Balance is a core concept that runs through traditional Chinese culture. The path of balance, from the laws of the universe's operation to the survival of individual life, from maintaining social order to expressing artistic aesthetics, is like an invisible thread that closely connects many aspects of traditional Chinese culture, profoundly influencing the way of thinking and value orientation of the Chinese nation.

The theory of yin and yang is the basic framework for ancient Chinese people to understand the world, and it is also the most primitive manifestation of the way of balance. The statement in the Book of Changes that "one yin and one yang is called the Tao" reveals that all things in the universe are composed of two opposing yet unified forces, yin and yang. The two are interdependent and transform each other, jointly maintaining the balance of the world.