Chinese cultural gene pool

Author: Shi Zhou Ren
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: The genetic pool of biology is now widely valued by people. The extinction of every species on Earth evokes people's regret. However, the loss of cultural genes often meets indifference. The cultural genes of ancient Babylon have already disappeared. Almost 500 years after Columbus arrived in the Americas, the Mayan cultural genes are nearly extinct. When we stand at the Sanxingdui Ruins in Guanghan, Sichuan, marveling at the advanced technology of the ancient Shu people, we are faced with a series of unanswerable questions—finally resorting to assuming that it must have been done by "aliens"! People often have a misconception: that only by abandoning traditional culture can modernization be achieved! As Mr. Shi worries: "In the West, people no longer have an interest in their traditional culture, and Chinese culture is even farther away from them. Even in China, people do not value traditional culture as much as they used to, and 'Chinese classics' even face the danger of being abandoned because they are considered 'useless' in modernization." Mr. Shi learned from Chinese acupuncture the usefulness of cultural genes and also discovered the "epistemology of acupuncture." Modern medical methods can observe human peripheral nerves, but they are helpless against certain nervous system disorders. However, ancient Chinese acupuncture has found ways to cure these diseases. Why? Because acupuncture focuses on meridians and acupoints, treating diseases from a holistic and systematic approach. This medical philosophy does not belong to the epistemology of Western medicine. It can be said to be another cultural gene. Therefore, Mr. Shi says: "In my opinion, the success of acupuncture not only depends on its undeniable effectiveness but also on its complete disregard for the theoretical framework that splits the relationship between the body and the mind." This book includes topics such as the cultural gene pool, the Land Public of Old Tainan, the humorous god, and the immortal Tang Gongfang, among others.