Is it possible for Sima Yi to practice hua tuo wuqinxi? Traditional Chinese medicine analysis
Wu Jiandong, the attending physician of the Chinese Medicine Department of Linsen Hospital of Taipei United Hospital, said that there is indeed a record of "Five Birds Play" in the theory of Chinese medicine guiding health. According to the History of the Three Kingdoms and the Book of the Later Han Dynasty, it is also clearly recorded that the Five Birds Opera was created by Hua Tuo. Therefore, this wuqinxi is also called "hua tuo wuqinxi".
Is it possible for Sima Qinyi to practice "hua tuo wuqinxi" in TV series? Dr. Wu Jiandong mentioned that Hua Tuo was about 30 to 40 years old if analyzed by time and space background and historical records; However, since both of them grew up in Wei and worked under Cao Cao, Sima Yi was probably familiar with them and practiced "hua tuo wuqinxi" diligently.
Hua tuo wuqinxi, five birds are not birds? So there is this reason.
But what are the five birds in hua tuo wuqinxi? Wu Jiandong, a Chinese medicine doctor, pointed out that Hua Tuo's "Five-Animal Play" mainly imitated the posture of five animals in nature: tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird. As for why there are five birds, only birds and animals.
Dr. Wu Jiandong mentioned that this is because the definition of poultry in ancient times was different from today. Shuo Wen Jie Zi says that the pictographic bird was originally a quadruped with a head, feet and tail, and the original meaning of Cangjie's word-making means that people who walk on all fours are clear. Later generations didn't know it belonged to birds until they lent it, and said, "What is a bird?" The general term for birds and beasts means that animals can be called birds, but birds cannot be called animals.