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1、SymbolismInChineseCulture---MeaningofNumbers1.TheDaoismViewofNatureandNumbersThewholeuniverseismadeoftwobasicforces:yin（阴）andyang（阳）Yin:thefeminineornegativeprincipleinnature.Yang:themasculineorpositiveprincipleInnature.Yinandyangarethoughttoarisetogetherfrom
2、aninitialquiescenceoremptiness(wuji,无极),andtocontinuemovingintandemuntilquiescenceisreachedagain.CharacteristicsofYinYangYinyangareopposingYinyangdescribeopposingqualitiesinphenomena.Forinstance,winterisyintosummer'syangoverthecourseofayear,andfemininityisyin
3、tomasculinity'syanginhumanrelationships.Itisimpossibletotalkaboutyinoryangwithoutsomereferencetotheopposite.YinyangarerootedtogetherSinceyinandyangarecreatedtogetherinasinglemovement,theyareboundtogetheraspartsofamutualwhole.Aracewithonlymenoronlywomenwoulddi
4、sappearinasinglegeneration,butmenandwomentogethercreatenewgenerationsthatallowtheracetheymutuallycreate(andmutuallycomefrom)tosurvive.Theinteractionofthetwogivesbirthtothings.YinyangtransformeachotherLikeanundertowintheocean,everyadvanceiscomplementedbyaretre
5、at,andeveryrisetransformsintoafall.E.g.Aseedwillsproutfromtheearthandgrowupwardstowardsthesky-anintrinsicallyyangmovement.Thenwhenitreachesitsfullheight,itwillbegintoweaken,andeventuallywillfallbacktotheearthindecay-anintrinsicallyyinmovement.Yinalwayscontain
6、sthepotentialforyang,andyangforyin.Yin-yangarebalancedYin-yangisadynamicequilibrium.TheyarisetogethertheyarealwaysequalIfonedisappears,theothermustdisappearaswell,leavingemptiness.Thisisrarelyimmediatelyapparent,though,becauseyangelementsareclearandobviouswhi
7、leyinelementsarehiddenandsubtle.Yin-yangareomnipresente.g.time/space/relationship:Chineseplacenames:洛阳、淮阴food：寒凉、滋阴壮阳medicine：针灸（acupuncture）通则不痛，痛则不通,阴阳失调soenergylinesystemrebalanced2.YinandYangCorrespondingEnergiesYinYangDarkLightMatterSpiritEarthSkyFemaleM
8、alePassiveActiveEvenNumbersOddNumbersCanaddmoretothisbinarysystem:winter/summer,death/life,cold/hot,…Sothepointisbasicallythereisnodistinctionbetweengood/bad,etc,numbersinclusive.Allarein
