Simians in Chinese culture

*''pi'' 皮 "skin": "To treat infectious diseases in horses. A female monkey kept in the stable of a horse is most effective. The menstrual fluid [''houjing'' 猴經] shed on to the straw is eaten by the horse and the latter gets a lasting immunity against infectious disease."

*''pi'' 皮 "skin": "To treat infectious diseases in horses. A female monkey kept in the stable of a horse is most effective. The menstrual fluid [''houjing'' 猴經] shed on to the straw is eaten by the horse and the latter gets a lasting immunity against infectious disease."

The meat and blood of a ''rong'' 狨 "gibbon"{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 401B}} are used for [[anal fistula]], and the fat for [[scabies]]. Read notes "The placenta, liver, and bile of the gibbon are used in Japanese Domestic medicine." The meat of a ''guoran'' 果然 monkey{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 402}} is prescribed for malaria and chills. The meat of a ''xingxing'' 猩猩 monkey{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 403}} supposedly "cures drowsiness and hunger, and desire for a cereal diet, it allows an exhausted man to travel well, and old age will not tell on him". This refers to the [[Daoist]] ''[[Bigu (avoiding grains)|bigu]]'' "avoiding grains" fasting technique associated with achieving ''[[Xian (Taoism)|xian]]'' "transcendence; immortality".

The meat and blood of a ''rong'' 狨 "gibbon"{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 401B}} are used for [[anal fistula]], and the fat for [[scabies]]. Read notes "The placenta, liver, and bile of the gibbon are used in Japanese Domestic medicine." The meat of a ''guoran'' 果然 monkey{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 402}} is prescribed for malaria and chills. The meat of a ''xingxing'' 猩猩 monkey{{sfn|Read|1931|loc=no. 403}} supposedly "cures drowsiness and hunger, and desire for a cereal diet, it allows an exhausted man to travel well, and old age will not tell on him". This refers to the [[Daoist]] ''[[Bigu (avoiding grains)|bigu]]'' "avoiding grains" fasting technique associated with achieving ''[[Xian (Taoism)|xian]]'' "transcendence; immortality".

==Cuisine==

[[File:Monkey brains.jpg|thumb|250px|Simulated monkey brains displayed at the [[Tao Heung Foods of Mankind Museum]] as part of a [[Manchu Han Imperial Feast]]]]

Monkey meat, as mentioned above in the ''Bencao gangmu'', was traditionally considered both a medicine and a delicacy in [[Chinese cuisine]].

Several [[Chinese classics]] record the practice. The ''Lüshi chunqiu''{{sfn|Knoblock|Riegel|2000|loc=[https://archive.org/details/annalsoflubuwei00/page/310 p.310]}} lists roast "lips of the ''xingxing'' ape" among the five finest meats. The ''Yiwuzhi''Tr. {{harvnb|Eberhard|1968|p=51}}. records a "special soup made of monkey head was typical for southern peoples." The ''Huainanzi'' (19){{sfn|Major et al|2010|p=784}} has a story about eating monkeys: "A man from Chu had some boiled monkey meat that he gave to his neighbors. They thought it was dog meat and found its flavor pleasing. Later, when they heard it was monkey, they knelt down and vomited all they had eaten. This was a case of not even beginning to know about flavor."

Eating [[Monkey brains (cuisine)|monkey brains]], ''hounao'' 猴腦, is a controversial practice. [[Qing dynasty|Qing emperors]] ate monkey brains during feasts known as the [[Manchu Han Imperial Feast|Manchu Han Imperial banquet]].{{r|Gayley2017_42}} According to Stephen Chen, the son of chef [[Joyce Chen (chef)|Joyce Chen]], Qing emperors "were partial to scooping out the brain of a living monkey for a tasty treat, and the practice continues to this day, particularly in some southern provinces".{{r|Chen2007}}

Modern day official Chinese policy with regards to the [[procurement]] of certain monkeys for food makes their consumption illegal, with sentences of up to 10 years in prison for violators.{{r|Li2016_76780}}

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