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Fortunetelling popular among college graduates

(chinanews.cn)
Updated: 2006-12-04 14:51



According to Beijing Evening News, fortunetelling becomes popular among
college seniors in Beijing. Many of them require fortunetellers near
campus to practice divination forecasting good or ill luck.



This reporter found that not only fortunetelling, other superstitions
like astrology and Tarot Cards also fascinate those students. Experts
believe a main reason of this phenomenon is because they are under huge
pressures of finding jobs after graduation.

An old fortuneteller was found sitting on a wooden bench near Tsinghua
University on Monday, small blackboard standing beside him as his
billboard, bearing the words "Scientific Fortunetelling." When asked
about his "scientific approach," he claimed that the combination of
traditional Chinese Eight Diagrams (methods used in divination) and
scientific mathematics could guarantee his foretelling accurate.

Several fortunetellers enjoy doing their business near Peking and
Tsinghua universities, most of their clients being probably students from
these two universities. Fortunetelling usually charges around 10-20 yuan
(US$1.2-2.5), which is likely to attract more and more young people.

Li Wei, deputy director of the Service Center of the Tsinghua University,
pointed out that believing what those fortunetellers' words was an
introduction of unconfidence. Students should trust themselves when
facing employment pressures.










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