Chinese traditional culture believes that all things in the world are divided into yin and yang. Men are formed by yang energy, and women are gathered by yin liquid. Therefore, physiognomy also has differences between men and women. According to the principle of yin and yang in physiognomy, where the upper part is yang and the lower part is yin, if the whole body is divided, the head is yang and the feet are yin; if the face is divided, the forehead is yang and the jaw is yin. Therefore, when observing a man's appearance, the focus should be on his head and forehead, while for a woman's appearance, the key lies in her feet and jaw. However, since all things in the world have yin and yang, "only yin cannot give birth, only yang cannot grow." Therefore, when observing a woman's appearance, it is not only important to focus on yin but also to balance yin and yang. The best place to observe the combination of yin and yang in women is their waist and hips, because a woman's slim and soft waist is the best symbol of yin, and a woman's full and uplifted hips are a typical representation of yang.
Therefore, whether east or west, ancient or modern, if one wants to observe a woman's appearance, the jaw, waist and hips, and feet are always the best information window for people, especially men, to approach a woman's inner heart and quickly connect emotionally.
Jaw
When old fortune-tellers used to look at faces, they often said "the forehead is round and the jaw is square" to describe someone's good face. Here, "forehead" refers to the upper forehead, and "jaw" refers to the lower jaw. Since the "forehead" belongs to yang, representing males, and the "jaw" belongs to yin, representing females, so to know whether a woman's fate is good or bad, you can get some idea from the quality of her "jaw".
Because women have more yin energy and naturally soft, round bodies, the best jaw shape for a woman should be round, full, and thick. Women with this kind of face usually have a calm temperament, live a peaceful life, and have good luck in their later years, able to enjoy blessings. Although a woman with a "melon seed face" (a narrow, pointed face) may add some charm, if her jaw is too sharp, it indicates insufficient yin energy, poor future, and poor marriage and late-life happiness. If she has a "sharp mouth and monkey cheeks" appearance, she is certainly not a kind woman. In addition, a woman with particularly developed cheekbones tends to be self-serving, making it difficult to get along with her husband's family, especially the mother-in-law. Women with overly thin cheekbones tend to be pessimistic, lack determination, and offer little help to their husband's career. Ancient people called such people lacking the ability to support their husbands, so both are not considered good appearances for women.
There is an indentation below the lower lip, known as the "Chengjiang" point in traditional Chinese medicine. Physiognomy theory believes that a woman's "Chengjiang" point should be deeply indented and able to hold a finger, which is considered a good appearance. Because the indentation of "Chengjiang" can hold the saliva flowing out, indicating that the woman has sufficient yin energy and healthy reproductive and endocrine functions. If she were in ancient times, she would surely have many children, be blessed with offspring, and enjoy family happiness. On the contrary, a woman with a thin, short chin and a flat "Chengjiang" point is likely to be a childless woman who suffers loneliness in her later years.
Waist and Hips
Physiognomy has never been solely the work of fortune-tellers. In fact, everyone in real life is looking at faces, although the level of skill varies. For example, when observing a woman's appearance, not only men like to look, but women also do. In the past, when a new daughter-in-law entered the house, the mother-in-law often looked at her waist and hips to judge her fertility. Because in agricultural societies, the prosperity of the family directly relates to the survival and development of the family. Therefore, at that time, looking at the size of a woman's waist and hips was not just a matter of aesthetic preference, but had very important biological significance.
Therefore, in ancient China, both fortune-tellers and ordinary people believed that the larger and more uplifted a woman's hips were, the stronger her sexual desire and reproductive ability were. The thinner and more flexible a woman's waist was, the more seductive, flirtatious, and affectionate she was. Therefore, even during the Tang Dynasty, when being fat was considered beautiful, women still took peach blossom waist training to slim down. Similarly, today, while people are desperately pursuing so-called "slim beauty", the "sensuous beauties" like Marilyn Monroe and Li Wen are still the dream lovers of men and role models for women to imitate. This shows that although humans have gone through long-term development, our animal instincts in the subconscious remain unchanged. Recently, scientists at Harvard University found that women with large hips and small waists have higher fertility and higher levels of sex hormones, especially during their ovulation period. It is estimated that in any case, the likelihood of these women becoming pregnant is about three times higher than that of other body types. This shows that the ancient belief that one can judge a woman's sexuality and reproductive ability by observing her waist and hips is not baseless, but has scientific basis.
Feet
According to research by experts at home and abroad, the feet and feet are the most sexually suggestive and romantic parts of the human body. Especially for a man, a woman's feet and feet are the most attractive and seductive weapons. From the "crystal shoes" in the Western Cinderella, the "three-inch golden lotus" of ancient Chinese women, or even the fairy tales and words like "broken shoes" in folk stories, people can feel the ambiguous and mysterious imagination that feet and feet leave behind... So, if a man directly looks at a woman's feet and feet, ignoring her face, waist, and hips, he must be an expert at looking at a woman's face, an expert who knows women better than women themselves. Because in physiognomy theory, women belong to yin, and feet belong to yin. Naturally, a woman's feet are the "yin among yins." To understand and study a woman defined as a female animal, what could be more appropriate than looking at her feet?
From the shape and form of a woman's feet and feet, we can see the strength of her yin energy, the gentleness or toughness of her character, and the size of her temper, which is obviously an interesting and requires careful observation task. In the dictionary of aestheticians, the beauty standard for a woman's feet is "small, thin, pointed, and curved." But in the eyes of physiognomists, the best appearance of a woman's feet should first be small and delicate, because small represents a gentle beauty, while large represents a strong and masculine beauty. Therefore, no one would love a rough and strong woman, but would want a small and delicate woman. Similarly, a thin foot makes people feel weak and fragile, needing care and support. Pointed and curved are typical yin curves in nature. Their subtle changes seem to clearly express the sorrow and lamentation in a woman's heart, making people feel tender and loving.
On the contrary, women with overly large bones in their feet and feet often have excessive yang energy and insufficient yin energy, leading to unrefined emotions, harsh behavior, and crude manners. Women with too much muscle and fat in their feet and feet often have excessive yin energy, are cunning, picky, and self-righteous. Women with prominent blue veins (blood vessels) on their feet and feet often have excessive liver yang, irritability, sensitivity, and emotional instability. Women with thick leg hair often have high levels of male hormones and low levels of female hormones, often showing tendencies towards masculinity, with loud voices, fast speech, and a tendency to give orders. These women have strong desires for conquest and control and are often mockingly called "tomboys."
