Ukuqala kwekwindla yitemu yeshumi nantathu yelanga "Yemigomo Yelanga Engamashumi Amabili Nane" kanye nethemu yokuqala yelanga ekwindla. I-Dou ibhekisela eningizimu-ntshonalanga, ilanga lifinyelela ku-135° ecliptic longitude, futhi lihlangana ngo-August 7 noma 8 wekhalenda likaGregory minyaka yonke. Ukuguqulwa kwayo yonke imvelo kuyinqubo kancane kancane. Ukuqala kwekwindla kuyinkathi yokuguquka lapho i-yang qi iyancipha kancane kancane, i-yin qi ikhula kancane kancane, futhi i-yang qi kancane kancane ishintsha ibe yin qi. Emvelweni, yonke into iqala ukukhula isuka ekuchumeni iye ekubeni mnyama futhi ivuthwe.

Ukuqala kwekwindla akusho ukuphela kwesimo sezulu esishisayo. Ukuqala kwekwindla kusesesikhathini esishisayo, futhi ihlobo alikakaphumi. Ithemu yesibili yelanga ekwindla (ekupheleni kwehlobo) yihlobo, kanti isimo sezulu sisashisa kakhulu ekuqaleni kwekwindla. Okubizwa ngokuthi "ukushisa kungama-volts amathathu", futhi kukhona isisho esithi "i-volt eyodwa ngemva kwekwindla", futhi kuyoba okungenani "i-volt eyodwa" yesimo sezulu esishisayo kakhulu ngemva kokuqala kwekwindla. Ngokwendlela yokubala ye-"San Fu", usuku lwe-"Liqiu" luvame ukuba maphakathi nesikhathi, okusho ukuthi, ihlobo elishisayo alikapheli, futhi ukupholisa kwangempela ngokuvamile kuza ngemva kwethemu yelanga ye-Bailu. Indawo yamanzi eshisayo nepholile ayisona isiqalo sekwindla.

Ngemva kokungena ekwindla, ishintsha isuka ehlobo elinemvula, elinomswakama futhi elishisayo iye esimweni sezulu esomile nesomile ekwindla. Emvelweni, i-yin ne-yang qi iqala ukushintsha, futhi zonke izinto ziyehla kancane kancane njengoba i-yang qi izika. Ushintsho olusobala kakhulu ekwindla yilapho amahlamvu esuka eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eya kophuzi futhi eqala ukuwisa amaqabunga futhi izitshalo ziqala ukuvuthwa. Ukuqala kwekwindla kungenye “yezinkathi ezine nemikhosi eyisishiyagalombili” ezikhathini zasendulo. Kunomkhuba phakathi kwabantu wokukhulekela onkulunkulu bezwe futhi bagubhe isivuno. Kukhona namasiko anjengokuthi “ukunamathela kwamafutha asekwindla” kanye “nekwindla elumayo”.