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The Yin and Yang Diagram, after "Tiandi Zhiran Hetu".
11/December/2007
Wikimedia Commons User:Klem
Wikimedia Commons User:Klem
Wikimedia Commons User:Klem
Yin and Yang
Yin & Yang
Yin
Ying
Yang
yinyang
yingyang
Tiandi Zhiran Hetu
Heaven and Earth’s Natural Diagram of the River
Taijitu
Diagram of the Great Ultimate.
Liu Mu (1011-1064 AD) - Hetu (Diagram of River) and Luoshu (Chart of Luo);
Shao Yong (1011-1077 AD) - Xiantian tu (Diagram of Preceding Heaven);
Zhou Dunyi (1017-1073 AD) - Taijitu (Diagram of the Great Ultimate);
Zhao Huiqian (1351-1395 AD) - Tiandi Zhiran Hetu (Heaven and Earth’s Natural Diagram of the River);
Wikimedia Commons user Klem
A graphical depiction of Yin and Yang in its conventional orientation - the hot, bright, white yang nature rises while the cold, dark, black yin nature descends.
The symbol is shown over a feather edged grey background for clarity when displayed on black or white.
This representation of the traditional Chinese diagram was created from scratch in Inkscape by Wikicommons user "Klem".