Who put forward Yin and Yang in China traditional culture?

Yin and Yang is a very simple but profound philosophy in ancient China. At that time, people found that there were hundreds of flowers and everything in the universe, but no matter from the natural phenomena and laws, or the development of human beings, we can find that it contained the opposite properties of yin and yang. The concept of yin and harmony can be traced back to the Book of Changes. There is a saying that during the Warring States period, there was a school called the Yin-Yang School and the Five Elements School, and the people inside were collectively called the Yin-Yang School. According to historical records, its founders were Zou Yan and Zou Xuan of Qi.

First, the origin of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang Studies, founded in the Warring States Period, is the most important subject in hundred schools of thought. At first, the concept of yin and yang was relatively simple, that is, sheep to the sun and yin to the sun. Later, with the study of meteorology by ancient humans, Yin and Yang were also extended to cold and warm climate, up and down position and dynamic and static movement. Furthermore, ancient philosophers found that all substances in nature are opposite to each other.

Second, Yin and Yang are the foundation of traditional culture. Yin-Yang theory is an important theoretical cornerstone of China traditional culture. To study traditional culture, we must first understand the theory of Yin and Yang, because the theory of Yin and Yang has influenced China's thought of traditional culture. Yin-yang theory is of great help to human beings to understand the world. Only by knowing the world can we think about the world, so other cultures can emerge. In ancient China, the earliest way of thinking was to look at things and take images. The appearance of this way of thinking is closely related to the theory of Yin and Yang in Zhouyi. Until the Opium War, China's traditional way of thinking was centered on Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Everything from cosmic astronomy to medical physics has been brought into the framework of Yin-Yang and Five Elements.

Three. Historical Significance of Yin and Yang To sum up, the theory of Yin and Yang influenced China's traditional way of thinking in China. This model has also triggered a hundred schools of thought to explore the world and spawned various mainstream ideas. From this perspective, the theory of Yin and Yang has great historical significance.