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C16 Chinese woodcut: Daoyin technique
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C16 Chinese woodcut: Daoyin technique
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Illustration of technique named 'Adjusting the cooking fires of the universe' (Zhoutian huohou) fromShouyang congshu: Xiuzhen miyao(Compendium of Longevity and Cultivation Practices: Arcane Essentials of Cultivating Perfection), a text ondaoyin(therapeutic gymastics) and Qigong, describing 49 daoyin techniques. The original author of this work is unknown; supposedly, it was discovered in 1513 (8th year of the Zhengde reign period of the Ming dynasty) by Wang Zai, who published it with an introductory essay.
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Keywords: Chinese Medicine, Daoyin, Mental and physical cultivation practices, TCM, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Exercise Movement Techniques, Physical Therapy Modalities
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  • Library reference: External Reference Wang Shumin II 467, External Reference You 11/1592 Qiu 467 and External Reference Vivienne Lo
  • Photo number: L0039766
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