Abstract
The “Five Phases” is an extremely important concept in Chinese philosophy and was used in explaining the development and change in nature and society. It had an extensive and profound impact on Chinese philosophy, politics, ethics, religion, technology, medicine, agriculture, architecture and the entirety of traditional Chinese culture. The philosophy of the five phases is one of the key constituent elements of Chinese culture.
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Knoblock and Riegel (2000): 283, modified.
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Queen and Major (2016): 467.
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Queen and Major (2016): 367.
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Queen and Makor (2016): 357–358.
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Queen and Makor (2016): 367.
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Queen and Major (2016): 367–368.
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Queen and Major (2016): 368.
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Queen and Major (2016): 471–473.
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Queen and Major (2016): 484.
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Queen and Major (2016): 484.
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Queen and Major (2016): 484–485.
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Queen and Major (2016): 485.
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Queen and Major (2016): 484.
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Som (1952): 429, modified.
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Som (1952): 430–431.
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Som (1952): 438, modified.
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Som (1952): 442.
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Hutton (2016: 41), modified.
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Wang, Y., Bao, Q., Guan, G. (2020). The Five Phases (wuxing, 五行). In: History of Chinese Philosophy Through Its Key Terms. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2572-8_17
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