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Story summary
- The mun mai rice divination ritual uses 1,080 round grains of rice to predict the future and communicate with the spirit world.
- The practice dates back to the Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) in southern China.
- The number 1,080 is significant in this practice because it comes from a numerological system in the Yijing (Book of Changes).
- The ritual underscores the connection between nature and human fate in southern China.
