Dao-Yin Tu  “Found in the tomb of King Ma (ca 168 B.C.), it is the great locus of information on ancient qigong. The restored silk included the earliest drawings of dao-yin postures, four horizontal rows of eleven figures, forty-four in all.  The painted figures represent nearly all the major categories of modern qigong: breathing, stances, movement, and self-message.  Of great interest are the captions that name specific disorders, such as kidney disease, painful knees, lumbago, rheumatism, gastric disturbances, and anxiety, suggesting that by 168 BC, specific exercises were used to treat specific illnesses.”  - The Way of Qigong, Kenneth S. Cohen 

Dao-Yin Tu 


“Found in the tomb of King Ma (ca 168 B.C.), it is the great locus of information on ancient qigong. The restored silk included the earliest drawings of dao-yin postures, four horizontal rows of eleven figures, forty-four in all.  The painted figures represent nearly all the major categories of modern qigong: breathing, stances, movement, and self-message.  Of great interest are the captions that name specific disorders, such as kidney disease, painful knees, lumbago, rheumatism, gastric disturbances, and anxiety, suggesting that by 168 BC, specific exercises were used to treat specific illnesses.” 

- The Way of Qigong, Kenneth S. Cohen 

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