Start with the framework

WuYun-LiuQi (five movements and six qi) is a classical climate-health framework from the Inner Canon’s seven great treatises. It does not replace medical care. It organizes how annual climate patterns were described and how careful seasonal living was discussed.

Three layers matter for beginners: (1) the year’s governing movement (dayun), (2) the year’s upper and lower qi roles (sitian and zaiquan), and (3) the six roughly sixty-day steps where fixed host qi and shifting guest qi meet (guest-host conjunction).

On this site, calculation comes first, then teaching. When a claim is shown, look for a source tier and classical citation. If something cannot be sourced, it should not be presented as classical fact.

Use this Learn path as a reading sequence. Start here, then five movements, six qi, guest-host qi, and the layered year view. Practical modules on source reading and safe application close the loop.

When a term is unfamiliar, open the glossary card for a short definition and citation. When a lesson is clear but one detail is still fuzzy, use Ask with one focused question—not a full diagnosis request.

Stop and seek professional care for acute symptoms, emergencies, or any situation that needs clinical judgment. Educational climate-health language is for orientation, not treatment.