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Xiuzhen miyao, a gymnastic (daoyin/qigong) text of unknown origin, was rediscovered and published with a preface by Wang Zai in 1513 (8th year of the Zhengde reign period of the Ming dynasty). It records 49 exercises. This illustration depictsE hu pu shi(The hungry tiger pounces on its food), a technique used to treat jiao chang sha (colic?), etc. It is practised as follows: Keeping the abdomen in contact with the floor, one raises one's arms behind one's body and then also raises one's legs, and circulates Qi for ten breaths. Wellcome Images |
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Short title | L0038917 Chinese woodcut: Qigong exercise to treat colic, etc |
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Author | Wellcome Library, London |
Headline | L0038917 Chinese woodcut: Qigong exercise to treat colic, etc |
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Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Xiuzhen miyao, a gymnastic (daoyin/qigong) text of unknown origin, was rediscovered and published with a preface by Wang Zai in 1513 (8th year of the Zhengde reign period of the Ming dynasty). It records 49 exercises. This illustration depicts E hu pu shi (The hungry tiger pounces on its food), a technique used to treat jiao chang sha (colic?), etc. It is practised as follows: Keeping the abdomen in contact with the floor, one raises one's arms behind one's body and then also raises one's legs, and circulates Qi for ten breaths. Woodcut Library of Zhongguo zhongyi yanjiu yuan (China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine) Shouyang congshu: Xiuzhen miyao (Longevity and Cultivation Series: Arcane Essentials of Cultivating Perfection) UnknownTransmitted by Wang Zai (Ming period, 1368-1644) Published: 1593 Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons Attribution only licence CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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