Knowledge Graph
Concept Entities
Browse 13 Concept entities — one of 10 primary types in the complete knowledge graph.
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Browse 13 Concept entities — one of 10 primary types in the complete knowledge graph.
Daoism (道教), the teaching of the Way, is a philosophical and religious tradition originating in ancient China that cente…
Ecological Intelligence (生态智慧) is the capacity to perceive, understand, and act in ways that align with the patterns and…
Harmony (héxié) is a core value in Chinese philosophy, representing balance, coherence, and peaceful coexistence between…
Natural Timing (自然时序) is the rhythm of seasons, the succession of natural events, and the wisdom of acting in accord wit…
The panda (熊猫, xióng māo) is an iconic species native to the bamboo forests of Sichuan, Yunnan, and the Yangtze River ba…
Qi (气) is the fundamental life force and animating energy that flows through all living and non-living things, the vital…
Ritual (仪式, yíshì) refers to formalized patterns of conduct that connect human life to cosmic and social order. Through …
The summer solstice is the astronomical moment when the Sun reaches its highest declination of +23.44°, marking the long…
Umami (鲜味, xiān wèi) is the savory taste, one of the basic tastes alongside sweet, sour, bitter and salty. In Chinese co…
The winter solstice is the astronomical moment when the Sun reaches its lowest declination of -23.44°, marking the short…
Wu-wei (无为) is non-coercive action: acting without forcing an outcome, so the natural course of things is not overridden…
Wuji (无极, wú jí) is the undifferentiated, limitless state that precedes all form and distinction in Daoist cosmology. As…
Yin Yang (阴阳) describes the dynamic interplay of complementary opposites—dark and light, yielding and firm—that drives a…
Concepts are the Atlas's explanatory layer. A concept entity is an idea — ecological intelligence, natural timing, harmony, wuji — and its entry sets out what the idea claims, where it comes from, and what it changes in practice. Concepts are deliberately placed at level three: they are the abstractions that the concrete layers below them are used to demonstrate, and the Atlas holds each one to the requirement that it be visible in an actual seasonal behaviour.
Concept pages carry the most relationships in the graph, because an idea is defined by what it connects. Following one outward leads to the practices that exercise it, the essays that argue for it, and the domains that contain it. The Atlas's own essays are written against these entries: each long-form piece takes a concept and works it out at length, which is why concept pages link heavily into the essay layer rather than standing alone as definitions.
Browse all Concept entities in the Atlas — each represents a node in the knowledge graph. Follow any card to see its relationships, seasonal timing, and subsite connections.