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Qinway Qigong link

I've removed a link that seems to be plain old advertising: I saw a bit of content on the linked site that seemed generally informational (though I can't speak to its real relevance to this page or to the subject of qigong), but it all seemed to be leading you toward signing up for some workshops and/or buying some products. (Any site whose front page has "before" and "after" pictures . . .)

From what I've seen of Wikipedia and read on the help pages, I get the pretty clear impression that this is not the sort of thing that should be here. Apologies if I'm dead wrong.Iralith 22:15, 18 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Problem with symbol

The symbol used as of today is incorrect. The proper Yin Yang symbol contains a dot of black in the white section and a dot of black in the white section. It represents that each side also contains the opposite of itself (non-duality) - this is a vital aspect of Yin and Yang. I have no idea how to change the photo, but it’s important that it be corrected. Sareyberry (talk) 04:40, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored the original image. No upload required, it was already in commons. Checking the edit history though, it looks like people have been vandalizing the logo for years. 2606:6000:4FC0:11:45F1:5DCF:DDA4:B02B (talk) 06:36, 13 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

易有太極，
是生兩儀，
兩儀生四象，
四象生八卦，

Yì yǒu tàijí ，
shì shēng liǎngyí ，
liǎngyí shēng sìxiàng ，
sìxiàng shēng bāguà ，

   In Change there is the Supreme Polarity, (太極; Taiji),
   which generates the Two Modes. (兩儀; Liangyi)
   The Two Modes generate the Four Images, (四象; Sixiang)
   and the Four Images generate the Eight Trigrams. (八卦; Bagua).

Yin/Yang symbol ≠ yin and yang. Yin/Yang symbol = taijitu = Four Symbols = Great Yin and Great Yang (drops) + Small Ying and Small Yang (dots). — Ирука¹³ 14:55, 22 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Yue: The context is that you use taijitu, which consists of 4 characters, but you only talk about two - yin and yang. — Ирука¹³ 14:04, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Astronomical origin?

It seems self-evident that the symbol visualizes the “steady“ lunar cycle, i.e. new moon, waxing moon, full moon, waning moon. I am surprised this is not stated. 2A01:C22:B525:C800:5081:1221:7CF7:79C1 (talk) 07:28, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia reports on facts published in reliable sources, so we would need reliable sources that discuss this before mentioning it in the article. Largoplazo (talk) 11:35, 9 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That would be hard work. But I would refer to the new simplified Chinese characters of Yin and Yang. These show the symbols for the moon and the sun, respectively, together with a radical that I do not immediately recognize. 2A02:3100:303C:AE00:18A6:31CC:2B95:16E3 (talk) 10:45, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just checked. The radical means hill, or mound. A good spot to observe the sky, but it is probably a coincidence. 2A02:3100:303C:AE00:18A6:31CC:2B95:16E3 (talk) 10:52, 10 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yin and yang chart

I think it would be be helpful to add a chart showing various qualities that the yin and yang represent (for example: masculine in one column and feminine in the other) 2600:1700:5D50:CF80:F1E9:E84F:BA03:27C6 (talk) 14:33, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It would need to be justified in sources, perhaps reflecting a chart already in an academic publication. We can't just arrange whatever information we want to give it whatever prominent presentation we want. Remsense诉 17:02, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Italics for Chinese words

Some words like taiji and qi are italicised in the article, whilst daoyin and qigong are not italicised. What is the overall guidance for the italicisation of Chinese-based terminology? 66.215.184.32 (talk) 04:42, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It's the same advice as with loanwords and non-English terminology in general: MOS:FORITA. Generally, I try to stick with what the article for the term is doing if it's at all sensical. Specifically here, qi should obviously not be italicised (I've fixed it on so many articles, so I just assumed I did at some point on this one); qigong probably shouldn't be either, as it's seen considerable English-language use. Taiji and daoyin have not imo, and should be italicised. Remsense ‥ 诉 06:00, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]