This photo shows the cover of an English book for ba duan jin practitioners, compiled by the China Health Qigong Association. [Photo/amazon.com] However, traditional Chinese sports, including the ...

Ba Duan Jin (eight excellent movements) emerged before the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD) and gradually was perfected during the periods of the Ming (1368 - 1644 AD) and Qing (1644 - 1911 AD) dynasties.

Ba Duan Jin (eight excellent movements) emerged before the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279 AD) and gradually was perfected during the periods of the Ming (1368 - 1644 AD) and Qing (1644 - 1911 AD) dynasties.

This photo shows the cover of a Chinese book about the Shaolin-style ba duan jin, a version of the qigong exercise that probably comes from the Shaolin Temple, a Buddhist institution known as a ...