Introduction to China's Traditional Culture

1, "Tai Chi is easy, that is, two instruments are born, two instruments are born with four elephants, and four elephants are born with gossip. ... Tai Chi gives birth to Yin and Yang, "Tai Chi is the mother of Yin and Yang"; Not first

There is Artest's qi, which produces Yin and Yang. The relationship between Tai Chi and the four images of Yin and Yang is the source and flow of unity.

2. innate gossip, also known as Fuxi Bagua, is said to have been photographed by Fu seven thousand years ago. "On Yi's Cohesion" said: "Yi has Tai Chi, which means that two instruments give birth, two instruments give birth to four images, and four images give birth to gossip." This is the process of innate gossip and his second generation. In this evolution process, Tai Chi is the first, followed by two instruments, and finally gossip, which is the process of the formation of the universe.

3. Gossip the day after tomorrow, also known as Wang Wen's gossip, takes divination as the starting point and ranks due east. Clockwise is Kun gua, southeast; From bligh, due south; Kun gua, southwest; Reverse divination, due west; Dry divination, northwest; Kangua, due north; Root melon in northeast China. As a symbol of solar terms, the earthquake is the vernal equinox, Xun is the long summer, it is midsummer, Kun is beginning of autumn, it is the autumnal equinox, Gan is beginning of winter, beginning of winter is beginning of spring.

4. Imperial Examination is a talent selection examination for ancient literati in China. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, officials have been selected from the children of powerful people in various places. Children of powerful people, regardless of merits and demerits, can be officials. Many people with humble origins but real talent and learning cannot hold senior positions in the central and local governments. In order to change this kind of malpractice, Emperor Wendi of Sui Dynasty began to select talents by subject examination. During the reign of Yang Di, Jinshi was formally established to evaluate candidates' views on current affairs and select talents according to the examination results. China's imperial examination system was formally born. Imperial examination is a system of selecting officials through examinations in feudal dynasties.