HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Question
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light, male, good, heaven
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dark, female, bad, earth
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In traditional Chinese medicine, practiced for thousands of years, all things-both substances as well as processes-have yin and yang qualities. Yin is feminine, yang is masculine.
Detailed explanation-2: -What does yang symbolize? Yang is conceived of as heaven, maleness, light, activity, and penetration. It is present in odd numbers, in mountains, and is represented by the dragon, the colour azure, and an unbroken line.
Detailed explanation-3: -Modern yin-yang symbol The symbol is referred to as taijitu, simply taiji (or the Supreme Ultimate in English), hetu or “river diagram", or wuji, as wuji was viewed synonymously with the artistic and philosophical concept of taiji by some Taoists, including Zhou.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Yin Yang Symbol The yin-yang symbol (also known as the Tai Chi symbol) consists of a circle divided into two halves by a curved line. One half of the circle is black, typically representing the yin side; the other is white, for the yang side. A dot of each color is situated near the center of the other’s half.