Were the yin and yang scholars in ancient China astronomers?

China is a country with a long history, with a civilization history of more than 5,000 years. Because of this, China's culture is rich, diverse and profound. A hundred schools of thought contended in the pre-Qin period in China, which was a period of great cultural prosperity, and it was at that time that what we now know as the Yin and Yang School appeared.

Yin-Yang School was a popular school from the end of Warring States to the beginning of Han Dynasty, and its leading thought was "Five Elements Governing Politics". It was named "Yin-Yang Family" because it studied Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Zou Yan, a Qi native, is its representative. Yin-yang theory is an important philosophical thought of ancient Han nationality. "Historical Records" said: "Look at the news of Yin and Yang deeply and make strange changes." Lu's Chunqiu was directly influenced by Zou Yan's theory. Generally speaking, Zou Yan's Yin-Yang thought is manifested in the combination of numerology since ancient times and the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and attempts to further develop it to construct a cosmic schema and explain the causes and changing laws of natural phenomena. Astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, mathematics, music and medicine of ancient Han nationality were all developed on the basis of the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. The family of Yin and Yang still existed in the early Han Dynasty, but it did not exist after Wei and Jin Dynasties. Most teachers of Yin and Yang are proficient in astronomical calendars. As for the top ten forbidden arts, most of them are fabricated by later generations, exaggerated imagination such as movies and novels.

Yin and yang family:

Yin-Yang School is a philosophical school that prevailed from the end of Warring States to the beginning of Han Dynasty. Zou Yan, a native of Qi, is its founder. Yin-Yang scholars' knowledge is called "Yin-Yang Theory", and its core content is "Yin-Yang and Five Elements". Yin-yang theory is one of the most important philosophical thoughts of the Han nationality. Sima Qian said in "Historical Records" that the knowledge of Yin and Yang scholars "deeply observes the news of Yin and Yang and makes strange changes." Lu's Chunqiu, Huainanzi and Chunqiu are all directly influenced by Zou Yan's theory. Most ancient scholars and modern scholars believe that the Yin-Yang family originated from Taoism. The bamboo slips "Thirty Hours" unearthed in modern times confirmed that there were a lot of Taoist colors in the early works of the Yin-Yang family. It is worth noting that the Book of Changes did not put forward the concepts of Yin and Yang and Taiji, but the Book of Changes, which was influenced by Taoism and Yin and Yang.

The Yin-Yang school thought combines the numerology thought since ancient times with the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and further develops it, constructing a large-scale cosmic schema, trying to explain the causes and changing laws of natural phenomena. Astronomy, meteorology, chemistry, mathematics, temperament and medicine of the Chinese nation are all developed on the basis of the theory of Yin-Yang and Five Elements.

Abstract: After reading the articles compiled by Bian Xiao, you have an understanding of the Yin and Yang families. When it comes to yin and yang, people will first think of Taoism and various spells in film and television works, because they watch too much TV.