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Throughout Chinese history people have searched
for a way to achieve immortality. Huang Di, the
Yellow Emperor, was the legendary forefather of
all tribes in the Central Plains. He was well
versed in medicine, language, philosophy, and
mathematics. There is a Chinese myth that in
remote ages Huang Di rode a dragon into heaven.
Emperors of later dynasties,
from Shi Huang, the founding emperor of the Qin
Dynasty, to Wu Di, the emperor of the Han
Dynasty, hoped to turn this myth into reality.
They either sent virgins of both sexes to the
East China Sea for the elixir of life, or
blindly trusted necromancers and worshipped
ghosts and gods in search of a way to become
immortal.
The Chinese theory of health
building developed from efforts to protect and
build health, prevent disease, and prolong life.
The
I Ching
(Book of Changes), a
Confucian classic written more than 2,000 years
ago, says: “If accustomed to the nature of
Heaven and Earth, man can live forever even if
he gets sick.?
The philosophical writings of
thinkers and statesmen from the late years of
the Spring and Autumn Period contain many
descriptions about health building. These
writings include the Dao De Jing by Lao
Zi, the Analects of Confucius and the
Guan zi of Guan Zhong. These were the start
of Chinese theories on health building.
The Spring and Autumn and
Warring States Periods (770 - 221 B.C.) were a
fertile time for multiple schools of thought,
and political pluralism provided a rich
atmosphere for developing academic thought.
Representatives of all schools of thought were
concerned with political issues and problems
related to life. As life is inseparable from
food and drink, scholars of the pre-Qin times
contemplated dietetic culture and the
relationship between food and health building.
 Taoist Philosophy of Health Building
Confucian Philosophy on Health Building
Buddhist
Philosophy on Health Building
Mohist Philosophy
on Health
Building
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