When most people picture Taijiquan, better known as Tai Chi (太极拳), two contrasting images tend to come to mind. One is the slow-moving routine practised by elderly people in parks in the early morning ...

The men and women meandering on the beach with arms rising high then low, their concentration intense as the afternoon sun, set themselves apart from the average beach-goers. Sometimes they take weird ...

Wang Xi'an, tai chi master from Henan province, demonstrates tai chi to faculty members of Peking University. [Photo provided to China Daily] Since the 1970s, tai chi classes have been compulsory for ...