Transmigration of the World and Spring Dreams: A Comparative Study of Sexual Culture in China and Japan

Author: Liu Daling
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: "Floating World and Spring Dreams" is richly illustrated and appeals to both scholars and the general public. Using a comparative approach to study Chinese and Japanese sexual cultures, it is a groundbreaking work. Sex and culture are like the relationship between a bottle and wine. For the Japanese, it is the sexual aspect that is the bottle, and culture is the wine, such as "Ukiyo-e" and "Kabuki." For the Chinese, it is culture that is the bottle, and sex is the wine, such as "Spring Palace Pictures" and "Room of Techniques." Why? Professor Liu Daling has spent decades of effort to unravel this mystery for us. "Floating World and Spring Dreams" is richly illustrated and appeals to both scholars and the general public. Using a comparative approach to study Chinese and Japanese sexual cultures, it is a groundbreaking work. Sex and culture are like the relationship between a bottle and wine. For the Japanese, it is the sexual aspect that is the bottle, and culture is the wine, such as "Ukiyo-e" and "Kabuki." For the Chinese, it is culture that is the bottle, and sex is the wine, such as "Spring Palace Pictures" and "Room of Techniques." Why? Professor Liu Daling has spent decades of effort to unravel this mystery for us.