What are the cultural symbols of China and what are their functions?

China cultural symbols refer to characters that can represent the cultural characteristics of China. The first seven most representative ones are: Chinese (Chinese characters), Confucius, calligraphy, the Great Wall, Chinese medicine, the Forbidden City and Terracotta Warriors.

The classification principle of traditional cultural symbols in China is based on "source" or "style", not on "flow" or "use" as in the west. The former represents the "big system" of the universe, while the latter represents the "subsystem" of human society, and the big system can fully embody the hologram of Qi. The symbols of China traditional culture are divided into two categories according to heaven, earth and people. One is the natural symbol of heaven and earth and human beings, which is called natural symbol for short. The other is the artificial symbol simulated by human beings after feeling the symbols of heaven and earth, which is called artificial symbol for short (but not behind closed doors). Natural symbols refer to mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars that can embody the spirit of heaven and earth, just like the magnificent symbols written by God with the vast heaven and earth as paper and gold, water, wood, fire and earth as pen and ink. However, due to the different arrangement and combination of mountains and rivers, the sun, the moon and the stars, the time effect is also different, so not all nature and every moment are conducive to human reproduction. However, only surrounded by mountains, winding water and Beidou discovered by the ancient philosophers for thousands of years are beneficial to mankind. These symbols belong to "auspiciousness" and "Yang". On the other hand, the Langya Mountain, the straight water and the comet that are harmful to human beings belong to "evil" and "yin". The former is called "the water around the mountain is bound to be angry", and the latter is denounced as "evil". This natural symbol is mainly used to optimize the gas field such as site selection and architecture, and its whole set of methods is called "Kanyu", "Kanyu", "Astronomy" and "Geography". Therefore, Kanyu is to study whether the relationship between astronomy and geography conforms to human semiotics. Obviously, this is not the same as feudal superstition. Man-made symbols are collected by ancient philosophers through practice according to the holographic principle of correspondence between man and nature. Through paper, pen and ink (or traditional Chinese medicine such as cinnabar and realgar), they are distributed outside the body and stored in symbols composed of various curves and straight lines. The shape of this symbol is consistent with the natural symbols of heaven and earth and with the natural gas field of heaven and earth. This symbol is like a peach pit and the size of a rice grain. This artificial symbol is mainly used for treating diseases and adjusting fields. Its achievements are embodied in the lost branches of traditional Chinese medicine. Today, we can also see a small claw in the textbook of Neijing Suwen Shifting Refined Qi in TCM colleges: "The ancient treatment only moves refined Qi, but it can be fulfilled." Just like the use of natural symbols in Kanyu, Zhuyouke is not suitable to be compared with feudal superstition. There is a close relationship between natural symbols and man-made symbols. In geomantic omen, artificial gasification symbols are often used to adjust those unpleasant gas fields, which is called "exorcism", and artificial entity symbols, such as circular buildings around mountains, are often used to create a gas gathering field. When writing artificial symbols, you need a good natural gas field to ensure the effect. The cross use of these two symbols not only embodies conformity, but also shows the enterprising spirit of transforming the status quo and shows the positive attitude of ancient philosophers towards nature. Of course, both natural symbols and man-made symbols can be further divided into gasification symbols and entity symbols. Western semiotics is a new discipline, but it doesn't appear as an independent discipline in China. It is scattered in the traditional culture of China, such as Chinese medicine, folklore, Taoism, martial arts, art of war, qigong, special functions, calligraphy and so on. Therefore, studying and sorting out China's semiotics is a tedious and arduous project.