Overview - Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

Date of release

Genres

  • Documentary

Runtime: 55 minutes

Homepage: Qigong: Ancient Chinese Healing for the 21st Century

Budget

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Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • 普通话
  • English

Production companies

  • Name: Grindstone Films

    Production country

  • Name: Wuji Productions

    Production country

  • Name: Conscious Wave

    Production country

Overview

This documentary introduces viewers to qigong, a 5,000-year-old method of cultivating and circulating the life energy called qi. It relates some of the history of qigong, as well as scientific evidence of efficacy. We also see qigong used in various contexts in modern China, and hear from Chinese doctors and qigong practitioners. The film was originally produced for the Public Broadcasting Service in the United States.

Cast

  • Name: James Shigeta

    Character: Narrator

    Popularity: 0.5622

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  • Name: Duan Zhi Liang

    Character: Himself

    Popularity: 0.0214