How do the concepts of Yin and Yang help explain the two main Chinese religious traditions of Taoism and Confucianism?

Both
systems have the concepts of Yin and Yang somewhere inside of them, if not explicitly. Yin and
Yang are the ideas of opposites working together to create a complete unit, while each is
slightly instilled with a bit of the other.

Taoism explicitly follows the
ideas of Yin and Yang, and it seeks balance with the natural state of the universe. Yin and Yang
represent the balance of the self and creating a unity with nature and strength within oneself
in order to remain morally upright.

Confucianism, however, is much more
philosophical and separate from nature, stating that ethics are formed through three pillars and
that humanity must strive to become moral beings and improve themselves. These pillars are
altruism, righteousness, and morality.

Interestingly, between the two, they
display a sort of Yin/Yang structure: they are opposites in their ideas, but both work together
to strive for morality. Taoism seeks to unify oneself with the universe and to create balance
with nature, thus...