Practicing Tai Chi on Wudang Mountain in Central China

　December 2, 2024
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SHIYAN, Dec.1 (Xinhua) — Tai Chi, a centuries-old Chinese martial art focusing on both internal and external practices, involves a series of slow, gentle movements and physical postures, a meditative state of mind, and controlled breathing. Statistics show that over 100 million people across more than 150 countries and regions practice Tai Chi, with about 30,000 foreigners traveling to Wudang Mountain annually to learn and experience it.

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. An American who traveled to the Wudang Mountain to study martial arts in 2010, Jake Pinnick now serves as an instructor, imparting knowledge of Tai Chi and Chinese culture to a global audience. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo]

 

Jake Pinnick practices martial arts at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Hu Jingwen]

 

A Taoist priest practices martial arts at "golden peak" on the Wudang Mountain in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

 

An aerial drone photo shows a view of "golden peak" on the Wudang Mountain in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

 

A Taoist priest practices martial arts at "golden peak" on the Wudang Mountain in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo]

 

Students practice Tai Chi at a martial arts school in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 28, 2024. [Xinhua/Wu Zhizun]

 

Residents do morning exercises at Yuxu Gong Temple in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Wu Zhizun]

 

An aerial drone photo shows a view of "golden peak" on the Wudang Mountain in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

 

A Taoist priest practices martial arts at "golden peak" on the Wudang Mountain in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 29, 2024. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

 

Students practice Tai Chi at a martial arts school in Shiyan City in central China's Hubei Province, Nov. 28, 2024. [Xinhua/Hu Jingwen]

 

(Source: Xinhua)

Editor: Wang Shasha

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