Yin and Yang
How it came to be
The opposite colours represent two opposites, for example a female and a male. The female is the light colour and the male is the dark colour. Each side has a part of the other, which is represented by the dot.
Apart
from Legalism, Confucianism and Daoism. The Ancient Chinese believed in a
theory of cosmology based on the forces of Yin and Yang and the five elements:
metal, water, wood, fire and earth. They believed colours, numbers, elements
and directions possessed supernatural powers that could affect life. This theory helped the Ancient Chinese to
understand the universe.
The opposite colours represent two opposites, for example a female and a male. The female is the light colour and the male is the dark colour. Each side has a part of the other, which is represented by the dot.
The concept of Yin and Yang became popular with the Chinese school of Yinyang, which studied philosophy and cosmology. The principal of the theory was cosmologist Zou Yan, who believed life went through the 5 phases of fire, water, metal wood and earth, which continuously interchanged depending on the forces of Yin and Yang.
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