What is the meaning of five elements and eight trigrams?

The Five Elements and Eight Trigrams is divided into the theory of yin and yang, five elements and gossip. It is the basic philosophical concept of the ancient Han Chinese nation, the ancient doctrine of yin and yang. The "five elements" specifically refers to the gold line, wood line, water line, fire line, earth line, has been the ancient Chinese Han sages engaged in a variety of research tools and methods, whether Taoism, medicine, military, Confucianism, historians, miscellaneous, calendars must be proficient in the "five elements".

Gossip, is the continuation of the yin and yang, five elements, also or all things as gossip. The eight trigrams are: Qian, Kan, Burgundy, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun and Tui. Eight trigrams are usually used in orientation, trigram measurement, feng shui and other disciplines. And the most can make the most of the eight trigrams is Plum Blossom Yi number of this discipline.

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The Bagua is a set of symbols from ancient China. Using "-" for yang and "- -" for yin, three such symbols are used to form eight forms called bagua.

The I Ching is the theoretical root of natural philosophy and humanistic practice in traditional Han Chinese thought and culture, and is the crystallization of the thought and wisdom of the ancient Han Chinese nation, known as "the source of the great way", and is the study of the ancient emperors and kings, and the necessary study of politicians, military men and merchants. The I Ching is the outstanding representative of traditional Han culture; it is vast and subtle, encompassing all things.

According to the Records of the Grand Historian - Zhou Benci records: King Wen's prison in Piao Li, cover the eight trigrams of the Yi Yi for the sixty-four hexagrams. That is to say, at that time, the King of Wen (Xibeichang) was Chong Houhu framed by the Yin Emperor Zhou imprisoned in the whole seven years, in prison, Xibeichang dedicated to the study of the I Ching gossip, through the gossip stacked so as to deduce the current in the "Book of Changes" recorded in the Qian for the sky, Kun for the earth, water, thunder, water, water, water, water and other sixty-four hexagrams.