The following sentence of the five stars coming out of the east to benefit China is to fight against the Southern Qiang, surrender the four barbarians, surrender the Shan Yu, and be in harmony with the sky.
The Chinese character "Five stars coming out of the east will benefit China" comes from "Historical Records Tianguan Shu" written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. ) is beneficial.
Interpretation: "Five stars out of the east are good for China." That is, if the five stars appear together in the east, it will be beneficial to China's military affairs.
The five stars refer to water and fire. The five planets: wood, metal and earth; "East" refers to the specific position of the sky in ancient Chinese astrology. "China" refers to the Gyeonggi region and the Central Plains in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River. It is a geographical concept. "Five Stars Out of the East" refers to five stars. The planets appear in the eastern sky at the same time during a period, which is the phenomenon of "five stars in a row" or "five stars gathering"
In addition to the words, the five stars in the east are also used in the five colors of green, red, yellow, white and green. They are all derived from plant dyes that have been widely developed since the Qin and Han Dynasties. The five colors should be "green, red, yellow, white and black", and the colors used in this brocade are "green, red, yellow, white and green", among which green should be black. Green is used here, maybe black is not bright enough. Replace it with green.
The five colors of "green, red, yellow, white and black" correspond to the five stars of "Sui Xing, Yinghuo Xing, Chuan Xing, Taibai Star and Chen Xing". It is rare for a small brocade to express the theory of Yin Yang and Five Elements so vividly. The weaving technology of this brocade is very complex, and it is a representative of the highest technology of Han style brocade.