Feng Shui Five Elements Wind Chime! The Wu Xing, also known as the Five Elements, are chiefly an ancient mnemonic device, in many traditional Chinese fields and Chinese philosophy. The Wu Xing are chiefly an ancient mnemonic device, hence the preferred translation of "movements", "phases" or "steps" over "elements". By the same token, Mu is thought of as "Tree" rather than "Wood". The five elements displayed on Feng Shui Wind Chime are: * Wood (Chinese: 木, pinyin: mů) * Fire (Chinese: 火, pinyin: huǒ) * Earth (Chinese: 土, pinyin: tǔ) * Metal (Chinese: 金, pinyin: jīn) * Water (Chinese: 水, pinyin: shuǐ) The system of five elements was used for describing interactions and relationships between phenomena. It was employed as a device in many fields of early Chinese thought, including seemingly disparate fields such as geomancy or Feng shui, astrology, traditional Chinese medicine, music, military strategy and martial arts. The system is still used as a reference in some forms of complementary and alternative medicine and martial arts. Some claim the original foundation of these are the concept of the Five Cardinal Points. Feng Shui Five Elements Wind Chime is another powerful gift from the Far East and GreatOrientalGifts.com |