Ying Yang

Chinese world view also rested heavily on yinyang principles. Yinyang was a philosophical view in Chinese society of a unity of opposites, each representing the greater and lesser of similar concepts, which one found in the universe. An example would be the yinyang representation of husband and wife. Yang are the dominant principles of maleness, the sun, creation, heat, light, Heaven, dominance, and so on. Under yin are the submissive principles of femaleness, the moon, completion, cold, darkness, material forms, submission and etc… This unity of one greater principle over a lesser one moves in cyclical path so that no single one is all dominant. These yinyang principles were part of a larger philosophical view of a cosmos (our universe) that was “self-contained, self-operating, spontaneously generating and perpetually in motion.” The Chinese viewed everything in this cosmos as a series of interrelating objects and forces that worked and “resonated” with one another, creating harmony and order. This proceeded off of the Taoist principles of a natural and unified cosmetic pattern.

Ying Yang Examples:
Husband-Wife
Sun-Moon
Fire-Water
Father-Son
Mother-Daughter
Light-Darkness
Heaven-Earth

by Cameron Mulick September 18, 2008

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Si Ying

SiYing is a very shy girl but once you meet her you realize she's a crazy loving fun girl. She has a passion for music and is known for her beauty. Most guys would want to ask for her number but some are scared to be rejected by such pretty girl. She may seem like a bubbly always happy person but she may be going through some hard times by herself. She never wants to ask for help and will always try to find a solution herself. She never cries in front of anyone or that would mean to her that she lost her dignity. She loves her family and never judges anyone or talks bad behind anyone, she never lets hate take over her and when anyone does her wrong she won't hate them but instead she will forgive them. Si Ying can never be serious even during serious times, that causes her to lose friends and Si Ying would cry at night and act happy in front of others.

"Si Ying always looks happy but I caught her crying at night and she seems so broken"

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