Chinese Culture

Taiji (Tai Chi) is a very important concept in Chinese traditional culture. There has been much writing on it ever since it first appeared three thousand years ago. The Taiji sign is like this:

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The Five Elements explanation is only the first level of the “Wu Xing” theory. In Chinese, “Wu” means “five” and “Xing” means “move” or “moving”. Wu Xing is not merely the five concrete materials, but … [more >>]

According to ancient Chinese people, the world is made up of five elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. It may look a bit similar to the ancient Greek concept of four elements, i.e., Water, … [more >>]

Daoism and Confucianism are the two main traditional Chinese philosophy schools. However, their English names are rather misleading. In English, Confucianism is named after Confucius, the great Chinese sage. But in Chinese, it is called … [more >>]