The Function and Practical Significance of the Book of Changes

It promoted the development of astronomical calendar, the establishment and development of TCM theory, the cultural formation of China cultural circle and the establishment of philosophy. Known as the source of classics, it is the general program of China traditional culture. All-encompassing, it is an outstanding representative of Chinese culture; Vast, subtle and all-encompassing, it is also the source of Chinese civilization.

Its content involves philosophy, politics, life, literature, art, science and many other fields, and it is a classic shared by all schools. It contains simple and profound natural laws and harmonious dialectical thoughts, and is the crystallization of the wisdom of the Chinese nation for 5 thousand years. He understands and grasps the world from the perspective of holism, and regards man and nature as an organic whole that is mutually inductive, that is, "the unity of man and nature".

Historical origin

The Book of Changes is a product of ancient civilization and a philosophical work with a high degree of integration of natural science and social science in China. The Book of Changes is divided into three parts, Lianshan and Guizang in the era of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and Zhouyi in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which are collectively called "three changes" (the other said that all three books were written in ancient times).

In ancient times, people set up astronomical phenomena, observed astronomical phenomena, gave time, created calendars and changed books. Civilization has begun. "Spring and Autumn Life Calendar": "The heavens and the earth are open, and everything is turbid; According to yin and yang, celestial bodies begin in the field of the North Pole ... The sun and the moon turn five latitudes; The emperor went out ... the statue of the sky and the instruments of the land were fixed, and the year and month were fixed. "

The ancients began to explore the mysteries of the universe very early, and thus deduced a complete and profound star-watching culture. The ancient ancients "observed the images and gave time", which defined the principles of heavenly stems and earthly branches, Yin and Yang, Five Elements and Eight Diagrams.