Mawangdui guiding technique

Author: Zhou Shirong
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Publish Date: 2005-11-01
Features: This book elaborates on the origins and evolution of Chinese Qigong from two perspectives, based on the bamboo slips and silk manuscripts unearthed from the No. 3 Han Tomb at Mawangdui, as well as the philosophical, medical, Qigong health-preserving theories, and practical methods. It is supplemented by ancient literature, secret texts, and new archaeological findings. The first two chapters discuss the philosophical origins of Qigong and health-preserving theories found in silk manuscripts like Tieyi (The Strange Changes of Yin and Yang), as well as Zhouyi Sanyongqi (The Three Harmonies of the Zhouyi) and Wuzhen Pian (The True Meaning of Wuzhen). They also elaborate on the Laozi from the silk manuscripts and the Qigong of Taoism and its schools (including their methods). Chapters three to seven provide a detailed introduction to the methods and origins of Qigong, such as the Meridians theory from the silk manuscripts, Qugu Shiqi (Abstaining from Food and Breathing), Dao Yin Tu (Guiding and Strengthening the Body), and Wuqin Xi (Five-Animal Games), which are examples of imitative Qigong, health-preserving exercises, and therapeutic methods.
Guiding and strengthening exercises have a long history and are a valuable cultural heritage of China. The guiding method is a unique medical and health-preserving gymnastic exercise from ancient China. Based on the bamboo slips and silk manuscripts unearthed from the No. 3 Han Tomb, as well as philosophical, medical, Qigong health-preserving theories, practical methods, combined with ancient literature, secret texts, and new archaeological findings, this book primarily explains the origins and evolution of Chinese Qigong from two aspects. It is not only suitable for a broad readership, especially middle-aged and elderly practitioners of Qigong, but also serves as an important reference for Qigong researchers.