[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Historical geography](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography) › [Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014) › v2.c12.s2.7 # Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s2.7 Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c12.s2.7 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c12.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2.7) During the same period, China’s record in the development of a system for the self-cultivation and well-being is relatively sketchy. Books like \*Huangdi Neijing\* (\*Huangdi’s Canon of Medicine\*) and \*Laozi\* discuss the relationship between man and nature and propose a system for maintenance of well-being. This centers on the theory of “Qigong (life energy cultivation)” but does not specify the methods of its practice. \*Zhuangzi: Selected Articles\* also refers to the guiding principle for the self-cultivation and well-being in breathing exercise; ie “exhalation and inhalation of breath”. It is noted that China has been practicing Qigong since long but its descriptions are rather fragmentary. Only in the 4ᵗʰ century BCE, the \*Qi Jade Inscription\* refers to the contemporary Chinese Qigong theory with details of its practice. - [Previous: v2.c12.s2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2.6) - [Next: v2.c12.s2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2.8) - [Up: v2.c12.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.geography.mea-2014.v2.c12.s2.7) · Pramāṇa