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What is the direction of the twenty-four mountains?

In geomantic omen, the direction is divided into twenty squares, and each square occupies fifteen degrees. Because the twenty-four directions are used to determine the sitting posture and orientation, they are also called twenty-four mountain directions. The orientation of the Twenty-four Mountains is expressed by the twelve earthly branches plus eight branches in four dimensions: the twelve earthly branches are Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai, and the eight branches are A, B, C, D, G, Xin, Ren and Gui, and the four dimensions are Gan, Kun and Gui.

Heavenly stems and earthly branches:

Heavenly stems and earthly branches, the main branch for short, originated from the observation of astronomical phenomena in ancient China. Ten dry words: encounter, enlightenment, gentleness, firmness, harmony, Tu Youyou, shangzhang, heavy light, mystery and sunshine. Twelve branches said: Kun Dun, Red Pink Ruo, Portrait Teague, Single Shovel, Xu Zhimo, Great Wilderness, Qi Xie, Qi Tan, Zuo Meng and Mao Yan. Simplified heavenly stems and earthly branches: "A, B, C, D, E, Ji, G, Xin, Ren, Gui" is called ten heavenly stems, and "Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai" are called twelve earthly branches.