Name: Colours of China
Uploaded: 2019
Description: A unique journey of discovery through China, guided by the millenniums-old mythology of the colors.

A unique journey of discovery through China, guided by the millenniums-old mythology of the colors.

In WuXing, Black is considered a strong and powerful color. It represents winter and a time for regeneration when nature rests before the cycle of life begins again.

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Black

WuXing divides life into five ever-changing phases. Each linked to an element, a season, a color. Red represents the element of fire and the season of summer.

A few years ago the fishing village Houtouwanwas was abandoned. But nature took it back. Made it green again, gave it a new beginning.

Green

In Wu Xing, White is connected to the element of metal; either silver or gold. It symbolizes purity, but also sadness and grief.

White

In Wu Xing's theory, the cycle of life moves through five seasons - echoing nature's rhythms of growth, movement, and rest. Wu Xing assigns a color to each part of this cycle; Late summer is yellow; connected to the element of Earth.

In Wu Xing's theory, the cycle of life moves through five seasons. Wu Xing assigns a color to each part of this cycle; Late summer is yellow.