Why are the five stars of Jin Mu in the solar system named after the five elements of China?

There are several views on the origin of the concept of five elements: 1, Five-party theory It is generally believed that the concept of five elements originated from the concept of five parties in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. By observing natural phenomena, the ancestors of Yin Shang dynasty realized that agriculture and animal husbandry were closely related to wind and rain from different directions, which led them to pray for wind and rain from different directions in sacrifice. For example, in Oracle Bone Inscriptions at that time, it rained today. It rains from the west? Is it raining in the east? It rains from the north? Will it rain in the south? "Oracle. Yin people called the territory of Shang Dynasty "China Merchants Bureau", and based on this, they distinguished the four directions of east, west, north and south, thus establishing the concept of "five parties". For example, among Oracle Bone Inscriptions, there are Oracle Bone Inscriptions such as the Year of the East, the Year of the West, the Year of the North, the Year of the South, and the Year of the King Town of Shang Dynasty. 2. The theory of five materials and the theory of three things in six institutes appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period. The ancients realized the functions of five natural substances: wood, fire, earth, gold and water in their daily production and life practice. For example, "Twenty-seven years of Zuo Zhuan's" xianggong "said:" Five talents are born, and the people can use them and waste them. "Five materials are the five basic substances of water, fire, gold, wood and soil that are indispensable in people's daily life and production. For example, "Shang Shu Zhou Shu Hong Fan" said: "Fire and water, people eat and drink; Jin Mu, what the people are doing; Native people give birth to all things and are used by people. The theory of "six houses and three things" first appeared in Shangshu, and then in Zuozhuan. Its specific content is roughly the same as the "five qualities theory", which also refers to five substances: water, fire, gold, wood and earth, with the addition of "valley". For example, "Shangshu Yu Shu Dayu Mo" said: "Water, fire, gold, wood, soil and valley are only repaired; Morality, utility and physique are harmonious. " "Zuo Zhuan Wen Zhuan Gongqi Year" said: "Water, fire, gold, wood, earth and valley are collectively called six hospitals; Righteousness, utility and health are three things. "The water, fire, gold, wood and earth mentioned above all refer to the substance itself, not the abstract concept of philosophy. 3. Five-star theory: In the practice of production and life, ancient ancestors not only realized the influence of azimuth wind and rain on agriculture and animal husbandry, but also further realized the role of time, season and celestial movement on crops. On the basis of observing the climate change of the four seasons and the operation law of celestial bodies, the weather operation is divided into five seasons, the so-called "five elements". For example, "Zuo Zhao Zhuan Gong Nian" said: "There are four seasons and five stages. "Guanzi Wuxing" said: "Set up the five elements, the right time, the right place, and be in tune with the sky." "White Tiger and Five Elements" said: "Words and deeds are the meaning of heaven. He also said: "The four seasons are seasons and the five elements are festivals. "In the process of observing the changes of celestial bodies, the ancients gradually discovered the five elements of water, gold, fire, wood and earth. Because of their movement, they are called planets. This five-star is one of the nine planets that can be observed by naked eyes, and it is also called Chen Xing, Taibai, Fluorescent, Lunar New Year, Zhenxing (or Supplementary Star) in turn. The operation of the five elements in the universe has a certain law, which is closely related to the climate changes of the four seasons, so it is called the five elements. "Historical Records and Almanac" said: "The Yellow Emperor determined the ephemeris and established the five elements." "Tian Han Wen Zhi" said: "The five stars do not break the line, and they prosper every year." It can be seen that the five elements are the product of ancient stargazing laws, reflecting the laws of climate change in the four seasons, being the abstraction of the climatic and biochemical characteristics of the four seasons, and no longer being the specific five planets. 3.2. 1.4 Five Elements Theory With the continuous deepening of observation, the ancients gradually realized that the five basic substances, wood, fire, earth, gold and water, are not only necessary for people's life and production, but also the basic elements that constitute everything in the universe. The movement and changes of these five basic elements have formed a rich and colorful material world. For example, "Mandarin in the Right" says, "Earth is mixed with gold, wood, water and fire, and everything is mixed." This "element theory" is abstracted from the five concepts of "natural matter" and is already a philosophical concept. Shangshu clearly put forward the word "five elements". For example, the book "Xia Shu Shi Gan" said: "Those who have Hu Shi threaten the five elements." The book Zhou Shuhong Fan said: "Guns are flooding, and five elements of Chen Qi are gurgling." Although these five elements may still refer to five basic substances or elements, such as water, fire, wood, gold and earth, they already have the meaning of "action", that is, the meaning of movement, change and connection, which is greatly developed than the five-quality theory. It can be said that this indicates that the basic connotation of the concept of five elements has been basically established.