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.

With its coordinated movements, combining both strength and flexibility, Tai Chi and other traditional Chinese exercises such as the Ba Duan Jin have become ... version of the book Traditional ...

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 ...