The teachings of the Taoist tradition were initiated by the highly developed sage, Lao Tzu. Legend has it that, riding Westward on a buffalo, he left the center of society, having spiritually forese ...

This is the first comprehensive anthology of the Chinese sexology classics, the world's oldest and most advanced tradition of sexual yoga. While remaining accessible to the general reader, the trans ...

This book brings the study of gender to Chinese medicine and in so doing it contextualizes Chinese medicine in history. It examines the rich but neglected tradition of fuke, or medicine for women, ove ...

Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea presents the first translation into English of the complete Yin-hai jing-Wei, a classic fifteenth century text on Chinese ophthalmology. As one of the fe ...

Compiled by the Institute of the History of Natural Sciences, ANCIENT CHINA'S TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE records the discoveries and inventions of ancient Chinese scientists and master artisans over the centuries.