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Master's experience in life cultivation and life prolongation in successive dynasties

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China is a country with longer average life span in the world, and a history of studying the theiry and methods of longevity for more than 2,000 years. During each historical period, there exist famous typical longevous masters. They have not only lived a long life, but also accumulated much experience in strengthening health and prolonging life.

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Lao Zi: "Cherish no worries and keep away from fame and gain"

Lao Zi: "Cherish no worries and keep away from fame and gain"

During the period of the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States, Lao Zi, the originator of Taosim, put forward his ideas about life cultivation: "Cherish no worries and keep away from fame and...
Confucious: "Be benevolent to achieve longevity"

Confucious: "Be benevolent to achieve longevity"

Confucius was the academic founder of Confucianism. As far as life cultivation and longevity are concerned, Confucius advocated moral life cultivation, stressed the importance of cultivation of the...
Huo tuo: "Ageing does not occur with the movement of the body"

Huo tuo: "Ageing does not occur with the movement of the body"

Hua Tuo, the noted doctor in the Han Dynasty, theoretically expounded life cultivation with the bodily movement. He thought "movement" promotes easy digestion and smooth blood circulation, and that...
Tao Hongjing: "cultivate the mind to mourish the body"

Tao Hongjing: "cultivate the mind to mourish the body"

Tao Hongjing, the famous expert on life cultivation on the southern Dynasty, had a good command of medicine and was well versed in Buddhism and Taoism. His book Records on Cultivating Character and...
Sun Simiao: "Cultivate the disposition to preserve health"

Sun Simiao: "Cultivate the disposition to preserve health"

Sun simiao, a great expert on medicine and life cultivation, wrote a great work Qian Jin Fang, or Valuable Prescriptions, which has been handed down. Besides, he wrote treatises on life cultivation...
Li Dongyuan: "Regulate the spleen and stomach"

Li Dongyuan: "Regulate the spleen and stomach"

Li Dongyuan, the founder of the School on Nourishing Earth (Spleen) of the four medical schools in the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, also emphasized that the protection of splenogastric functions is the...
Zhu Danxi: "Nourish and protect yin"

Zhu Danxi: "Nourish and protect yin"

Zhu Danxi put forth a well-known theory concerning the human health
Li Shizhen: "Stand hard work to extend life span"

Li Shizhen: "Stand hard work to extend life span"

Li Shizhen of the Ming Dynasty is not only famous for Bencao Gangmu, or Compendium of Materia Medica, but also had a good command of the comprehensive application of life cultivation techniques. He...
Zhang Jingyue: "The interdependence of yin and yang"

Zhang Jingyue: "The interdependence of yin and yang"

Zhang Jingyue, a medical expert of the Ming Dynasty, believed that yang qi and yin essence are rooted in the kidney. Therefore, he advocated that life cultivation should concentrate on enhancing...