Top Weird and Mysterious Book: What kind of book is The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor?

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Top Weird and Mysterious Book: The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor

Amongst the many reasons to prefer a book over a file on your e-reader: books have history. Sometimes, the history is obvious and evident. A book might have memories attached to it, or sentimental value. Sometimes, however, the history is weird, twisted, and hidden. There’s an air of mystery to certain books, a thrill of an enigma, a hint of something outside the realm of normality.

In the Tang Dynasty (618—907 A.D.), Monk Jianzhen traveled east to Japan with the weird and mysterious book titled The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor Taisu. Till today, this book is worshipped in Japanese Royal temple as a national treasure.

In the Northern Song Dynasty (960—1127 A.D.), ancient Korea presented The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor Lingshu as a treasure in exchange for China’s history books of previous dynasties. Su Shi presented many memorials to the emperor to express his opposition, but the emperor insisted on giving out “Ce Fu Yuan Gui” for the return of The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor.

In the 21st century, modern medical science puts forward the idea of eco-medicine, which turns out to the same of The Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor two thousand years ago.

Topics: China,Chinese Classics,Chinese Culture,Chinese Traditional Medicine,Huangdi Neijing,Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor,Medical Classic Of The Yellow Emperor,TV Documentary