Men and Women: Ancient Chinese Sex Culture: Ancient Chinese Sex Culture

Author: Li Liyan
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Praying for rain, this example fully illustrates the ancient Chinese understanding of "sex" as a medium for communicating between heaven and earth. In short, it means "sexual intercourse to connect heaven and earth." Qu Yuan was known for his lechery. Everyone knows it. He himself said, "The maidens envied my graceful eyebrows, and spread slander, saying I was lustful." Lu Xun and Wen Yiduo, among others, pointed out that Qu Yuan belonged to the category of ancient "dancing consorts." "Dancing consorts" are another name for "male prostitutes," which are elegant and attractive. Li Bai was even more (unrefined), marrying many times in his life and having countless concubines. Li Bai's lechery was often ashamed of by later generations, morally inferior to Du Fu. Du Fu has gradually been regarded as the "people's poet" since the Song and Ming dynasties, while Li Bai has always been classified as a romantic "wine and sex" scholar.