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Literally when is Metal and wood considered traditional elements? lol


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Here's a shitty [url=http://images.chinahighlights.com/allpicture/2015/06/c659771b858e447c808dc13c.png]image[/url] of it all. It's often referred to in Eastern medicine. It's kinda simple, Wood is kindling for Fire and grows from Water. Wood is also cut down by Metal as one cycle explains.

The elements are also represented by four holy creatures and the Jade Emperor and have a dominion over a particular area: Xuan Wu (Genbu in Japanese) is the Black Turtle of North and is Water and is often also portrayed with a snake (it's also the weirdest, Xuan Wu is also depicted in Journey to the West). Bai Hu (Byakko in Japanese) is the White Tiger of the West and is Metal. Zhu Que (Suzaku in Japanese) is the Vermillion Bird of the South and is Fire. Qīng Lóng (Seiryu in Japanese) is the Azure Dragon of the East and is Wood.

Finally there is Earth and that is associated with the Jade Emperor and he is the center.

EDIT: Xuan Wu is also weird because it is also the name of a Warrior Deity. They are sometimes depicted as the same person, or Xuan Wu rides a Turtle and a Snake. He's weird