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Religion has an important part to play in the human behavior. It gives an indication for an individual as it influences his personality, social behavior, and even a nation in its value system.

In regard to Chinese, it is a curteious of unique blend of religions. The religious belief hardly keep its rigid boundary, for the most of Chinese people their religion is not of confine sphere but make up of the three religions: namely Confucism, Taoism and Buddhism.

It is the common daily cultural behavior of the people that establish a set form of esthete drawn from all these three religions philosophies.

Chinese people believe in what are customary common curteous behaviors for various occasions without giving much credit to the sources from various religious connotations.

And Chinese gods are drawn form Taoism, Confusism and Buddhism.


One of the best-known and oldest symbols :


Graphical symbol is one of the shortest way of representation of same thing that is to be communicated.The symbols that in some ways get the representation of some thing special in Chinese culture is Tai qi or Tai Ji, (大 极 )and is one of the oldest one existed.:

 The graphic of it is composed of a circle in it contain halves of circular forms look like fish shape. One of which is white with black dot, while the other is black with white dot.

Does it expresses the concept of two shades exists within one whole.

The white shape is known as Yang the shaded part is Yin.

In the Chinese culture, Yin and Yang are basically taken for the two opposite forces that are present in the world.

Yin represent weak, soft, cold, diffuse, passive, wet usually associate with water, earth, the moon, femininity and night

Yang represent strong, hard hot, focus, aggressive, is associated with fire, sky, the sun masculity and day.

Though it is one of the best-known and oldest symbols. Very few people know and understand its depth and its application..

It contends the Taoist philosophy. The existence of two poles, which are opposite but complementary. The two shades keep moving in motion, always seeking balance; they do not replace each other but beck each other in constant low of the universe. 

It shows that there is one reality containing two forms which are in co-exist and, constant movement and independent

Tai Qi or Tai Qi Quan is rooted in the philosophy of Taoism in using the internal energy. Its martial art follow the principal of subduing the vigorous by soft flowing strength rather than overpowering by vigorous method., as it promote vitality, and relaxation through the form of circular motion and balance. This is expressed in a internal martial arts, that emphasis on awareness over strength, intention over technique, and sensitivity and balance over force.

It movement are slow and graceful, rhythmical and balances, Exercises are short and repetitious. Consist of stretching, breathing, meditative posture posture exercises that helps to stimulate and balance the internal energy to response to the enhance the healthy function of the body. This exercise has over 200 million particaners all over the world and is a common form of  morning exercises for every body and particular suited for the older generation.