The Generating Principle of “Symbolic Language” in the Book of Changes

Abstract

Zhou-Yi (The Book of Changes) is an ancient Chinese learning. This book is composed of the so-called Eight Diagrams symbol system. This symbol system consists of (0) and (1), modern binary arithmetic and its homology. It is the “language system” used by ancient Chinese ancestors to recognize and create everything. This paper expounds the generating principle and rules of this symbol system, and analyzes the thoughts of the Book of Changes. At the same time, we appeal to the use of creative education in schools.