What is "wuxing"

Wuxing may refer to:

• Wu Xing (五行), concept in Chinese philosophy
• Wuxing (text) (五行), a Chinese "Warring States" text
• Five Punishments (五刑), a series of physical penalties in dynastic China
• Flag of the People's Republic of China, also known as the "Five-starred red flag" (五星红旗)
• Wuxing District (吴兴区), district in Huzhou, Zhejiang, China

Subdistricts (五星街道) in China

• Wuxing Subdistrict, Mudanjiang, in Dong'an District, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang
• Wuxing Subdistrict, Xinyang, in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan
• Wuxing Subdistrict, Changzhou, in Zhonglou District, Changzhou, Jiangsu
• Wuxing Subdistrict, Yancheng, in Tinghu District, Yancheng, Jiangsu

Towns (五星镇) in China

• Wuxing, Taihe County, Anhui
• Wuxing, Yichun, Heilongjiang, in Wuying District, Yichun, Heilongjiang
• Wuxing, Xinye County, in Xinye County, Henan

Townships (五星乡) in China

• Wuxing Township, Xuancheng, in Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng, Anhui
• Wuxing Township, Puyang County, in Puyang County, Henan
• Wuxing Township, Xi'an, in Chang'an District, Xi'an, Shaanxi
• Wuxing Township, Jianyang, Sichuan, in Jianyang, Sichuan
• Wuxing Township, Xingwen County, in Xingwen County, Sichuan
• Wuxing Township, Huize County, in Huize County, Yunnan

Wu xing is a Warring States period text ascribed to Zisi, known mainly due to the Mawangdui (1973, sealed 168 BCE) and Guodian (1993, sealed about 300 BCE) discoveries.

Relationship between the two versions of the text remains debated. Unlike the Guodian version, written on bamboo strips, the Mawangdui "Wu xing" is written on silk and contains both the main text (jing) identical to that of the Guodian and the explanation (shuo).

The text is related to the " Zhongyong" and " Daxue" (presently chapters in the Classic of Rites). However, in Mawangdui it was discovered written in the same scroll with the Laozi.