WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT CHINA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What are yin and yang?
A
two Chinese emperors
B
opposing natural forces
C
a type of ancient Chinese jade carving
D
the force of evil in the world
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Yin and Yang appear in nature as each other’s polar opposites, like heaven and earth, fire and water, light and darkness, etc. and also as two different aspects of one and the same phenomenon, such as Qi and blood, yang meridians in the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. The principle of Yin and Yang from Chinese philosophy is that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites. Examples of Yin-Yang opposite forces are female-male, dark-light, and old-young. The pairs of equal opposites both attract and complement each other.

Detailed explanation-3: -For instance, heaven, sun, fire, flying, running, being round, and male, on the one hand, belong with the force of yang; earth, moon, water, hibernating, hiding, being square, and female, on the other hand, belong with the force of yin.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yin and yang (or and in traditional Chinese characters) represent duality, or the idea that two opposite characteristics can actually exist in harmony and complement each other.

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