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The Gui-Mao Tai Sui: General Pi Shi
A round, simple-looking neighbor who spent his whole life making one street a little kinder.
- Guardian of
- People born in a Gui-Mao year, the Year of the Rabbit
- Born between
- Jan 25, 1963 – Feb 12, 1964
Jan 22, 2023 – Feb 9, 2024 - Past life (legend)
- Pi Shi, a big-hearted local fighter in a Song dynasty city (folk legend)
- Symbol
- A hand on his heart: "I'm here. I see you."
If you were born between these dates, you were born in a Gui-Mao year, the Year of the Rabbit, and General Pi Shi watches over you.
(A new year starts on Lunar New Year’s Day.)
Dew on a spring morning
Gui is morning dew, the purest drop the night can make. Mao is the rabbit moving through spring flowers in the mist, feeling every little beauty around it. The dew falls on new shoots like just the right amount of spring rain.
General Pi Shi guards this year. People born in Gui-Mao years are often genuine and hate pretending. They love simple, real things and win people over without even trying.
What you see is what you get
He is round and big, with a wide face, a little topknot and a sincere, almost childlike look. His big, clear eyes hide nothing.
His robe is a little open at the chest, not fussy at all, under a red cloak. One hand rests on his heart, a quiet promise: I'm here, and I see you.
The man on the corner
According to legend, he was Pi Shi, a round, simple-looking man in a busy Song dynasty market street, who turned out to be an amazing fighter with an even bigger heart. He helped neighbors with odd jobs, fixed pots and bowls, and chased off thugs who bullied street sellers.
He never did anything world-changing. He was just always there, on that corner, year after year, doing small things to make life a bit better for the people around him.
"That's enough"
Someone asked, "Is that really worth a life?" He thought about it. "I don't know what worth means. I just like the people here and want them to have it a bit easier. That's enough."
Heaven named him the Tai Sui of the Gui-Mao year. A hand on his heart and pure, simple kindness: that is his gift to everyone born in the Year of the Rabbit.
Questions people ask
Who is the Tai Sui for people born in 1963?
People born between Jan 25, 1963 and Feb 12, 1964 were born in a Gui-Mao year, the Year of the Rabbit. Their Tai Sui is General Pi Shi.
Who was General Pi Shi before becoming a Tai Sui?
Pi Shi, a big-hearted local fighter in a Song dynasty city (folk legend).
What does General Pi Shi hold?
A hand on his heart: "I'm here. I see you.".
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