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About Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang are famous symbols of the Tao & Taoism.  They are the dynamic force of the Tao, constantly interacting with one another

  
These statues from a Taoist temple symbolise Yin (left) and Yang (right).
They are holding the Chinese characters for "moon" and "sun", respectively.

Summary of Yin and Yang characteristics

	Yin	Yang
Nature	feminine	masculine
	passive	active
	receives	creates
	soft	hard
	dark	bright
Symbols	moon	sun
	tiger	dragon
	north	south
Colour	black	red
Numbers	even	odd
Chinese character
Original meaning	north side of a hill (i.e. away from the sun)	south side of a hill (i.e. facing the sun)