The solar system
the planets of the solar system
solar system
sun
China has a very long history with vast territory. Therefore, there are generally lots of different legends about the same thing. The sun is the embodiment of their ancestor Yan Di. There is also a legend of Hou Yi shooting the sun. Overall, the sun is the symbol of yang qi which is the basis of everything,
Venus
Earth
Mars
Pluto
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
★Chinese knowledge of the universe is not as concrete as the westerners’ while is more romantic. It is thought that the five elements interact with each other and this is the best state of co-existence in harmony. There are distinct illustrations in the classic book “book of change” which influence Chinese ideology. (Pluto is still be included into the planets of the solar system in many textbooks in china)
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