{"product_id":"mawangdui-medical-culture-english-chinese-edition-ancient-chinese-medicine-from-the-han-tomb-to-modern-health-wisdom","title":"Mawangdui Medical Culture (English-Chinese Edition): Ancient Chinese Medicine from the Han Tomb to Modern Health Wisdom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/06bfcd4b170b4bceddc61009d9905cf7ded4febb8f5e440295510e473e481826.jpg?v=1793436928\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIf you’ve heard of “Mawangdui,” you probably know it as the tomb with the remarkably preserved 2,100-year-old mummy. What you might not know: that same tomb held a library of ancient medical texts that changed how we understand Chinese medicine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFifteen medical manuscripts. Older than the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine. Meridian theory, guided exercise, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDaoyin Tu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(an ancient movement chart), herbal formulas, diet therapy, even sexual wellness practices—all buried for two millennia, now collected in this single volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat makes this book different?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIt’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ebilingual\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Chinese text paired with English translation throughout. You don’t need to read classical Chinese. You don’t need to know TCM terminology. Each chapter opens with a story or a question: Who was the “Lady of Dai”? What’s drawn inside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eDaoyin Tu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e? How did people 2,100 years ago use food and sleep to stay well?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe editor, He Qinghu, is a professor at Hunan University of Chinese Medicine who has spent years studying Mawangdui’s medical legacy. The book is 135 pages, hardcover, ten chapters, with illustrations throughout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thep.com.tw\/order\/query_book.php?book_no=1699557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.megbook.com.hk\/mall\/detail.jsp?proID=4080141#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. It’s not a pile of jargon. It’s not mystical fluff. It draws a clear line between archaeological discovery and modern wellness practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone curious about Chinese medicine but unsure where to start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePractitioners of qigong, tai chi, or daoyin who want to know the roots\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReaders interested in Chinese archaeology and culture\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone looking for a culturally rich gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this NOT for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eIf you want a “cure-your-ailment-in-three-days” manual, this won’t be it. This is a cultural reader, not a prescription pad.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThere’s a saying among Chinese archaeologists: “In the north, the Terracotta Warriors. In the south, Mawangdui”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/search.megbook.com.hk\/mall\/detail.jsp?proID=4080141#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. You’ve probably heard of the warriors. The medical legacy of Mawangdui deserves a weekend of your attention too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/195fefbf32e5bbc42356b0b45fb446fd230b7be4651ecb69e66731a29afd82d4.jpg?v=1793436932\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/09c8af581c799953e54b53781083ed3895ea78013fe4b09de7e2a57cd9c38432.jpg?v=1793436936\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/70cd640d49843ea220c39d6c5c15d4f1bc906a3c5b059e66a998c6e1a7a0d6d4.jpg?v=1793436940\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462406365518,"sku":"978-7-5132-8962-7-1653584-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/f2b62cc89fa4edd158c22e42a70aac70285d4d27864e4b0948b5826c7672d7a9.jpg?v=1793416728","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/mawangdui-medical-culture-english-chinese-edition-ancient-chinese-medicine-from-the-han-tomb-to-modern-health-wisdom","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}