Li, Qi and Shu
Title | Li, Qi and Shu PDF eBook |
Author | Peng Yoke Ho |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780486414454 |
Fascinating introduction to traditional Chinese concepts of li, qi, shu, yin, yang, wuxing, and yijing. Other topics covered: Chinese mathematics, astronomy and astrology, alchemy, magic, elixirs, and the search for immortality.
Chinese Mathematical Astrology
Title | Chinese Mathematical Astrology PDF eBook |
Author | Ho Peng Yoke |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 261 |
Release | 2004-03-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134430671 |
Though there are a number of well-written works on Chinese divination, there are none that deal with the three sophisticated devices that were employed by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau in the eleventh century and for hundreds of years thereafter. Chinese experts applied the methods associated with these devices to both weather forecasting and to the interpretation of human affairs. Hidden by a veil of secrecy, these methods have always been relatively little known other than by their names. The first work in any language to explore these three methods, known as sanshi (three cosmic boards), this book sheds light on a topic which has been shrouded in mystery for centuries, having been kept secret for many years by the Chinese Astronomical Bureau.
The Imperial Guide to Feng-Shui & Chinese Astrology
Title | The Imperial Guide to Feng-Shui & Chinese Astrology PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas F Aylward |
Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2012-01-01 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 1780283318 |
Translated from classical Chinese texts for the first time comes this authoritative guide to two of China's most enduring ancient arts.
Anglo-Chinese Encounters Since 1800
Title | Anglo-Chinese Encounters Since 1800 PDF eBook |
Author | Wang Gungwu |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2003-04-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521534130 |
A penetrating and sophisticated 2003 account of the relationship between China and imperial Britain.
Concepts of Chinese Science and Traditional Healing Arts
Title | Concepts of Chinese Science and Traditional Healing Arts PDF eBook |
Author | Peng Yoke Ho |
Publisher | World Scientific |
Total Pages | 120 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 9789810214968 |
This brief discourse is an introduction to the historical development of medicine in China, whose influence on Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia was profound and even reached far west into the Islamic world. The authors wish to make the interested reader aware of China's rich contribution to the world growth of the medical sciences. Too often the view has been taken that the history of medicine began with the discoveries of the Greeks and those ancient nations from whom they learnt. The authors want to redress this view and acquaint readers with a glimpse of the concepts and history of Chinese medicine and hope that they will feel encouraged to delve deeper.
The Shi King, the Old "Poetry Classic" of the Chinese
Title | The Shi King, the Old "Poetry Classic" of the Chinese PDF eBook |
Author | William Jennings |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 394 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Chinese poetry |
ISBN |
Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology
Title | Ancient Chinese Encyclopedia of Technology PDF eBook |
Author | Jun Wenren |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 2014-10-29 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136267883 |
This book presents the first translation into English of the full text of the Kaogong ji. This classic work, described by the great scholar of the history of Chinese science and technology Joseph Needham as "the most important document for the study of ancient Chinese technology", dates from the fifth century BC and forms part of the Zhouli (The Rites of the Zhou Dynasty), one of the great Confucian classics. The text itself describes the techniques of working and the technologies used by over twenty different kinds of craftsmen and artificers, such as metal workers, chariot makers, weapon makers, music instrument makers, potters and master builders. This edition, besides providing the full text in English, also provides a substantial introduction and other supporting explanatory material, over one hundred illustrations of ancient Chinese artefacts, and the original Chinese text itself.