I Ching and Sun/Moon Worship: I Ching, Mythology, Science

Author: Chang Bingyi
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The book "Zhou Yi and Sun-Moon Worship -- Zhou Yi, Mythology, and Science" primarily discusses the close connection between the "Zhou Yi" and ancient astronomy and calendar systems, drawing many important conclusions and insights. The author proposes that the hexagram and line images of the "I Ching" originated from an ancient mountain head calendar; the origin of the eight trigrams (six lines) is related to the ancient people's observation of the movement patterns of the sun and moon (celestial bodies); based on this, they re-examine and interpret historical documents and archaeological materials related to these discussions. Standing on the principle that the movement of the sun and moon is a crucial basis for creating calendars, they propose that the purpose of Fu Xi's drawing of the eight trigrams was to create an eight-trigram solar calendar. The sixty-four hexagrams of the "Zhou Yi" form a vast philosophical system of unity between heaven and humanity, based on the foundation of the calendar. The "Zhou Yi" is a major theoretical summary of the astronomical observation practices of ancient people, represented by figures like Fu Xi, and is the earliest known calendar book in Chinese history, with Fu Xi being a great scientist of the ancient era.