The renaissance and flourishing of metaphysics in Hong Kong and Taiwan in the late 20th century
c. 1950 CE – 2000 CE
In the second half of the twentieth century, the center of metaphysics shifted from mainland China to Hong Kong and Taiwan, ushering in an unprecedented era of prosperity. Hong Kong and Taiwan preserved the continuous thread of traditional Chinese culture while enjoying a relatively open social environment, allowing metaphysics to develop publicly and operate commercially within modern society. Hong Kong produced household-name metaphysical stars such as Lin Guoxiong, Li Juming, and Su Minfeng, who combined metaphysics with media, bringing metaphysical knowledge to the masses through television, newspapers, and books. Taiwan developed a more academic atmosphere for metaphysical research, with Ziwei Dou Shu and Bazi metaphysics advancing side by side, and various academic institutions and folk societies promoting the systematic organization and international dissemination of metaphysical knowledge.
Li Juming — famous Hong Kong metaphysician and media personality, promoting metaphysics and fengshui in an accessible and humorous style, with prolific writings and influence throughout the Chinese world; Song Yingcheng — Taiwan metaphysical master, renowned for the precision of practical fortune-telling, author of Bazi Zhenjue Qishilu and other works, highly esteemed by professionals; Zhong Yiming — famous Taiwan scholar of metaphysics and fengshui, with extensive writings and outstanding contributions to the compilation and annotation of ancient metaphysical texts
Bazi Zhenjue Qishilu — by Song Yingcheng, using numerous real-life cases to demonstrate metaphysical techniques, a classic textbook of the practical school; Mingli Tianji series — by Li Juming, introducing Bazi, fengshui, and other numerological arts in modern language with a practical orientation, with huge circulation; Ziwei Dou Shu related works — Hong Kong and Taiwan transformed Ziwei Dou Shu from a court secret art into a popular subject, forming another major metaphysical system parallel to Bazi
The Hong Kong and Taiwan golden age enabled metaphysics to complete its transformation from traditional folk belief to modern cultural industry. The large-scale publication of metaphysical books, the commercial operation of metaphysical media, and the professional management of metaphysical services found sustainable models of survival for metaphysics in modern society. At the same time, the dissemination of Hong Kong and Taiwan metaphysics to Southeast Asian and overseas Chinese communities in Europe and America made metaphysics an important symbol of overseas Chinese cultural identity.
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