Qigong (气功): The Modern Umbrella

Term entry: qigong 气功 — the 20th-century name for the breathing-and-movement arts. See the full practice page.

中文: 气功 · qìgōng ·

HISTORICAL EVIDENCE

See the full practice page: Qigong. Its classical ancestor is daoyin.

Sources

• The term's 1950s institutional standardization, as noted on the qigong practice page