We live in the skin. The humanistic details of the human body.

Author: Xiao Chunlei
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Know Yourself, First by Knowing Your Body, and the Details of Its Parts. Like the universe, many fragments of our bodies have their own names and can be individually identified. They have their own origins, histories, legends, and customs, accumulating profound meanings over millions of years. This is a book about the culture and wisdom of the human body. Flip through the book and look back at history; even the light-hearted anecdotes often interweave with sorrow and sacrifice. Humanity, standing up in the primeval forest and walking upright to the modern civilized society, has involved its entire body in the struggle with the environment and experienced the immense pain of growth and transformation. Know Yourself, First by Knowing Your Body, and the Details of Its Parts. Like the universe, many fragments of our bodies have their own names and can be individually identified. They have their own origins, histories, legends, and customs, accumulating profound meanings over millions of years. This is a book about the culture and wisdom of the human body. Flip through the book and look back at history; even the light-hearted anecdotes often interweave with sorrow and sacrifice.