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The Wu as Physicians? The Making of Chinese Medicine, Part 1: The Shang Dynasty
The Wu as Physicians? The Making of Chinese Medicine, Part 1: The Shang Dynasty by Johan Hausen In Mister Lü’s Spring and Autumn [Annals], a text on cosmology from the late Warring States period, we find the statement in the chapter ‘Wu Gong’: 巫彭作醫，巫鹹作筮。 Wu Peng acted as a physician, while Wu Xian was a…
Read MoreScreen Wall 影壁
Screen Wall 影壁 Also called ‘mirroring/reflecting wall’ (zhaobi照壁), more accurately called ‘shadow wall’. I.e. a defensive barrier to counter poor fengshui conditions, usually erected in front of gateways or doors to shield an entrance in traditional Chinese architecture. There are three types of shadow walls, (1) yi-shaped shadow wall (shaped like the Chinese character for…
Read MoreThe Tablet Records on the Renovations of White Cloud Monastery
重脩白雲觀碑記 The Tablet Records on the Renovations of White Cloud Monastery From the introductory material of the Dragon Gate’s Core Methods 龍門心法 Vol.1 (Purple Cloud Press forthcoming)： The Tablet Records on the Renovations of White Cloud Monastery (Chongxiu Baiyunguan Beiji 重脩白雲觀碑記) is originally attributed to Wang Changyue in 1706 and re-carved in 1886, and one…
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