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First published in Great Britain in 1979
by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd
39 Store Street,
London WCiE yDD and
Broadway House,
Newtown Road,
Henley-on-Thames,
Oxon RG9 iEN
Printed and bound in Great Britain by
Morrison & Gibb Ltd., London and Edinburgh
Copyright © 1978 by Da Liu
No part of this book may be reproduced in
any form without permission from the
publisher, except for the quotation of brief
passages in criticism
ISBN 0 7100 0079 o
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To John Lad, Jim Hickey, Rosemary Birardi, David Sheinkin,
Reggie Jackson, F. C. Milliam Chao, Chia Lin Song, Susan Delone,
 
CONTENTS
vii
Chapter 1: Introduction
1
Chapter 2: Health and Longevity in the
Wisdom of Ancient China
10
12
Confucianism
22
Chapter 3: T'ai Chi Ch'uan and the Systems
of the Body
34
T'ai Chi Ch'uan and Health
34
The Central Nervous System
35
The Digestive System
36
The Respiratory System
36
The Circulatory System
37
The Endocrine System
39
Chapter 4: Breathing
43
Chapter 5: How to Perform the T'ai Chi
Ch'uan Form
52
Contents
Chapter 6: Additional Exercise Techniques
of the Taoist Tradition
108
A Simple Standing Form
109
Swinging Anns
113
Eight Pieces of Treasure
115
Sitting Meditation
124
Chapter 7: Health in Daily Life
126
127
Clothing
128
130
Daily Activity
133
Chapter 8: Self-Treatment: The Methods of
Massage and Acupressure
142
Massage
148
Acupressure
151
Moxa and Fire Treatment
153
Chapter 9: Chinese Health Food
155
Taoist Medicine and Nutrition
155
157
Water Meals
160
Spices and Vegetables
162
Vegetarian Diet
163
164
Chinese Teas
165
Chapter 10: The Relationship Between
Man and Woman
170
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