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C16 Chinese woodcut: Daoyin technique. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
C16 Chinese woodcut: Daoyin technique
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Illustration of technique named 'Adjusting the cooking fires of the universe' (Zhoutian huohou) from Shouyang congshu: Xiuzhen miyao (Compendium of Longevity and Cultivation Practices: Arcane Essentials of Cultivating Perfection), a text on daoyin (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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Heading: Adjusting the cooking fires of the universe (Zhoutian huohou)