Ziwei Doushu is a traditional Chinese fortune-telling technique. It started with Lv Chunyang of Taoism, and until the Song Dynasty, Chen Xiyi organized it systematically. Mr. Luo Hong of Ming Dynasty and Qingcheng Taoist priest of Qing Dynasty made it even more prosperous. In the 1960s, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other places became popular, and many people studied this kind of arithmetic. "Dou" refers to the Southern Dipper and the Big Dipper in the sky, which contains about one hundred and twenty stars. Because "Ziwei" is known as the "Star King", it is called "Ziwei Doushu". Using the year, month, day and time of birth, the main stars are distributed in it to create a horoscope, including: Life Palace, Brothers Palace, Husband and Wife Palace, Children Palace, Wealth Palace, Disease Palace, Migration Palace, There are twelve houses such as Friends Palace, Career Palace, Homestead Palace, Fortune Palace and Parents Palace.

Because there are many stars in Ziweidoushuli, some of the more influential and far-reaching stars are generally selected and placed in the horoscope for fortune-telling. The more influential Xing Yao is shown on the left: