3 Modern approaches to utilize traditional Chinese color theory(Color Science for Our Better Life,International Symposium,Special Issue the 43rd Annual Meeting) :

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  • LEE,Tien-Rein
    Dept. of Information Communications, Chinese Culture University

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The ancient doctrine of the Five Elements (also called phases, essences or stages) is an important part of the Chinese cultural heritage: merging the wisdom and life experience of our ancestors, it is a reflection of Chinese culture that certainly has practical value and completeness. As a traditional Chinese color theory, the Five-Elements- Theory discusses the harmonious relations and interactions of heaven, earth and humans: the concept involved is based on five colors with each of them related to one of the five elements blue/green (wood), red (fire), yellow (earth), white (metal) and black (water). Every element stands for certain qualities which connote to natural phenomena. By watching the natural environment, people learned about natural substances and their mutually supportive or destructive influence. By applying this color-based knowledge of natural phenomena to their daily life, people of the traditional Chinese societies constantly strove to improve and adjust their life standards. But how does it comply with life in modern societies?

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