As a Chinese intangible cultural heritage project, Tai Ji Chuan was successfully listed in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2020. Tai Ji Chuan practitioners are not limited by gender, age, occupation and nationality. By practicing Tai Ji Chuan, people can not only cultivate their morality and keep fit, but also inherit the cultural genes of the Chinese nation.

Tai Ji Chuan, as a traditional sports practice based on the cycle of Yin and Yang and the unity of man and nature in China, originated in Chenjiagou Village, wen county, Jiaozuo City, Henan Province in the middle of17th century. Tai Ji Chuan's movements are characterized by being straight and round, paying attention to spiritual cultivation and breathing adjustment, taking five steps and eight methods as the core movements, and taking routines, exercises and pushing hands as the forms of movements.

Characteristics of Tai Ji Chuan:

1. Harmony of Yin and Yang: Tai Ji Chuan emphasized the balance of Yin and Yang based on China's traditional cycle of Yin and Yang and the philosophy of harmony between man and nature. In sports, Tai Ji Chuan practitioners need to pay attention to the control of movement, speed and reality, so as to achieve the state of combining yin and yang.

2. Mind cultivation: Tai Ji Chuan pays attention to mind cultivation and emphasizes the unity of mind. The yogi needs to guide consciousness into action, draw air with intention, and transport the body with qi, so as to achieve the state of unity of body and mind.

3. Rich routines: There are many schools and routines in Tai Ji Chuan, such as Chen Tai Ji Chuan and Yang Tai Tai Ji Chuan. Each set of routines has its own unique style and characteristics, which enriches Tai Ji Chuan's practice content.

4. Moving round in the middle: Tai Ji Chuan is characterized by moving round in the middle, and requires practitioners to keep moderate and suitable, move and move naturally, and avoid stagnation.

5. Alternating motion and static motion: In Tai Ji Chuan's movement, the motion and static motion change and complement each other, emphasizing seeking quietness in motion and seeking motion in quietness, which makes the motion and static motion alternate into a natural state.

6. Combining rigidity with softness: Tai Ji Chuan takes the principle of combining rigidity with softness, and requires practitioners to show the appearance of combining rigidity with softness while exercising, and at the same time tolerate both rigidity and softness to achieve the realm of combining rigidity with softness.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Taiji Biography