太极又叫作阴阳,是中国远在三千多年以前的西周末期就已经创立的一种理论学说。它把宇宙万物的变化规律归纳为阴阳两大类,用双鱼符号来表示。此二者相互依存,相互争斗,相互转化,循环不息。 “阳”代表了肯定、积极、雄性、实际、明亮、白昼、热量等;而“阴”则恰恰相反,它代表了否定、柔软、雌性、脆弱、黑暗、夜晚、寒冷等。 Tai Chi, also called yin and yang, is a theoretical doctrine that China has created since the end of the Western Zhou Dynasty more than three thousand years ago. It summarizes the changing laws of the universe as two major categories of yin and yang, with the Pisces symbol. The two are interdependent and fight with each other, turning each other and endlessly. “Yang” represents affirmative, positive, male, real, bright, day, calorie, etc .; while “yin” is just the opposite. It represents negation, softness, femininity, fragility, darkness, night, cold and so on.