The Basic Principles Behind TCM(中医基础原理之气功)

Qigong
The word Qigong is made up of two words, 'Qi' and 'Gong'. 'Qi' usually translated as 'energy' or 'vital energy', is the energy that underlies everything in the universe. The word 'Gong' can be translated as 'practice'. The word QiGong conveys the meaning of 'practice concerned with exercising of Qi'. The use of Qigong to improve and maintain health was first mentioned in the Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine, written in about 200 BC.

    据我所知，最早记载气功的是出土的战国时期的“行气玉佩铭”，那上面讲的可能是现在所说的“小周天”功法。