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CHROMATOLOGY OF ASIA.
Taichi - YinYang, Black and White
e Taiji diagram in ancient China that indi- cates the unity of Yin and Yang in black and white, and also means - BALANCE.
陽 Yan (White)
Nagative / Male / Sun / Day
e white color in ancient Chinese color concept has many meanings. e Five Elements eory associates white to gold, proving that the ancient Chinese felt that white is symbolizing light, indicating the essence of purity, brightness and fullness.
Positive / Female / Moon / Night
Black is considered to be the color of heaven in the
‘‘I Ching -book of changes and unchanges’’.
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ey believed that the star of Polaris was the emperor in heaven, so black was the king of all colors in ancient China and the longest monochrome worship in ancient Chinese history.
陰 Yin (Black)
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