太极拳 Taijiquan

        太极拳是中华武术领域中一枝绚烂的奇葩，是中华民族宝贵的文化遗产，是东方文化的重要组成部分。作为中国古老的武术之一，其主要功能是用于锻炼身体和武术攻防。经过不断发展，太极拳更具备了修身养性的特殊功能。太极拳产生并植根于中国传统文化，集传统哲学中的太极阴阳学说、儒道思想、传统医学的经络学说、《孙子兵法》、传统美学的思想精华于一身，彰显着中国传统文化的博大精深，成为学术研究取之不尽用之不竭的源泉。

        随着时间的推移，太极拳已太极拳那集技击、强体、健身、益智、修性为一体的独特的运动方式，那蕴含着的东方哲学韵味的深刻内涵，也正在为越来越多的中外人士所认识。这充分说明，太极拳不仅是中国的，也是全人类的宝贵财富。保护、发展、普及、推广太极拳，让其成为世界了解中国文化的一个窗口，让其促进东西方文化的交流沟通。让世界人民体验太极拳博大精深的文化魅力，领悟中国传统哲学的奥秘的同时，提高全人类的生活质量，构建和谐世界。

Taijiquan is an exotic flower in the field of China martial arts. It is an ancient Chinese boxing style, used both for body training and attacking. But as the time go by, it has become a sport for body building and self-cultivation.
Furthermore, Taijiquan stands for Chinese extensive and profound cultures. It takes its deeply rooted disciplines from Chinese traditional culture. Deriving from the Confucianism and Taoism culture, Taijiquan is in close touch with Chinese traditional aesthetics and philosophy. Through several centuries of development, Taijiquan has become divided to several species，and every Taijiquan has its fist position and features.
At present, Taijiquan is not only highly praised by Chinese; it is also loved by the people all over the world.

As the time went by, Taijiquan has become a particular sport, which owns its unique value containing martial art, body-building, fructus alpiniae oxyphyllae, cultivate our morality and so on. At the same time, it is the symbol of Chinese traditional culture. For these reasons, Taiji Shadow-Boxing has becoming more and more popular both in China and abroad. We can also say, Ttaijiquan is not only belonging to China, it is also a precious wealth for all the people in the world. The book is a window for everyone to know Chinese traditional culture. It presents a cultural feast, and you can experience the extensive and deep Chinese culture charm. Above all, it is beneficial to human health. You can grasp the sport to harden the body and cultivate your taste.