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Thanks to the Yin-Yang philosophy and the positive sexual attitudes prevalent in ancient times, China is the source of the world’s oldest sexological texts. When the Chinese began recording their sexual beliefs and knowledge is unknown. The oldest known texts, which were clearly based on an already well-developed tradition, were written more than 2,000 years ago.
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Ruan, F.F. (1991). “Inside the Bedchamber”. In: Sex in China. Perspectives in Sexuality. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0609-0_3
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