This book contains hundreds of images depicting some of the basic components of Chinese culture such as the 5 Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water and their relationship to the ancient Greek elements of Air, Fire, Earth, Aether and Water. The 5 Elements of ancient China relate to the days of the modern Japanese week and illustrations of these are included. The 7 Chinese Luminaries are also depicted showing Fu Xi as a sun god and Nu Wa as a moon goddess as well as an ancient female version of Tai Bai Jin Xing the Chinese equivalent of Venus. Then images of the animals of the 28 Chinese Lunar Mansions form a lunar month of 28 days while the 12 months of the year are represented by the monthly flowers on Japanese Flower Cards. Images of the 12 Earthly Branches, represented by 12 animals related to the year of a person’s birth, are also shown. The 10 Heavenly Stems combined with the 12 Earthly Branches give us the 60 year cycle of the traditional Chinese calendar. Events in China during a sixty year period from 1864 to 1924 give us glimpses of China’s turbulent history. There are also the 24 Chinese Solar Terms which for centuries have been essential tools for predicting th... [Read More]

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