The Four Great Books of Health Cultivation

Author: Chen Kejiong
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: This book collects four works on health preservation—Qiu Chujie's Shesheng Messagen on Health, Long Zun's Shise Shenyan on Food and Desire, Li Yu's Yiyang (Nurturing Life), and Yuan Mei's Suoyuan Shidan (The Garden of Fugui's Culinary Experiences). These works describe the ancient Chinese experience in health preservation from aspects such as diet, daily routines, sexual relationships, seasonal conditioning, and psychological adjustment. They integrate the health preservation philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, offering both practical applicability and aesthetic value in traditional culture.