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1. Origin of Yin and Yang Philosophy

The theory of Yin and yang has long roots, first appearing in the famous book called I Ching in China around 3,000 BC. The author of this famous book is a legendary figure named Fuxi. He is considered the founder of Chinese civilization.

2. The content of Yin-Yang theory

According to the concept of the ancient people, in the beginning, the Universe is formless, boundless, stillness, and emptiness. Until the appearance of two forms of energy, which are Yin energy and Yang energy. Ancient people believed that everything in the universe is made up of these two basic forms of energy.

• Yang includes Heaven, day, heat, strength, hardness, initiative, man and masculinity, and so on.
• Yin includes the Moon, night, cold, weakness, soft, passive, woman and feminine, and so on.

3. The meaning of Yin-Yang theory

When looking at the Yin-Yang circle, we can easily see 2 outstanding features of the Yin-Yang theory:

• Although Yin and Yang are two opposite sides, they have a close relationship with each other, they cannot exist without the presence of the other half. For example, there would be no day without night, no cold without heat, no women without men, no good people without bad people.
• There is no absolute Yin, no absolute Yang: The yin and yang circle is separated by a curve, which shows that there is no absolute boundary between Yin and Yang. Also, in the Yin part, there is a small white dot and in the Yang part, there is a small black dot. It means there is nothing absolute in this universe.

The theory of Yin and Yang advises humans to live peacefully and in balance with nature and the universe. Any action that destroys this balance will make humans weak, tired, and miserable.