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This film introduces the student to the ancient practice of Qigong. The Chinese have practiced Qigong for over five thousand years, and millions use its precepts every day to enhance their health and lives. It is a system of gentle movements and meditative postures that direct the flow of qi through the body for detoxifying, energizing, and healing. Director Garri Garripoli spent two years in China making the film. He takes the viewer throughout the Chinese Empire to be with people who practice Qigong. Places included on the tour are Beijing, Datong, Luoyang, the Shaolin Temple, Xian, Chengdu, Tibet and Shanghai. The simple and effective health care system offers life-changing possibilities.