Victim of the Cultural Revolution
The development and appreciation of Qigong continued unabated until 1966, when the Cultural Revolution began and most of China's traditional culture was outlawed. All study of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, for instance, was prohibited; some monks and nuns were forced to abandon the religious life and were only allowed to study Marxism. Anything relating to the old way of life in China, including Qigong, was condemned or 'sent to hell', as the Chinese would say. But Qigong survived these terrible years: it is a diamond -even after it has been attacked it lets the light shine through it into the darkness. In 1978, the Cultural Revolution came to an end, the 'heat' spreading throughout China was visible.
Qigong was still being practised and within three years at least five magazines devoted to Qigong were being published there.
Once the 'Gang of Four' was overthrown the ancient culture began to grow back, like grass sprouting up through the bare earth after spring rain. At first most people did their Qigong just for exercise, although some combined it with their Taiji Quan and other martial arts practice. Then doctors of traditional Chinese medicine started to join in, because their work is based on traditional medical principles like the flow of Qi, the Five Elements, and Yin and Yang.
Their patients were introduced to Qigong to help them recover from their illnesses, and many improved more quickly than if they had been treated with Western medicine or even Chinese herbs. Old masters of the craft such as Yang Mei Jun, Gou Lin, Ma Li Tang and Que Ya Shui shared their families' skill to help unhealthy people, especially those who had suffered under the Cultural Revolution. At the same time, Taoist and Buddhist monks and nuns came forward to help and to perpetuate their knowledge.
Beyond healing: mind over matter
At the end of 1980, the famous Qigong Master Yan Xin held many lectures and healing sessions in which he successfully treated thousands of people. He conducted scientific research into Qigong and created a lot of enthusiasm for it. There was also a man called Chiang Bo Xing, commonly known as 'Chinese Number One Superman' who had extraordinary power. He could apparently look through people's bodies and see their skeletons, burn paper and clothes, move objects and even remove the contents from a sealed bottle. Everyone was quite nonplussed by this and it led to more people and scientists concentrating on the research and practice of Qigong to discover how it could develop human potential and abilities. A wealth- of information has been discovered. It has been found that many masters, like Yan Xin, can also transmit their Qi to heal people.
Lin Hou Sheng in 1980 even transmitted his Qi to a patient who was undergoing an operation without anaesthetic. Master Yang Mei Jun, over one hundred years old, can see the colours of Qi yellow, red, brown, green, white and so on - and can transmit energy with a fragrance of flowers.
Qigong practice has also been found to develop the potential of children - it is claimed that some can read what is written on a piece of paper
by just putting the paper to their ear. Now the Chinese Government is focusing on this human potential or supernatural power to help develop 'Human Science'. In particular Chen Ken Xin, the Chinese National Research Chairman, has great faith in Qigong and is researching its relationship with human development.
Government research has found that these extraordinary skills are connected with intensive Qigong practice, and are sometimes inherited. Chinese legend contains many tales about Buddha and the 'Immortals', the ancient Chinese Gods, who use magic to move things and to disappear -maybe there is some truth in these stories after all, and perhaps Qigong is the link between ancient legend and present reality.
The development and appreciation of Qigong continued unabated until 1966, when the Cultural Revolution began and most of China's traditional culture was outlawed. All study of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism, for instance, was prohibited; some monks and nuns were forced to abandon the religious life and were only allowed to study Marxism. Anything relating to the old way of life in China, including Qigong, was condemned or 'sent to hell', as the Chinese would say. But Qigong survived these terrible years: it is a diamond -even after it has been attacked it lets the light shine through it into the darkness. In 1978, the Cultural Revolution came to an end, the 'heat' spreading throughout China was visible.
Qigong was still being practised and within three years at least five magazines devoted to Qigong were being published there.
Once the 'Gang of Four' was overthrown the ancient culture began to grow back, like grass sprouting up through the bare earth after spring rain. At first most people did their Qigong just for exercise, although some combined it with their Taiji Quan and other martial arts practice. Then doctors of traditional Chinese medicine started to join in, because their work is based on traditional medical principles like the flow of Qi, the Five Elements, and Yin and Yang.
Their patients were introduced to Qigong to help them recover from their illnesses, and many improved more quickly than if they had been treated with Western medicine or even Chinese herbs. Old masters of the craft such as Yang Mei Jun, Gou Lin, Ma Li Tang and Que Ya Shui shared their families' skill to help unhealthy people, especially those who had suffered under the Cultural Revolution. At the same time, Taoist and Buddhist monks and nuns came forward to help and to perpetuate their knowledge.
Beyond healing: mind over matter
At the end of 1980, the famous Qigong Master Yan Xin held many lectures and healing sessions in which he successfully treated thousands of people. He conducted scientific research into Qigong and created a lot of enthusiasm for it. There was also a man called Chiang Bo Xing, commonly known as 'Chinese Number One Superman' who had extraordinary power. He could apparently look through people's bodies and see their skeletons, burn paper and clothes, move objects and even remove the contents from a sealed bottle. Everyone was quite nonplussed by this and it led to more people and scientists concentrating on the research and practice of Qigong to discover how it could develop human potential and abilities. A wealth- of information has been discovered. It has been found that many masters, like Yan Xin, can also transmit their Qi to heal people.
Lin Hou Sheng in 1980 even transmitted his Qi to a patient who was undergoing an operation without anaesthetic. Master Yang Mei Jun, over one hundred years old, can see the colours of Qi yellow, red, brown, green, white and so on - and can transmit energy with a fragrance of flowers.
Qigong practice has also been found to develop the potential of children - it is claimed that some can read what is written on a piece of paper
by just putting the paper to their ear. Now the Chinese Government is focusing on this human potential or supernatural power to help develop 'Human Science'. In particular Chen Ken Xin, the Chinese National Research Chairman, has great faith in Qigong and is researching its relationship with human development.
Government research has found that these extraordinary skills are connected with intensive Qigong practice, and are sometimes inherited. Chinese legend contains many tales about Buddha and the 'Immortals', the ancient Chinese Gods, who use magic to move things and to disappear -maybe there is some truth in these stories after all, and perhaps Qigong is the link between ancient legend and present reality.
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