Ancient Chinese civilization accumulated a wealth of experience in health preservation, much of which has been handed down to the present day. An Illustrated Handbook of Traditional Chinese Health Preservation draws on documents of traditional Chinese and Tibetan medicine, cultural relics and archeological findings to present 26 sets of pictures regarding qigong, daoyin, diet and living habits, dating from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to 1911. It also provides a brief introduction to the birth, development, changes and practice modes of each method.
This book was compiled by leading experts on the documents and literature of traditional Chinese medicine. The pictures, mostly photocopied or reproduced from the originals, are all exquisite and rare works of the past, and demonstrate the distinctive traditional Chinese characteristics of this approach to health care.
The book may serve as a reference for those who wish to practice the exercises to preserve health and prolong life, as well as a valuable data source for lovers and researchers of traditional Chinese health preservation.
Translated from nearly 100,000 characters in the Chinese edition, the book contains about 700 pictures and adopts a format of 150×223 mm.
Standing Form 6 of Xuegong Following the previous form, move the palms downward slowly andgradually clench the fists. Lower the fists to chin height. （Figure 22.35）
Standing Form 7 of Xuegong
Following the previous form, open the fists, and straighten the palmshorizontally outward, thumbs erect and side by side. （Figure 22.36）
Standing Form 8 of Xuegong
Following the previous form, raise the palms together above the forehead.Part the thumbs, and join the little fingers. Clench the fists gradually whilemoving them down to chin height. Unclench the fists, and flatten the palms,with the little fingers and wrists side by side. Raise the palms together above theforehead. （Figure 22.37）
Standing Form 9 of Xuegong
Following the previous form, clench the fists gradually while movingthem down to chin height. Unclench the fists, and flatten the palms, withthe little fingers and wrists side by side. Raise the palms together abovethe forehead. （Figure 22.38）
Standing Form 10 of Xuegong
Following the previous form, clench the fists gradually while movingthem down. Part the fists, and pose them before the flanks, and then forma circle with the arms, fists facing each other about 60 cm apart and thebacks of the hands facing up. Gulp a breath. （Figure 22.39）
Do the Standing Forms of Xuegong three times, gulping three breathsin all.
