Monday, July 28th, 2025 Lunar leap sixth month fourth day

Today's Energy Guide

Today's hexagram:Di Shan Qian（䷎）

The Book of Changesauxiliary word for ordinal numbersfifteenHexagram, up Kun (earth) and down Gen (mountain), high mountains hidden in the earth.

Hexagram revelation:The towering mountains reside beneath the vast land, without showing any sharpness or grandeur.'Dishan Qian' demonstrates a humble attitude of being high inside and humble outside, and being practical inside and gentle outside. Symbolizing true strength and weight, there is no need to flaunt, the essence lies in the hidden. Humility in dealing with the world, being humble and open-minded, can resolve obstacles, build good relationships, and win respect and support. Carrying strength with softness and achieving nobility with low-key approach is the great wisdom of achieving success and a smooth beginning and end.

Humble bamboo has drooping leaves, while proud plum has no upturned flowers.

Today in history  

Tangshan Earthquake Memorial

one thousand nine hundred and seventy-sixyearseventhe moontwenty-eightsunthreetimeforty-twodividefifty-three point eightIn seconds, a severe Richter scale event occurred in the Fengnan area of Tangshan City, Hebei Province, Chinaseven point eightMagnitude earthquake, epicenter intensityelevenDegree, depth of earthquake sourcetwelveKilometers, the earthquake lasted abouttwenty-threeIn seconds. Earthquake causedtwo hundred and forty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-ninePeople die,one hundred and sixty-four thousand eight hundred and fifty-oneSerious injury, rankedtwentyThe second deadliest earthquake in the history of earthquakes in the century, second only to the Haiyuan earthquake.

Although the Tangshan earthquake was a tragedy, the profound lessons it brought and the resulting changes greatly enhanced China's ability to respond to natural disasters, and to some extent shaped the safety awareness and urban development concept in China's modernization process. Its historical significance lies in warning future generations to respect nature, cherish life, and be prepared for the future, as well as remembering the shining human brilliance and national strength in disasters.