December 2020 Tai Chi was included in the " World Intangible Cultural Heritage " list. Tai Chi accommodates the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought. It is a boxing technique with the concepts of Tai Chi , Yin and Yang in traditional Chinese philosophy as its core ideas. It is not only a treasure of our country's intangible cultural heritage, but also a common cultural treasure of mankind all over the world. In the new era, Tai Chi has evolved from a form of martial arts to a cultural phenomenon. Tai Chi is a type of Chinese traditional martial arts , and it also contains Chinese philosophical thoughts and the way of dealing with the world in the East. It has long become a shining "business card" of Chinese traditional culture .
Tai Chi contains traditional Chinese philosophy, martial arts, medicine and other Confucian , Taoist theories, which not only reflects the Chinese people's way of dealing with people, but also reflects the Chinese people's understanding of life, nature, and all things in the universe.
Tai Chi contains traditional Chinese philosophical thoughts and health concepts of the unity of man and nature and the combination of yin and yang, which can not only help us regulate the balance of body and mind, promote the harmony of yin and yang in the body, but also enrich people's understanding of the laws of nature, human body and the universe. Tai Chi combines the functions of cultivating the body and mind, strengthening the body, and fighting and fighting. It uses the heart to activate qi and move the body with qi. It has hardness in softness, and is a combination of hardness and softness. It comes first. It makes people calm and comfortable in body and mind. At the same time, it combines Yin and Yang and Five Elements, Traditional Chinese Medicine meridians, ancient breathing and guidance. It is a traditional Chinese boxing technique that combines both internal and external hardness and softness.
Tai Chi was formed in the mid-17th century and inherited by its inheritors all over the world. It is not only a healthy sports, strengthening the body, prolonging life, defending oneself and cultivating sentiments, but also a kind of beauty enjoyment, bringing people interest and happiness. Moreover, it has no restrictions on gender, age, physique, occupation, or race for practitioners. People can not only cultivate their own character, but also inherit the cultural genes of the Chinese nation, so it is deeply loved by the middle-aged and elderly people.
Although it is based on martial arts, its movements are slow, and it uses stillness to control movements and uses softness to overcome hardness. Those who are just practicing can strengthen their minds and minds, while those who are long-term practitioners can achieve a positive attitude towards life. Practitioners practice mind and adjust breathing, and the mind reaches the qi, and the energy reaches the strength. The strength changes from the inside to achieve the purpose of cultivating one's body, strengthening one's body, and nourishing one's mind. They have the unique style of moving like flowing clouds and flowing water, containing hardness and softness, and containing without revealing it. They also have unique effects such as developing people's potential, opening up people's wisdom, enriching people's spirit, strengthening people's body, eliminating people's diseases, nourishing people's body, and benefiting people's lifespan.
Its boxing technique combines martial arts and health preservation, and contains profound philosophy. It defeats the strong with weak, defeats the fast with slow, defeats the more with little, and defeats the clumsy with cleverness. It is a kind of boxing full of wisdom!
Tai Chi has been passed down to this day, and five different schools have basically formed, namely Chen's , Wu's , Wu's , Sun's , and Yang's . Among them, Chen style Tai Chi is said to be the oldest Tai Chi school. It was founded by the founder Chen Wangting . Other Tai Chi evolved on this basis.
Tai Chi is a treasure of the Chinese nation and a typical cultural symbol in our country. Its inheritance and protection are of great strategic significance for enhancing cultural confidence, realizing cultural self-improvement, and building a cultural power. However, at present, there are still shortcomings in protection and inheritance of Tai Chi, mainly relying on the power of the people. We hope that relevant departments will establish more support and incentive mechanisms, strengthen rewards to Tai Chi culture inheritors, and encourage more people to participate in the promotion of Tai Chi culture inheritance, so as to further enhance our national cultural confidence and let our Chinese nation's culture go to a broader world stage!
