The Yin-Yang Butterfly: Ancient Chinese Sexual Secrets for Western Lovers

262 Pages·1994·16.46 MB·English

by  Valentin Chu

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Myd eegpar tuidtgeo etsoS irgiMda ceR,wa hsoeg ittf ot hPert nie
Unicsoatrrnti eatd;l t loL ariLsasrway nkeonw,h og avmeec on­
staenntcu aorg1eennatn md anyi nsiuglsh utgfgensstt;oCi aolr
Solbwehrogr ,ae dt hmea ncursiapntrd ne deedrv aulbalceo m­
menttsoR ;i cdha anrPdo llyFsi h,ew rhotsmiee lhye lwpaas m ag­
icballe onfad e hsettaincldso gainctd;o R oyR owanw,h ostei ps
helpene1dg eatw afyor ma s ctkisyp ot.
tahnmky p ulbies,rJh eermyTa rceh,rf roh iisn tuefi eetlii,vn g
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critaipracpia,sla a nld atrattsiews,hit cilhcag relweyr rese ponsible
form odlinng1 mya nuscirnittpohtfi i nsi esdbh oo;mk ye doi,rt
ConnZiweei fgor,h ecro nbturtiitootn h bee auotfty h beo ok;
anLde Feu kauniLd i sAmao rsoof,or t he eldeegsnai,cng otv, e r
anidl tlruastTihoannsak.ers d uael stooC oarlTy sila,vD ainae
Lomona,ac noAdl lMeiknea lifaortn h rec ioonradtiwionrgk .
Myh eratefltth kasn Jtuol Biaacnhl ,ti erryaa geenxtat or­r
dinea,wi hrono to nlfyou nadg oobdi hrpatlcfeo trh bioso bku t
tootkht er outbogl ueim deet hrotuhgpehu blnigusjnhlgic.
Tom anyf irednsa-uthfiroern fdrsi,ei nntd hmsee diatarit,s
firenadnsjd,su tg oofdir esn-d1e xepsrmsy a pepicratfioro n
three iagesrsan negdo owdi shwehsi,ic nhps ierdm e kteoe opn
wihtt heisseo rtpiorcjc eatl tlh eysereas .
Contents
PREFACE XIII
PARTO NE. THE SENSUALL ANDSCAPE I
THE CuLTURTEH ATN uRTURES
1. 3
TheQ uesfto rS exuayl it
THEM ATINGO FY IN AND YANG
2. 9
SexuaClo smlogoy,Ta oims,a ndC onfuacnisim
WHENC oNFUCiuWsA sN'LTo oKNIG 22
3.
Custmos,C ourtiees,as ndC outresans
INT HEF oRBIDDPEANL AEC
4·
AmooruEsm peorsra ndL asicvoiuLsa dies
FIEV THOUSAND YEARSO FE ROTICA
5. 54
VolputuoPuoesm s,B awdyN ovelsa,n dS picWyo odcust
PARTT WO. THE ART OF THE BEDCHAMBER 79
6.L ADYD ocToRsO FL ovE 81
SexT hearpisitsnt hFei srtC entury
7·T HREEP EAKS,Fi EvD ESIREASN,D NINEE ssNECES 93
Secetrso fL oveP-lay
8.C LOUDSA ND RAIN 120
PoisitonosfL oveamking
9-THES EXUALD uELO FP LUCK-AND-NURTURE1 20
Battlfionrtg h Eel ixiorfL ife
IO.F ooDA NDH ERBFSO RL ovE I30
AphrodainsSdie axcuNsau lt rients
II.S EXUAVLI TALIFTRYO MT HES EAO FC HI I46
ThTaeo iFsotu notfYa oiunt h?
PARTT HREE.A NCIENT SECRETS
FORM ODERN LOVERS I5 9
I2.
THEM YSTIMCA STEORF T HEG ROTTO,
ANDM ASTERASN Dj OHNSON I6I
WheArnec iTaeonitas ntMdso deSrenx olMoegeits ts
I3 .R ECAPTUTRHEES PRING I72
ExerfcoiSrse exsuV ailg or
I4.T HEA LCHEMOYF D ESIRE I84
EnhanLcoivneg- Play
201
I5 ·S PRINBGu TTERFALNYD P EACOCTKE ASE
LovGea mfeosGr r ownO-nulpys
I6.O RGASMIBCR INKMANSAHNIDPM uLTIPOL'Es 24I
IntensaifnPydri onlgo Encgsitnags y
AFTERWORD 263
GLOSSARY 2]8
BIBLIOGRAPHY 243
INDEX 245
Prfac
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THIS IBSOO Ko ns xea nedor itcitshme,m iensta itmellikyne tdo
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hetahal nldo envgti.yI ti nietsn dfeodwr e keenrdae dewrhsoe n­
jyos otriaensad n ecdaobtoeaut sti tilslujabetcaitivn,dag fic iona­
doosf s xeualwihtoay er n oatv resteoa b ita nocfi beenodtor m
wisdaonmmd,o delrvoner sw hos eeank e wdm iensiinote hni r
selxvi se.
Alhtought hbeoo ksa' erao fit neersatn pdar ctaipcipaclla tions
aeru nivearncsdoa enlmt oprra,yi tbsa cokugnridms o erc ricum­
scriabnredmed o te-neal,may nciCehnitnW aew. i lloloa tkC h ina
inc entuirdnieeemsdil, l enpnaisaatn,m,d o ers peclil,fii ynctaiot s
beodormMso.s Wtes etrnaecrrn soa tw aret htta hweo r'lesda lriest
knowsnxe oolgyc lascsmaiefc roms Chinaan,d t hatth Ceh niese
used ftorhm eoermt haam ni llenbenofiretu hmeb ye agnt od iasp­
peaaobru att hsouanydaes ra go.
Moerr ceetnlsyo emo f th"elssoe"t calscssih aveb eend icsov­
ereod rr eocnrsutctbeodti,hn sei adndo utisdeC hinAa. c areful
sutdoyf t hesmh wost hatw ithtihnae n tiqteudaan de soetricw ri­t
inagc rh didernme akrbalteh eoersai ndo besrvaotinsa botuh uman
sxeulaittyh ahtap pent oa gerew itthh lea ttehsetro ieosfm odenr
sexooglis.t s
WHY WIR OTET HIBSo oK
Int he1CJ ?OsI,c ameu pons everalo ft hesCeh ienssee xooglyt exts,
datinfgr omab outt wot housayneda rasgo . Theyw erei nteresting
enoughbu,t t hea nciecnlta ssiwcrailt iwnags s oa bstrutsheaI tf elt
theywo uldm eanl itttlo ep eoplteo dayE.v eni nc ontepmorary
Chinaw,h ereve rnacularC hinesiesfl ourishicnlga,s siwcrailti ng
isa d yinlga nguatgoen 1osotft hey oungegre neration.
XIII
Preface
Theasnec iteetnxastd o vcamtaent yho eriaenpsdar ct,ia cneds
maekt hcel atihmgasoot dh e lahtl aedtsog oods xe,a ngdoo ds ex
leatdogs o ohdet a-hlanedv erjnevu neaotnai nldo nlegi. Af rc
succahli mgsr ounidnme yds tiocri stdmho,eh vyae as icetnific
basNiocs o?n toerrmaysp citeionsrst eo lxoghiamssatd eas eiuros
sutdoyft e hscelm asia,n bde camuosspetoe paleren oatw aorfe
theex inscotefea nciCehniestnes x eoglyot,eh riens o r e"axel­
perotnt" hs euj becrte.gc nioezdt hisi nb astcehkvte ei naensd,
I it
isst tiurletl oa dy.
Whitlheee i rs enxop ethreetr ,s tudAenndtiws ta. as sa
are
studtehnaadtt ce ,a daoeg,I b egmayna druoubsu,bt yn om eans
unlpeasrsaeencathir, no tt heasnec ienta wsce llalacs so tsneimc­s,
poraWerseytr snxe oolgayn hde aslcetinhsc W.eh asttr ataesda
hobsboyob ne caamnie n tepnusres uit.
Myr seearrecevha lseodme exa todrrinfacartyFs i.r isnst pe,i t
ofi tCso nufcimaans, Ck hihnaass e einne etrsitne rotteicch ­
niqaunesdse xpuoaetln cfyrot housoafyn aedrsSs e.c otnhde,
Chinweesruees imnign- dbyop darctcinecteiusera sog ,n ootn ly
ina davnced artbsua,tl isnao d veadnm cariattrsa.l
martial And
tihdr,an i cnerasniunmgb oefar n ciCehnietnsc eo enpcrtlesa ting
toh aelatnhsd eo xolgayp pteoba ere ndoraslebuden,iw ti tl,ty ing
byc onmtpoeraWresyet rhne aslctihes an dnts iesxotoglists.
Herwea sso emthiinnltgete caullflsayc innga,t iparenhda ps
usuelfd.e ceidId trtyoi notdruacneid ne trprrleeveta nt
I n1ight
patrosft haen ciseenxgtoy wl,oi tahm iond efrar1nnoe f r eefreen,c
frot hbeee nfiotft oadyr'aesed rTsom. y s uripsIred ,ic sorveetdht a
Chiesnsec hroswl haou ndersttohoaedn cicelnatsk snielcwtis t le
abomuotd ehrenha s lcticeea nnsdxeo lgo.yW estnew rritewrhso
hatdh maotd enrk noweldge,p erdicetnoaugbh.l cyo unlotdr e ad
acnientC hiensec lsaislcw artiing withCohiuntesh ee lp.
Iw odnered whetIhw easr q ualifiteodw ritseu cahb oo.Ik
wabsor na nedd ucaitnCe hidn aan,Id k nowC hinesclea sisacl
lanugagea nldti eatruewr ellM.y acdaerntiarci ngii nnt hsec nicees
and my porfeisosneaxple rcieew niht popluarb ookosn h eahl,t
medicniep,s ycholongayt,e u.ar nodht res ujebc,tw souldh elpI.n
additIhi aodwn o,r keasd an editora nwdr iftoren rju orA renrican
pulbsihersT.h ise xpereie eqinuppcedn 1teo e valuatet haecn ient
tLh·oarnipder sta ciceisnt hoeb srcecu lsasiwictsth h eya rdsitkcso f
contepmorrya siceena cnsdxe ology,a ntdh esnh eaw rhatI h ad
fuonwdi tWh esterraendr es.
XIV
Preface
My findgisdn o notr epresenta detiiintves ceinttiics tud.y
Rateh,rI p eresntteh na1si n lteecalttleau s'lsr;h ealtshci etnissa tnd
sxeogliosrtnysaw anttoe xainn1tehe rnf urthe.A rltohughi ndi­
vdiuawlhsoh a vper actiecda specotsft hiasnc ietna tro fl oevnlak­
ignh vaes wortnoi testlc ia.cI ly aevet hleab oratoryp rooft oh ealth
is
sicnetiasntsdsxe oolgtisMs.y i ntt.t'h neer toi nrtoducaen da na­
lyszleeet ceadnc eintth eoresia npdra ctiecsf ocro nternproarrye ad­
erIsb .ee lviteh keno wldegeg ainedf rortnh aen ciennt1sa ey nrihc
peoples'esl xie vtsod aya nda.s t haenci netsn uintanied,a slob ene­
fith ea.ly tothufhunlesasn.de vne longevity.
SOURCAENSDO RGANITZIANO
musatd1 niwta sso ntehwaitn mtiidtaebdyt hvea st aomfo unt
I I
maetriaaavial blolnet hseuj bcetN.o otn lwye rteh eet rhaen cient
Chienssee xgoylt oextthse messeb,lu vta lhsaodd yn ashtiiosc­t
I
rioefifsc,i raelcd ossr,hc olacrhrolnyi clleiertsat,rer ya tifiscoetnsi,,
folkleo.ar nadr ttoc hoofosrme.O ft hseem,o sotft hoer iginal­
langusaocgueerhs a ndve era ppeedai rnE nlgisEhq.u ailmploy­r
tawnetr teh lea tweristti onnsg esox olgayn hde alhtvaheu. s ed
I
maetriferaellf orym a ll stohcueer:sts ehs euj bcet maem ruilt­tsi
dmiensitoerntaameln atn,ad t ouocfch o l.o r
Thien ofmraticoolenlc theeedrd emaanndas pr opprisatutrce­
tuer.o fc ourasnead,n a pproptriitAalstte ote. h leta t:eY riann d
Yanga er,rs epeeclt,fyi mevalaen mda les exeunael.r T ghyeb u­t
teyr fliCsh ian seysmebo ofcl oj nuaghla ppianswee lsalsss ensual
derseAi. fv aoroifpt oee atnspd a ienritsst,in igefisb otflrhit iauots
cqoueatnrtdye nidnetrc i.ym a
TheY inY-ang Buttht,eeirfl ndsyi ,v iidtneotd he rep ratTsh.e
fisrt",T hSee unasLla dnsc"ai pasev ,oyue'rvsi eowfs excuuasl­
tomsa npdar citciens anCchiienTnahts.e e copnadrtt til,"e Tdh e
Arto f tBheed chra",mh biegihhgtlwsh atth reme akrabbleed ­
chmabesrae gst aumgahyntc etnuraigeaosb otju yoousl onveatk­
inagn adli ltr sma icfiat.iT ohntesh dis reiocnt",An cieSnetc rets
forM odeLronve r"sb ,irntghspe a stt hipeners teoa nndt irdectyl
adedsrsceosen mtporararedye Iritss .a s iensn ear ceibpoeo fkor
seuaxltyib,sa eodn o ri npisred bayn cieeorntttie chc niqesua nd
midn-obdtyh aeprtyoe nhaens cxeuvali tt.ay li
XV
Pr�face
BENEIFTS-ANDA CAUTION
Youd on ohtva et ob eC hniesoer, e antnt,cou i nderosrbt eanned­
fitfor mt hbioso. Yk ocua uns sce cltefeaedtr useo ft hAert o fthe
Bedc1hb,aee nrscpieaalsld apyat eidnt hthei drs ec,ta inofidnt
thme inytouoro w lnfei set.y l
Ify oauer i yno urt wenytouim easny,o te dtn hebiosko -y.e t
Youutvlhi ifrlyn ietirtehiqeerurns oarp epcrtiesasxe uaslva oifriae r.
Ify oauer t hyi-rmsteothitnhbgeo, ow ki slpclie u py ours elxei f
noaw nsdet nrgtyhouersn e xwuela-blle iinengn snugdei cdeasI.f
youa eri ny ourf rotifiefst,io erss i,x taidnea csr ,je yoninogr
woudll iet keojn yos etxh,bi osos kh oouplednn e ws tvfairosy ou.
Iyfo auer s eevntoyrb eynoda dna rset sielxlu aacletly,iy ov aul ­
raedy bmeafm ayi lwiiaht rfa we thidnigssc duh sesrOeen.th e
othheadrn,i y fo huva en ohtda a s elxei f from anyyae ryso,cu a n
raedt hbeo okaf naatsya o,sr k eeifptro y ourne ixtn cnaartion.
Aw odro fc aut:T ihoaenn cieejnnotdyss ee ixtn h ohsacely on
dawyhse sne axlutlrya ntsde midistewaesrueensk nwona,n mda ny
ofte hitreh cniqouflev oesm akiivnnogld av nee cxhaeno gfsx eual
seectrioInnt sh.ai gsoe fs expueairllr sed,ea raser w arend tt ha
sompear ctmiceenst iiontn hebidos o akerf roc ofinremd" asef
part"no en-rltsyhowsheoh v aeb eeinln o gn-rtmem onogamous
rletaioinpwsshi teha coht h,ae dnrw hoh vaet edsn teegeaf troi v
HI.VO therew,sir tsingseaenf-tst eenxa seussr,u cahst e hu se of
codnomsa,eri 1nepartei.Av ndu ntciuelrsa nvda cciinoantfso r
sucdhi seaashs eersgp ceinastl ainsAd I DaSerf ounde,v etnh ese
porteecm tesiauverascr n oatb solsuaetf.e ly
Thsee xnuuaitler nstesx,eu xarceli saednse o,rt ticecnh qiues
decsriibtneih dbs o owke roep urwl i,ta hdnu sdei ntn dcortaion
p a
by, acets i a n atatcehd.R eaedrs
then in .T heyc on1ew thn ow rra ty
shocuhledc k eri o hys sb eofer r
wihtt h wn p ician tyintgh cn1.
A NOTE ONT RANSLAITON
WrittCen s itchracatres
hineesi an ideograplhaincg uagse : deriev
froni1n ugesI.ti sa sloe xtrentcyl codnendsa encdrp ytci.h aInsto
t brd iffeerntoinaastn,iud nt il
prepositinoo nvseb,r ense,n on urne
thicse nturiyth, a dn op unctuatiToh<.n·.p. ator fse pecohfaw odr
iso y tt haicnsi etnogtnue ,or r tahtehre
c nve ed byi tcso ntexYte.
tnodervnern,a culvaarr iatoiofitn asn c,ic elnatsfsnoin,ct aoydl a
isu sebdy t hel ar<.g.n·us1tn boerfp e oplei n thew orld.
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