[Comparative analysis of Daoyintu (Physical and Breathing Exercise Graph) and Yinshu (Guidance Way)].

ABSTRACT

Daoyintu (Physical and Breathing Exercise Graph) and Yinshu (Guidance Way) were guiding technique which simultaneously prevailed in the early time of Western Han dynasty. One is a graph, the other is a text, which were combined harmoniously. Mutual corroboration and comparative analysis on their differences from four aspects content characteristics, related diseases, guiding techniques in the style of animal movements and applied sports apparatus, in general revealed the overview of the guiding techniques and gymnastics of 2000 years ago, which can provide reference for the further study and practical application of health cultivation methods in the future.