Volume 47, 2018
Philosophy of Culture
Da-ming Dai
Pages 19-23
On Interrelationship of the Cultures, Eastern and Western
From the Perspective of Taiji
The graph of Taiji is the Cosmological Model of ancient Chinese. Taiji (Yin-yang) theory is the basic idea on the world of Chinese Philosophy. From the perspective of the Taiji Theory, the earth is regarded as a Taiji sphere, which is composed of the two fundamental elements, namely, Yin and Yang. The naturally-formed Yin-Yang structure of the earth determines the respective nature of the two cultures and their interrelationship. In the earth of Taiji, the continent of Asia is located in the semi-sphere of Yin, while Europe, Americas and Africa, in the semi-sphere of Yang. Japan is located on the zone of Yin in the semi-sphere of Yin, namely, extreme Yin; while Africa on the zone of Yang in the semi-sphere of Yang, namely, extreme Yang. Everything can develop sound with longevity on condition of the balance of Yin and Yang, and only with the balance of the cultures, Eastern and Western, can the human races will continue developing.