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HQ18.C6C53 1993 92-39C6I2P8 3o6.7 '095I �C20 DesignbeydL eeF ukui Printeidnt heU niteSdt atoefsA merica 3 4 5 76 89 10 Thisbo oki sp rintoenda cid-fpraepee r. @) coming TheW isdoom. tfh eE asits b aseodnp ractical knowledge £�C{h itzese from thefl ower itnelnlciegw,eh icwhe havneo tth e slightest justificatiuotn�_dfeorirvn ag.l u CARLjUNcGo,m menttaor y Flower TheS ecroeftt h Geo lden Acknowledgments Myd eegpar tuidtgeo etsoS irgiMda ceR,wa hsoeg ittf ot hPert nie Unicsoatrrnti eatd;l t loL ariLsasrway nkeonw,h og avmeec on staenntcu aorg1eennatn md anyi nsiuglsh utgfgensstt;oCi aolr Solbwehrogr ,ae dt hmea ncursiapntrd ne deedrv aulbalceo m menttsoR ;i cdha anrPdo llyFsi h,ew rhotsmiee lhye lwpaas m ag icballe onfad e hsettaincldso gainctd;o R oyR owanw,h ostei ps helpene1dg eatw afyor ma s ctkisyp ot. tahnmky p ulbies,rJh eermyTa rceh,rf roh iisn tuefi eetlii,vn g I critaipracpia,sla a nld atrattsiews,hit cilhcag relweyr rese ponsible form odlinng1 mya nuscirnittpohtfi i nsi esdbh oo;mk ye doi,rt ConnZiweei fgor,h ecro nbturtiitootn h bee auotfty h beo ok; anLde Feu kauniLd i sAmao rsoof,or t he eldeegsnai,cng otv, e r anidl tlruastTihoannsak.ers d uael stooC oarlTy sila,vD ainae Lomona,ac noAdl lMeiknea lifaortn h rec ioonradtiwionrgk . Myh eratefltth kasn Jtuol Biaacnhl ,ti erryaa geenxtat orr dinea,wi hrono to nlfyou nadg oobdi hrpatlcfeo trh bioso bku t tootkht er outbogl ueim deet hrotuhgpehu blnigusjnhlgic. Tom anyf irednsa-uthfiroern fdrsi,ei nntd hmsee diatarit,s firenadnsjd,su tg oofdir esn-d1e xepsrmsy a pepicratfioro n three iagesrsan negdo owdi shwehsi,ic nhps ierdm e kteoe opn wihtt heisseo rtpiorcjc eatl tlh eysereas . Contents PREFACE XIII PARTO NE. THE SENSUALL ANDSCAPE I THE CuLTURTEH ATN uRTURES 1. 3 TheQ uesfto rS exuayl it THEM ATINGO FY IN AND YANG 2. 9 SexuaClo smlogoy,Ta oims,a ndC onfuacnisim WHENC oNFUCiuWsA sN'LTo oKNIG 22 3. Custmos,C ourtiees,as ndC outresans INT HEF oRBIDDPEANL AEC 4· AmooruEsm peorsra ndL asicvoiuLsa dies FIEV THOUSAND YEARSO FE ROTICA 5. 54 VolputuoPuoesm s,B awdyN ovelsa,n dS picWyo odcust PARTT WO. THE ART OF THE BEDCHAMBER 79 6.L ADYD ocToRsO FL ovE 81 SexT hearpisitsnt hFei srtC entury 7·T HREEP EAKS,Fi EvD ESIREASN,D NINEE ssNECES 93 Secetrso fL oveP-lay 8.C LOUDSA ND RAIN 120 PoisitonosfL oveamking 9-THES EXUALD uELO FP LUCK-AND-NURTURE1 20 Battlfionrtg h Eel ixiorfL ife IO.F ooDA NDH ERBFSO RL ovE I30 AphrodainsSdie axcuNsau lt rients II.S EXUAVLI TALIFTRYO MT HES EAO FC HI I46 ThTaeo iFsotu notfYa oiunt h? PARTT HREE.A NCIENT SECRETS FORM ODERN LOVERS I5 9 I2. THEM YSTIMCA STEORF T HEG ROTTO, ANDM ASTERASN Dj OHNSON I6I WheArnec iTaeonitas ntMdso deSrenx olMoegeits ts I3 .R ECAPTUTRHEES PRING I72 ExerfcoiSrse exsuV ailg or I4.T HEA LCHEMOYF D ESIRE I84 EnhanLcoivneg- Play 201 I5 ·S PRINBGu TTERFALNYD P EACOCTKE ASE LovGea mfeosGr r ownO-nulpys I6.O RGASMIBCR INKMANSAHNIDPM uLTIPOL'Es 24I IntensaifnPydri onlgo Encgsitnags y AFTERWORD 263 GLOSSARY 2]8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 243 INDEX 245 Prfac e e THIS IBSOO Ko ns xea nedor itcitshme,m iensta itmellikyne tdo A hetahal nldo envgti.yI ti nietsn dfeodwr e keenrdae dewrhsoe n jyos otriaensad n ecdaobtoeaut sti tilslujabetcaitivn,dag fic iona doosf s xeualwihtoay er n oatv resteoa b ita nocfi beenodtor m wisdaonmmd,o delrvoner sw hos eeank e wdm iensiinote hni r selxvi se. Alhtought hbeoo ksa' erao fit neersatn pdar ctaipcipaclla tions aeru nivearncsdoa enlmt oprra,yi tbsa cokugnridms o erc ricum scriabnredmed o te-neal,may nciCehnitnW aew. i lloloa tkC h ina inc entuirdnieeemsdil, l enpnaisaatn,m,d o ers peclil,fii ynctaiot s beodormMso.s Wtes etrnaecrrn soa tw aret htta hweo r'lesda lriest knowsnxe oolgyc lascsmaiefc roms Chinaan,d t hatth Ceh niese used ftorhm eoermt haam ni llenbenofiretu hmeb ye agnt od iasp peaaobru att hsouanydaes ra go. Moerr ceetnlsyo emo f th"elssoe"t calscssih aveb eend icsov ereod rr eocnrsutctbeodti,hn sei adndo utisdeC hinAa. c areful sutdoyf t hesmh wost hatw ithtihnae n tiqteudaan de soetricw rit inagc rh didernme akrbalteh eoersai ndo besrvaotinsa botuh uman sxeulaittyh ahtap pent oa gerew itthh lea ttehsetro ieosfm odenr sexooglis.t s WHY WIR OTET HIBSo oK Int he1CJ ?OsI,c ameu pons everalo ft hesCeh ienssee xooglyt exts, datinfgr omab outt wot housayneda rasgo . Theyw erei nteresting enoughbu,t t hea nciecnlta ssiwcrailt iwnags s oa bstrutsheaI tf elt theywo uldm eanl itttlo ep eoplteo dayE.v eni nc ontepmorary Chinaw,h ereve rnacularC hinesiesfl ourishicnlga,s siwcrailti ng isa d yinlga nguatgoen 1osotft hey oungegre neration. XIII Preface Theasnec iteetnxastd o vcamtaent yho eriaenpsdar ct,ia cneds maekt hcel atihmgasoot dh e lahtl aedtsog oods xe,a ngdoo ds ex leatdogs o ohdet a-hlanedv erjnevu neaotnai nldo nlegi. Af rc succahli mgsr ounidnme yds tiocri stdmho,eh vyae as icetnific basNiocs o?n toerrmaysp citeionsrst eo lxoghiamssatd eas eiuros sutdoyft e hscelm asia,n bde camuosspetoe paleren oatw aorfe theex inscotefea nciCehniestnes x eoglyot,eh riens o r e"axel perotnt" hs euj becrte.gc nioezdt hisi nb astcehkvte ei naensd, I it isst tiurletl oa dy. Whitlheee i rs enxop ethreetr ,s tudAenndtiws ta. as sa are studtehnaadtt ce ,a daoeg,I b egmayna druoubsu,bt yn om eans unlpeasrsaeencathir, no tt heasnec ienta wsce llalacs so tsneimcs, poraWerseytr snxe oolgayn hde aslcetinhsc W.eh asttr ataesda hobsboyob ne caamnie n tepnusres uit. Myr seearrecevha lseodme exa todrrinfacartyFs i.r isnst pe,i t ofi tCso nufcimaans, Ck hihnaass e einne etrsitne rotteicch niqaunesdse xpuoaetln cfyrot housoafyn aedrsSs e.c otnhde, Chinweesruees imnign- dbyop darctcinecteiusera sog ,n ootn ly ina davnced artbsua,tl isnao d veadnm cariattrsa.l martial And tihdr,an i cnerasniunmgb oefar n ciCehnietnsc eo enpcrtlesa ting toh aelatnhsd eo xolgayp pteoba ere ndoraslebuden,iw ti tl,ty ing byc onmtpoeraWresyet rhne aslctihes an dnts iesxotoglists. Herwea sso emthiinnltgete caullflsayc innga,t iparenhda ps usuelfd.e ceidId trtyoi notdruacneid ne trprrleeveta nt I n1ight patrosft haen ciseenxgtoy wl,oi tahm iond efrar1nnoe f r eefreen,c frot hbeee nfiotft oadyr'aesed rTsom. y s uripsIred ,ic sorveetdht a Chiesnsec hroswl haou ndersttohoaedn cicelnatsk snielcwtis t le abomuotd ehrenha s lcticeea nnsdxeo lgo.yW estnew rritewrhso hatdh maotd enrk noweldge,p erdicetnoaugbh.l cyo unlotdr e ad acnientC hiensec lsaislcw artiing withCohiuntesh ee lp. Iw odnered whetIhw easr q ualifiteodw ritseu cahb oo.Ik wabsor na nedd ucaitnCe hidn aan,Id k nowC hinesclea sisacl lanugagea nldti eatruewr ellM.y acdaerntiarci ngii nnt hsec nicees and my porfeisosneaxple rcieew niht popluarb ookosn h eahl,t medicniep,s ycholongayt,e u.ar nodht res ujebc,tw souldh elpI.n additIhi aodwn o,r keasd an editora nwdr iftoren rju orA renrican pulbsihersT.h ise xpereie eqinuppcedn 1teo e valuatet haecn ient tLh·oarnipder sta ciceisnt hoeb srcecu lsasiwictsth h eya rdsitkcso f contepmorrya siceena cnsdxe ology,a ntdh esnh eaw rhatI h ad fuonwdi tWh esterraendr es. XIV Preface My findgisdn o notr epresenta detiiintves ceinttiics tud.y Rateh,rI p eresntteh na1si n lteecalttleau s'lsr;h ealtshci etnissa tnd sxeogliosrtnysaw anttoe xainn1tehe rnf urthe.A rltohughi ndi vdiuawlhsoh a vper actiecda specotsft hiasnc ietna tro fl oevnlak ignh vaes wortnoi testlc ia.cI ly aevet hleab oratoryp rooft oh ealth is sicnetiasntsdsxe oolgtisMs.y i ntt.t'h neer toi nrtoducaen da na lyszleeet ceadnc eintth eoresia npdra ctiecsf ocro nternproarrye ad erIsb .ee lviteh keno wldegeg ainedf rortnh aen ciennt1sa ey nrihc peoples'esl xie vtsod aya nda.s t haenci netsn uintanied,a slob ene fith ea.ly tothufhunlesasn.de vne longevity. SOURCAENSDO RGANITZIANO musatd1 niwta sso ntehwaitn mtiidtaebdyt hvea st aomfo unt I I maetriaaavial blolnet hseuj bcetN.o otn lwye rteh eet rhaen cient Chienssee xgoylt oextthse messeb,lu vta lhsaodd yn ashtiiosct I rioefifsc,i raelcd ossr,hc olacrhrolnyi clleiertsat,rer ya tifiscoetnsi,, folkleo.ar nadr ttoc hoofosrme.O ft hseem,o sotft hoer iginal langusaocgueerhs a ndve era ppeedai rnE nlgisEhq.u ailmployr tawnetr teh lea tweristti onnsg esox olgayn hde alhtvaheu. s ed I maetriferaellf orym a ll stohcueer:sts ehs euj bcet maem ruilttsi dmiensitoerntaameln atn,ad t ouocfch o l.o r Thien ofmraticoolenlc theeedrd emaanndas pr opprisatutrce tuer.o fc ourasnead,n a pproptriitAalstte ote. h leta t:eY riann d Yanga er,rs epeeclt,fyi mevalaen mda les exeunael.r T ghyeb ut teyr fliCsh ian seysmebo ofcl oj nuaghla ppianswee lsalsss ensual derseAi. fv aoroifpt oee atnspd a ienritsst,in igefisb otflrhit iauots cqoueatnrtdye nidnetrc i.ym a TheY inY-ang Buttht,eeirfl ndsyi ,v iidtneotd he rep ratTsh.e fisrt",T hSee unasLla dnsc"ai pasev ,oyue'rvsi eowfs excuuasl tomsa npdar citciens anCchiienTnahts.e e copnadrtt til,"e Tdh e Arto f tBheed chra",mh biegihhgtlwsh atth reme akrabbleed chmabesrae gst aumgahyntc etnuraigeaosb otju yoousl onveatk inagn adli ltr sma icfiat.iT ohntesh dis reiocnt",An cieSnetc rets forM odeLronve r"sb ,irntghspe a stt hipeners teoa nndt irdectyl adedsrsceosen mtporararedye Iritss .a s iensn ear ceibpoeo fkor seuaxltyib,sa eodn o ri npisred bayn cieeorntttie chc niqesua nd midn-obdtyh aeprtyoe nhaens cxeuvali tt.ay li XV Pr�face BENEIFTS-ANDA CAUTION Youd on ohtva et ob eC hniesoer, e antnt,cou i nderosrbt eanned fitfor mt hbioso. Yk ocua uns sce cltefeaedtr useo ft hAert o fthe Bedc1hb,aee nrscpieaalsld apyat eidnt hthei drs ec,ta inofidnt thme inytouoro w lnfei set.y l Ify oauer i yno urt wenytouim easny,o te dtn hebiosko -y.e t Youutvlhi ifrlyn ietirtehiqeerurns oarp epcrtiesasxe uaslva oifriae r. Ify oauer t hyi-rmsteothitnhbgeo, ow ki slpclie u py ours elxei f noaw nsdet nrgtyhouersn e xwuela-blle iinengn snugdei cdeasI.f youa eri ny ourf rotifiefst,io erss i,x taidnea csr ,je yoninogr woudll iet keojn yos etxh,bi osos kh oouplednn e ws tvfairosy ou. Iyfo auer s eevntoyrb eynoda dna rset sielxlu aacletly,iy ov aul raedy bmeafm ayi lwiiaht rfa we thidnigssc duh sesrOeen.th e othheadrn,i y fo huva en ohtda a s elxei f from anyyae ryso,cu a n raedt hbeo okaf naatsya o,sr k eeifptro y ourne ixtn cnaartion. Aw odro fc aut:T ihoaenn cieejnnotdyss ee ixtn h ohsacely on dawyhse sne axlutlrya ntsde midistewaesrueensk nwona,n mda ny ofte hitreh cniqouflev oesm akiivnnogld av nee cxhaeno gfsx eual seectrioInnt sh.ai gsoe fs expueairllr sed,ea raser w arend tt ha sompear ctmiceenst iiontn hebidos o akerf roc ofinremd" asef part"no en-rltsyhowsheoh v aeb eeinln o gn-rtmem onogamous rletaioinpwsshi teha coht h,ae dnrw hoh vaet edsn teegeaf troi v HI.VO therew,sir tsingseaenf-tst eenxa seussr,u cahst e hu se of codnomsa,eri 1nepartei.Av ndu ntciuelrsa nvda cciinoantfso r sucdhi seaashs eersgp ceinastl ainsAd I DaSerf ounde,v etnh ese porteecm tesiauverascr n oatb solsuaetf.e ly Thsee xnuuaitler nstesx,eu xarceli saednse o,rt ticecnh qiues decsriibtneih dbs o owke roep urwl i,ta hdnu sdei ntn dcortaion p a by, acets i a n atatcehd.R eaedrs then in .T heyc on1ew thn ow rra ty shocuhledc k eri o hys sb eofer r wihtt h wn p ician tyintgh cn1. A NOTE ONT RANSLAITON WrittCen s itchracatres hineesi an ideograplhaincg uagse : deriev froni1n ugesI.ti sa sloe xtrentcyl codnendsa encdrp ytci.h aInsto t brd iffeerntoinaastn,iud nt il prepositinoo nvseb,r ense,n on urne thicse nturiyth, a dn op unctuatiToh<.n·.p. ator fse pecohfaw odr iso y tt haicnsi etnogtnue ,or r tahtehre c nve ed byi tcso ntexYte. tnodervnern,a culvaarr iatoiofitn asn c,ic elnatsfsnoin,ct aoydl a isu sebdy t hel ar<.g.n·us1tn boerfp e oplei n thew orld. XVI
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