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In Chinese tradition, the autumn season is associated with the color white, the sound of weeping, the emotions of both courage and sadness. Autumn, however, for westerners, is considered to be the direction of dreams and visions.

What does all this mean? It’s the very system 【小题1】 describes how nature works. To the Chinese, nature means more than just the cycling of the seasons. Nature is within and around us, in all things. The basic cycles of nature, as understood by the ancient Chinese, 【小题2】 (be) easily comprehensible by Western students of nature. They ring true. After all, Chinese civilization flourished for many centuries before the Roman Empire 【小题3】 (come) to be. Today we know it’s part of Chinese culture to maintain and add to ancient 【小题4】 (wise). 【小题5】 contrast, the Western world tend 【小题6】 (replace) old ideas with new ideas.

Here is 【小题7】 simple example. While summer is associated with the emotion of joy, autumn is associated with both courage and sadness. You can 【小题8】 (probable) feel the truth of that association for yourself, because, in autumn, things are dying. The light is dying, as Earth’s orbit around the sun and tilt(倾斜) on its axis(轴) combine to carry us in this hemisphere further away from 【小题9】 (receive) the sun’s rays most directly. The days are getting 【小题10】 (short). Plants and trees are winding down their cycle of growth. Sadness and courage are natural emotions as these changes are taking place.