The Five Phases of Chinese Culture

Everything in the world that has ever touched Chinese culture can and has been diluted down into the forms of the various five phases. From very broad concepts like feelings and seasons to very granular concepts like smells. The elements would fire earth, metal and water are masks that the phase is wearing in this particular moment. And in another moment, thePhase is wearing a different mask of like shape or feeling or smell. But the phase underneath is always the same, you're just seeing whichever mask the phase is wear right now.