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Translation of wuqinxi
Five animal exercises

Wuqinxi is an important part of ancient health preservation. It is an exercise method that imitates the movements and demeanor of five animals. It is said that it was initiated by Hua Tuo, a native of the Eastern Han Dynasty. "Once"? "Hua Tuo Biography" said, "In China, it is generally said,' I have a skill, and I am famous for playing with tigers, deer, bears, apes and birds. It is also used to eliminate diseases and sharpen hoofs and feet as a guide. Play the role of a bird if you are unhappy, and sweat if you are happy. Because you are pink and light, you want to eat. ""Because of the different living habits of these five animals, their living environment and activities are also different. Their movements and demeanor are heroic, agile and sensitive, calm and heavy, changeable and changeable, or flying high independently. Wuqinxi combines their different emphases and characteristics into a whole and becomes a systematic and complete exercise method. Chinese medicine believes that people can achieve the effects of nourishing the mind, regulating qi and blood, nourishing viscera, dredging meridians, relaxing bones and muscles and smoothing joints through the exercise of Wuqinxi. People imitate the body movements of five kinds of animals to promote the smooth flow of qi and blood throughout the body, so as to achieve the purpose of strengthening the body, eliminating diseases and prolonging life.