The Ancient Health Preservation Exercises of Daoyin
The Mysteries of Qi-gong and Health Preservation - Xingqi Yuming
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Daoyin is an important way of health preservation in ancient China. It is characterized by the combination of breathing exercises with body flexion and extension. Before the Qin Dynasty, daoyin was already used for health boosting and it caught on in the Han Dynasty. The Painting of Daoyin Exercises unearthed from the No. 3 Mawangdui tomb in Changsha in 1974 features various daoyin postures. |









