As a country with a long and profound cultural history, China's traditional color concept has a long history, among which the most influential is the five color concept. The traditional Chinese concept of "Five Colors", combined with the theory of "Yin Yang and Five Elements," originated from nature. The Zhou Rites recorded that "the act of painting silk is mixed with five colors.
What are the 'Five Positive Colors'? The concept of five colors, namely green, red, yellow, white, and black, is born with the Yin Yang "Five Elements" (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) and the "Five Directions" (east, south, west, north, and center).
Blue
In ancient times, green was considered a color representing the East, as well as symbolizing spring and the beginning of life. It is a color between blue and green, with a fresh and natural feeling.
Red
Red, also known as red, is one of the important colors in traditional Chinese culture. In political culture, it represents authority and embodies solemnity and solemnity. In folk culture, it represents auspiciousness, celebration, and enthusiasm, and is often used in festivals, celebrations, weddings, and other occasions.
Yellow
Yellow holds a special status in Chinese culture and is regarded as a symbol of nobility, power, and wealth. Yellow is the color of the earth, the color of the earth, the color of the center, the color of harmony, as well as the colors of Kun and Jun, and so on.
White
White is often regarded as a pure, elegant, and sacred color. As one of the "Five Colors" in traditional Chinese culture, "white" corresponds to the West in the "Five Directions". The Western god is the white tiger, representing the color white. It is natural for "white" to evolve from the meaning of sunlight and brightness to a word that represents the color of things. The statement in "Huainanzi" that "the color is white and the five colors are formed" confirms the fundamental position of white.
Black
Black has symbolic meanings of mystery, solemnity, and seriousness in Eastern culture. It is often used in formal occasions and religious ceremonies, and also represents night and darkness.