Illustrated Guide to the History of Sex in China

Author: Liu Dalin
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Features:
1. Extensive content, featuring over 100,000 explanatory texts and 600 color images, with a time span of approximately 600 years (up to the early 20th century).
2. This is the first comprehensive and authoritative work in the world that thoroughly discusses ancient Chinese sexual culture through artifacts such as pottery, stone tools, jade, wood carvings, embroidery, erotic art, rock paintings, and landscape paintings, holding significant collectible value.
3. Many images of actual artifacts are rarely published (e.g., sexual tools from over 2,000 years ago), and some images reveal their meanings (e.g., how props like the ceremonial staff and ruyi evolved from reproductive organs, or "payment coupons" used in ancient brothels). Some of these images are now "unique" or "extinct."
4. The theoretical framework is complete and authoritative. The over 100,000 words of explanations and descriptions in the book reflect the author's unique insights from years of dedicated research, supported by thorough references and fair arguments. The fresh and engaging writing makes the understanding of these 600 images deeper, giving the book considerable academic value.
The development of society and the growing demand for quality of life have led to significant advancements in sexology and sexual culture research in China. In this regard, Professor Liu Dalin of Shanghai University is a pioneer with outstanding achievements. This scholar, who was internationally hailed as "China's Dr. Kinsey" for successfully leading and completing a nationwide survey of 23,000 sexual cases (1989–1990), has explored over 100 historical sites of sexual culture in the past decade. With government approval, he has photographed over 100 rarely seen sexual artifacts stored in national museum collections and has collected nearly a thousand artifacts for research. Based on this foundation, he has written multiple acclaimed works such as Ancient Chinese Sexual Culture and A Historical Journey Through Chinese Sexuality, both of which have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. A Visual History of Chinese Sexuality is the culmination of this research.
A Visual History of Chinese Sexuality is a representative work in the history of Chinese culture. With a clear and meticulous theoretical framework, it weaves together a wealth of long-secret color images, uncovering the mysteries of five millennia of Chinese sexual culture and bringing them back into the light of day.