Explanation of nouns in wuqinxi

wuqinxi [w ǔ qí n×]

noun explanation: also called "wuqinxi". According to legend, Hua Tuo, a famous doctor at the end of Han Dynasty, pioneered a fitness technique. Imitate the movements and postures of five kinds of animals to carry out physical activities.

Origin: Huangdi Neijing

Category: Basic terms of traditional Chinese medicine

The gymnastics exercise created by Hua Tuo, which imitates the activities of animals (tigers, deer, bears, apes and birds (cranes), has a good exercise effect on the body and five internal organs, and has been widely spread, with more versions in later generations.

Extended information

Warren, the founder of Wuqinxi and a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, said: "The human body wants to work, but it should not use its best. If you shake, the valley gas will disappear, the blood will circulate, and the disease will not be born. For example, it is still immortal. Those who are old enough to be immortals (those who live long) are guided by the bear's neck, leading the waist and moving the joints to make it difficult to get old. "

The human body needs to be active, but it should not be excessive. Shake is the gas of the grain to digest, the blood vessels are smooth, and the disease can't be born. For example, the immortality of the door axis is correct. You can use the ancient immortal's (longevity person) to guide the bear's neck to look forward, pull the waist and move the joints to delay aging.

This short passage briefly explains how important exercise is to people's health and longevity, and why it plays such a role.

The purpose of Wuqinxi, in a nutshell, is to dredge meridians, harmonize qi and blood, exercise bones and muscles and smooth joints. In a word: "strengthening the body resistance and eliminating evil" means improving physical fitness and enhancing disease resistance.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wuqinxi