File:Yin and Yang.svg
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The Yin and Yang with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White" class="extiw" title="w:White">white</a> representing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang" class="extiw" title="w:Yang">Yang</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black" class="extiw" title="w:Black">black</a> representing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin" class="extiw" title="w:Yin">Yin</a>.
The symbol is a visual depiction of the intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism" class="extiw" title="w:Taoism">w:Taoism</a>. It is believed to be derived from the 14th century Tiandi Zhiran Hetu (Heaven and Earth’s Natural Diagram of the River), Hetu (Diagram of River), Luoshu (Chart of Luo), Xiantian tu (Diagram of Preceding Heaven) and Taijitu (太極圖) (Diagram of the Ultimate Power).
Here the diagram is shown against a feather edged grey background to ensure clarity when displayed over black or white.
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current | 10:46, 3 January 2017 | 250 × 250 (1 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The <b>Yin and Yang </b> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White" class="extiw" title="w:White">white</a> representing <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang" class="extiw" title="w:Yang">Yang</a></i> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black" class="extiw" title="w:Black">black</a> representing <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin" class="extiw" title="w:Yin">Yin</a></i>. <p>The symbol is a visual depiction of the intertwined duality of all things in nature, a common theme in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism" class="extiw" title="w:Taoism">w:Taoism</a>. It is believed to be derived from the 14<sup>th</sup> century <b>Tiandi Zhiran Hetu</b> (Heaven and Earth’s Natural Diagram of the River), <b>Hetu</b> (Diagram of River), <b>Luoshu</b> (Chart of Luo), <b>Xiantian tu</b> (Diagram of Preceding Heaven) and <b>Taijitu</b> (太極圖) (Diagram of the Ultimate Power). </p> Here the diagram is shown against a feather edged grey background to ensure clarity when displayed over black or white. |
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