Has less sunlight (more moonlight) and is called Yin (Moon). The light color area which indicates more sunlight is called Yang (Sun). The value of obliquity of the Ecliptic is around 23 26' 19'' in the year 2000.īy rotating the Sun chart and positioning the Winter Solstice at the bottom, it will look like It's tilted relative to the Earth's equator. The Ecliptic is the Sun's apparent path around the Earth. The ecliptic angle 23 26' 19'' of the Earth can be After connectingĮach lines and dimming Yin Part from Summer Solstice to Winter Solstice, the The longest shadow isįound on the day of Winter Solstice. Shortest shadow is found on the day of Summer Solstice. They used six concentric circles, marked the 24-Segment points, divided theĬircles into 24 sectors and recorded the length of shadow every day. Solstice, using the sunrise and Dipper positions. Including the Vernal Equinox, Autumnal Equinox, Summer Solstice and Winter They evenĭivided the year's cycle into 24 Segments, Then they found the length of a year is around 365.25 days. When observing the cycle of the Sun, ancient Chinese simply used a pole aboutĨ feet long, posted at right angles to the ground and recorded positions of the shadow. When the Dipper points to the East, it's spring when the Dipper points to the South, it's summer when the Dipper points to the West, it's fall when the Dipper points to the North, it's winter. At night, the direction of the Polaris star is the North. The direction of sunrise is the East the direction of sunset is the West the direction of the shortest shadow is the South and the direction of the longest shadow is the North. That's why some people think I-Ching is easy and some don't.īy observing the sky, recording the Dipper's positions, and watching the shadow of the Sun from an 8-foot (Chinese measurement) pole, ancient Chinese determined the four directions. Method to find the unchanging rules from the universe and apply on humanĪctivities. From these cycles the unchanging rules are created. Although it changes easily every day, it also has seasonal and annual cycles. After observing the universe, ancient Chinese found that the universe is changing every day. It's easyįor people to understand the philosophy by talking about the sun (Yang), moon The original Chinese character of is, which is a symbol combining the sun (top) and moon (bottom). Since I-Ching isĮasy, some people call it as 'The Book of Ease' or 'The Book of Changes'. The first character means ease or change. The second character means a book, a profound book. Because I-Ching comes from nature, it should be easy. It's development is from the natural phenomena of our universe.

The I-Ching is the greatest foundation of Chinese philosophy. Where does the Yin Yang Symbol Come From? is a well-known Chinese Yin Yang symbol. The Origin of Chinese Yin Yang Symbol Yin Yang Symbol, Tai-Chi & I-Ching

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