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Tai Chi is 1 centuries-old Chinese martial art and an internationally popular form of exercise. It is a series of postures (姿势) and motions that develops one’s 2 (strong) and flexibility through careful, flowing movements and focused breathing. Each posture slowly transforms into another, and we gradually need to shift our weight in an attempt to improve our ability 3 (maintain) balance. At the end, we return to the starting position. In other words, all of the movements are connected in an 4 (end), continuous flow.
Over the centuries, the practice of Tai Chi 5 (root) in traditional Chinese philosophy, particularly the ancient concept of yin-yang. The Tai Chi symbol, or Taijitu, shows yin and yang together: yin symbolizes the dark, female force in nature, 6 yang represents the bright, male force. Yin cannot exist 7 yang, and yang cannot exist if there is no yin. Tai Chi, 8 aim is to achieve balance between opposites in life, pays careful attention to elements such as yin and yang; soft and hard; mind and body, and so on. At the heart of Tai Chi is the concept of qi. 9 is generally translated as “vital energy”. The different exercises help move the qi through your body, 10 (produce) positive effects on one’s mental and spiritual health.