Influence of environment and development of theory This period of time Yin-Yang theory spread widely in China and developed to be the important philosophy in China. Yin-Yang theory greatly developed during the Warring States period. All phenomena may be ascribed to Yin and Yang, this may be expressed by duality, relativity, mutualconsumption, intertransformation. Furthermore, humans learnt from their life experience, realising the relationship between Yin and Yang as complimentary opposites actually existed in most of life’s phenomena.Īt the time of Shang and Zhou, Yin and Yang has as the initial and simple philosophical theory that related to thinking about the universe and all kinds of phenomena specifically, the way of exploring and the world and universe through the lens of Yin and Yang theory. (eight principles) Later it was applied to the temperature cold and warm of the weather and inside and outside of the position. The Yi Jing (An ancient Chinese text, bc700) was probably the earliest reference of the yin and yang. Later on these concept were applied to the medical area which then became the fundamental theory of TCM.
It explains how the ancient Chinese recognized the universe as a whole.(2) Yin and Yang is one of the most dominant concepts from Chinese history and philosophy. This effect of the sun exists over hill at that time. The first written record of these characters together appears in a verse from the Shagging (book of songs) ’viewing the hill, looking for YinYang.’ This explained that yang is the sunny side and yin is dark side of the hill. The earliest character of yin and yang was discovered in ’oracle bone’around14 century B.C. In this essay, I am going to talk about the influence of China’s socio-politico-economic environment and the development of Yin and Yang theory. In recent times, TCM has become popular as a complementary and alternative medicine across the world. TCM is composed of Yin-Yang, Zang Fu,Wu Xing, etc. The concept of Yin and Yang is probably the most important and distinctive theory of Chinese medicine, it is a philosophy which has originated from the Chineseancients, and formed the basis of traditional Chinese medicine.