阳 (yáng, light/living) contrasts with
阴 (yīn, dark/dead) in folk cosmology.
阳世间 (or
阳间) is the sunlit world of the living;
阴间 (yīnjiān) is the underworld. The pair shows up constantly in ghost stories, traditional opera, and Tomb-Sweeping Festival
清明节 imagery.
