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Chinese literature displays a long history of interest in affection, marital bliss, unabashed sexuality, romance, amorous dalliances, homosexual alliances — in short, all of the aspects of behavior that are affiliated with sexuality in the West.

Besides the previously mentioned Zhuang Zi passages, sexuality is exhibited in other works of literature such as the Tang dynasty Yingying zhuan ( Biography of Cui Yingying ), the Qing dynasty Fu sheng liu ji ( Six Chapters of a Floating Life ), the humorous and intentionally salacious Jin Ping Mei, and the multi-faceted and insightful Hong lou meng ( Dream of the Red Chamber, also called Story of the Stone ).

Of the above, only the story of Yingying and her de-facto husband Zhang fail to describe homosexual as well as heterosexual interactions.

The novel entitled Rou bu tuan ( Prayer mat of flesh ) even describes cross-species organ transplants for the sake of enhanced sexual performance.

Among Chinese literature are the Taoist classical texts.

This philosophical tradition of China has developed Taoist Sexual Practices which have three main goals: health, longevity, and spiritual development.