A day of healing and relaxation

Across China, celebrations unfolded in multiple locations, including Jiangyin in Jiangsu province, Dalian in Liaoning province, Wudang Mountain in Hubei province, Wen county in Henan province and Handan in Hebei province.

At the main venue in Jiangyin, organizers released the national survey on taijiquan practitioners, which estimates that by the end of 2025, domestic practitioners will number approximately 78.582 million, accounting for 5.58 percent of the population. Among them, more than 35 million people practice regularly.

Globally, taijiquan's reach is even broader.

According to Li Shenming, author of the Blue Book of World Taichi: Report on World Taichi Development 2023–2024, the number of taijiquan practitioners worldwide has reached 400 million, making it one of the most widely practiced forms of physical activity in the world.

"Taijiquan, the fruit of tai chi culture, is an important carrier of China's fine traditional heritage," Li said. "Emerging from the long course of history, taijiquan is becoming one of the most globally influential expressions of Chinese culture in the 21st century. To present taijiquan and tai chi culture in a comprehensive and systematic way is not only the call of the times, but also an inescapable historical responsibility."

Originating in China, taijiquan integrates philosophy, traditional Chinese medicine, and martial arts, and is grounded in the principle of balance between yin and yang. Over centuries, it has evolved into multiple styles — including Chen, Yang, Wu, Wu (Hao), and Sun.