This is a facsimile reprint of a work first published in 1985, by Hong Kong U. Press. The author, who is affiliated with Needham Research Institute (Cambridge), has spent a couple of decades introducing Chinese science into the undergraduate curriculum, making use of Joseph Needham's Science and Ci

Fascinating introduction to traditional Chinese concepts permeates every field of mental endeavor, from literature to astrology to mathematics. Lengthy discussions of li, qi, shu, yin, yang, wuxing, and yijing. Additional chapters consider Chinese mathematics, astronomy and astrology, alchemy, magic, elixirs, and the search for immortality.