History
Originally devised to help form military strategy and tactics, Qi Men Dun Jia was in use as long ago as the period of Chinese history known as the Warring States, and is believed by Chinese scholars to have been used at the Battle of Red Cliffs in the defeat of Cao Cao's ship-borne army.
Liu Bowen is believed to have secured the throne for the Ming emperor by applying Qi Men Dun Jia to his strategic planning.
Over the centuries of Chinese history, Qi Men Dun Jia grew in popularity and was expanded to include a number of other types of divination, including medical divination, matchmaking, childbirth, travel, personal fortunes, and today includes contemporary applications, most notably, that of business and finance. Today Qi Men Dun Jia is especially popular in Singapore and other nations of Southeast Asia. Another appropriate translation to it is Mysterious Gates Escaping Technique.
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