| Abstract |
Zhang Huang (1526-1608) compiled a large number of Yixue diagrams devised by his predecessors and gave his own interpretations of them in his Tushubian. Among these complex and large-scale diagrams, Hetu and Luoshu are of great importance. Hetu and Luoshu have had complicated and tangled relationships with the Yixue system, which was revealed in the classics as early as before the Qin Dynasty. The tangled relationships grew into even strong bonds in Song Dynasty and have become an element and a subject that Yi philosophers had to deal with ever since. On the basis of traditional Yizhuan, by collecting various Yi diagrams and analyzed his predecessors’ theories, Zhang constructed his theory and put forward concrete proposals concerning these diagrams. Therefore, with the focus on Zhang’s theory related to Hetu and Luoshu, the present study aims to clarify the derivation and development of tushuo related to Hetu and Luoshu, provide a comprehensive and detailed analysis of Zhang’s theory, and comb through his proposals related to the embodiment of the change of yin and yang, and explore the important meanings they convey.
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