书城英文图书ElementsofChina
17743200000003

第3章 Cycle of Creation and Destruction

The cycle of creative elements are: water nurtures wood, wood fuels fire, fire carbonizes into earth, from earth sources gold, from which dew or sources of water emerge.

The interactive destructive elements are: water douses fire, fire melts gold, gold can cut wood, wood can plow earth, and earth can dam water.