Li Yinhe said sex

Author: Li Yaling
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Publish Date: 2006-02-01
Features: According to traditional Chinese sexual concepts, any behavior in the sexual realm is acceptable as long as it does not excessively waste life energy. In Chinese culture, sex is neither frightening nor sinful—it is a healthy and natural thing that benefits well-being and human relationships. I often think that if I don’t write something I’m satisfied with, I’ve lived in vain. I am also inspired to see that there are indeed people who start writing at fifty, like La Fontaine. And there are those who start learning to paint at one hundred. Why not give it a try?
Sexual behavior occupies a particularly awkward position in Chinese culture. To put it bluntly, Chinese people are quite [perverted] when it comes to sex, meaning they lack a sense of normalcy. Since we are civilized people with deep moral values, we should strive to distance ourselves from all kinds of animalistic activities, and sexual activity is one such close-to-animalistic behavior. However, humans also have this animalistic instinct, and society and family rely on this activity for reproduction. Thus, it becomes awkward, and so it becomes perverted, and so there is no sense of normalcy. – Sexual Aesthetics
This book is a self-selected compilation of Li Yaling’s classic works on the topic of "sex," representing almost all of her main views as a sexology expert. The author attempts to promote a calm, objective, rational, and correct perspective and philosophy on issues related to sexology, hoping to change some misconceptions about sex and thereby improve quality of life and enjoy a happy life. Li Yaling’s understanding of sex is scientific and avant-garde, blending Eastern and Western cultures. Her insights into the current state of sex in Chinese society are profound and penetrating. This is also what gives her unique perspectives and incisive comments on how to guide and educate the public to develop a correct understanding and attitude toward sex, and how to align the sexual concepts of the Chinese people with scientific ones, within the context of Chinese society and its rich historical and cultural background.