Far East
| Asia | N | E | S | W | C | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | [10][11] | |||||
| Ainu | [12][13] | |||||
| Turkic | [12] | |||||
| Kalmyks | — | [14] | ||||
| Tibet | [12] |
Dynastic Chinese culture and some other Central Asian cultures view the center as a fifth principal direction hence the English translated term "Five Cardinal Points". Where it is different than the west, is that the term is used as a foundation for I Ching, the Wu Xing and the five Naked-eye planets.
In traditional Chinese astronomy, the zodiacal belt is divided into the four constellation groups corresponding to the four cardinal directions.
Each direction is often identified with a color, and (at least in China) with a mythological creature of that color. Geographical or ethnic terms may contain the name of the color instead of the name of the corresponding direction.[10][11] These traditions were also carried west by the westward migration of the Turkic peoples.
East: Green (青 "qīng" corresponds to both green and blue); Spring; Wood
- Qingdao (Tsingtao) "Green Island": a city on the east coast of China
- Red River (Asia): south of China
- White Sheep Turkmen
- Belarus (literally "White Russia"), according to one of the theories is the name given to the Western Rus by the Mongols
- Heilongjiang "Black Dragon River" province in Northeast China, also the Amur River
- Kara-Khitan Khanate "Black Khitans" who originated in Northern China
- Huangshan "Yellow Mountain" in central China
- Golden Horde: "Central Army" of the Mongols
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- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Animals
In the Chinese martial arts, imagery of the Five Animals (Chinese: 五形
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