Why did qi become “energy” in Western translation? What do yin and yang actually describe? Were Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water really five elements? Volume II examines qi, yin-yang, the Five Phases and the relationship between humans and nature, asking where ancient observations meet modern science—and where important questions remain open.

More than two thousand years ago, without microscopes, CT scans or modern laboratories, what did Chinese physicians actually see? Beginning with ancient medical records, Volume I traces the ideas of meridians, acupuncture points and qi, placing traditional observations alongside modern scientific inquiry without forcing one system into the language of the other.

We trust our eyes—but what if seeing is not the same as knowing? Inspired by the extraordinary art of M.C. Escher, Can We Trust What We See? explores how simple rules can generate complex worlds, how perspective changes what appears possible, and how our cognitive frameworks shape the reality we experience. Moving between art, mathematics, modern science, and ancient Eastern approaches to perception, Fang Tianliang examines impossible buildings, transforming patterns, self-