Men’s superior status to women was raised to a philosophical form, which is the theory of Yin-Yang and Qian-Kun. The metaphor of Yin-Yang and Qian-Kun can be generally treated as the conceptual counterpart of the Western notion of femaleness and masculinity, however, their early forms were not intended to denote any human relations. “Yin-Yang” first appeared as a geographical concept, and with the development of society, was given the different meanings of softness and strength, extending to the metaphor of female and male later. The concept of “Qian-kun”, derived from the ancient divination book of Changes, was to explain the rules of society. The book of Changes noted that Great Righteouness is shown in that man and woman occupy their correct
