title: [Origin and development of qigong-wuqinxi].
abstract: Qigong-Wuqinxi originated from people's imitation of animals in ancient times. It was compiled by Huatuo, a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. During the Tang and Song periods, Qigong-Wuqinxi was popular and was mentioned in many poems. People put Qigong-Wuqinxi into some order during the Ming-Qing Dynasty and the period of the Republic of China. Pictures were added combined with text. In the 21st century, Qigong-Wuqinxi was divided into many types. In order to popularize it, the General Administration of Sport arranged and standardized Wuqinxi again.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical History, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Yi-Wang
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong-Zhou
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Wu