marital, legal or financial decisions.