This term means six different forms of qi (vital force). Their earliest mention is found in Zuo’s Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals. Qi is the basic element of all things corporeal, and flows between heaven and earth. It manifests itself in six different forms: yin, yang, wind, rain, darkness (night), and light (day). They appear in pairs …
To govern a state well, the ruler must select and employ those with outstanding virtue and talent. However, he must also be tolerant and inclusive toward people of ordinary virtue and aptitude. This is a successful combination of the traditional Chinese political concepts of “exalting the worthy” and “being compassionate.”
Artists often admire natural scenery beholding landscape paintings rather than traveling to actual spots. When the Southern Dynasty painter Zong Bing (375-443), due to illness in old age, could no longer tour great mountains and rivers, he painted the landscapes he had once seen and then hung the works on the wall, thus fulfilling his dream of seei…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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