"The Chinese History of Kissing" Author: Hu Wenhui Publisher: Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House

Who said ancient Chinese didn’t kiss?

Look for evidence in stone carvings, paintings, poems, and novels.

An interesting history of Chinese kissing culture.

Everything I hear must be recorded, little by little it adds up to a lot, the veil is lifted, and all doubts are resolved overnight!

👄 Editor’s Choice👄

◎Who says ancient Chinese didn’t kiss? Find evidence in stone carvings, paintings, poems, and novels

Kissing is a trivial thing that countless people do. Some people think that Chinese people's kissing is only influenced by the West, and that ancient Chinese people did not kiss. The author does not think so. He seeks evidence from ancient books and unearthed documents from the pre-Qin period, finds patterns in the stone reliefs of Han tombs, explores the intimate love affairs in the boudoir, analyzes the grand production of medieval parallel prose, and picks out examples from poems, songs, novels, and notes... All this is enough to show that although Chinese people are not so enthusiastic or high-profile about kissing, we also have our own "cultural history of kissing".

◎ Record everything you hear, fill in the blanks, an interesting history of Chinese kissing culture

Compared to the commonplace kissing phenomenon in daily life, the issue of kissing is on the edge of the academic fringe. There are not many foreign books on kissing, and there are almost no books specifically discussing the issue of Chinese kissing. This book specifically explores "Chinese kissing" as a cultural history issue and conducts empirical research based on historical materials. The author pays attention at all times and records everything he hears. He has collected sufficient materials and made a brief discussion. He has written this interesting history of Chinese kissing culture with a rigorous attitude, filling the academic gap.

◎With reason, evidence and truth, the veil will be lifted and all doubts will be solved overnight!

The kissing behavior of ancient Chinese has always been shrouded in mystery. Take the words used to describe kissing in ancient times as an example. There are dozens of words such as "呴", "呜", "接唇", "吻嘴", "做个吕字", etc. Some of them are not easy to understand immediately, but once the author discusses them in parallel and unveils the veil, the mystery becomes clear at a glance. In addition to narrating history, the author examines the "咸其辅脸舌" in the "Book of Changes" as kissing, interprets the love affairs in the riddle words attributed to Tu Long, and points out that the "含杜若" in "Han Feizi" is to eliminate bad breath. These research results are quite innovative and can help readers solve their doubts.

◎Special supplementary narrative: China's history of maintaining oral hygiene

In reality, the romantic little thing of kissing needs to be based on good oral hygiene. To discuss the history of kissing in China, we also need to sort out the history of oral hygiene in China. How did the ancient Chinese maintain fresh breath and solve the problem of bad breath? Rinsing, picking teeth, brushing teeth, poplar twigs, toothbrushes, toothpicks, incense, scented tea, bad breath removal prescriptions... The richness of the methods may exceed the imagination of today's readers. This is also another interesting angle from the "History of Kissing in China".

👄 Introduction👄

Although kissing is a trivial matter, it is a trivial matter that countless people do. The issue of kissing is only at the edge of the academic fringe. There are not many foreign books on kissing, and there are almost no books that specifically discuss the issue of Chinese kissing. However, although the ancient Chinese were not as enthusiastic and high-profile about kissing as Westerners, it was definitely not non-existent. The Chinese have their own "cultural history of kissing". This book explores Chinese kissing as a cultural history issue and conducts empirical research based on historical materials. The author pays attention at all times and records everything he hears. Over time, he has independently collected most of the materials and briefly discussed them, and wrote this interesting history of Chinese kissing culture.