Magic Square/Examples/Order 3/Historical Note

Historical Note on Order 3 Magic Square
The order 3 magic square was known to the ancient Chinese, where it features in that cultural mythology.


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It is connected with the mystical traditions of the Far East, and, with its obvious $4$ corner elements and $4$ side elements, evokes correspondences with various $4$-nesses in nature: the $4$ cardinal compass points, the $4$ seasons, and so on.

In Chinese legend going back to at least the $5$th century BCE, it was a gift of a turtle from the River Lo to the Emperor Yu the Great, who supposedly first controlled the Lo and the Yellow rivers.