The ancient Chinese used the five materials basic to everyday life to symbolize the behavior of all objects and phenomena in nature. As a result, an abstract theoretical concept developed. The theory of the five elements is regarded as the basic law guiding the analysis of the attributions of all objects and the relationships between them. The theory of the five elements originated from an analysis of the nature of wood, fire, earth, metal and water, but it has passed beyond these limits and now has wider implications. The characteristics of the five elements are described below.
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