Last month, 28–year–old model Huang Qian decided to add baduanjin (八段锦) to her daily routine. At first, she saw videos of people practicing social media platforms. So she (natural) associated it with the kind of exercise favored by the elderly because of slow movements. Nevertheless, now Huang enjoys practicing the exercise, stretches and relaxes her whole body. Baduanjin, form of qigong, is a set of traditional Chinese fitness exercises (combine) physical movement with breathing and meditation. It (date) back to the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Baduanjin uses breathing and concentration techniques (improve) body and mind through eight well-designed sequences.(compare) with other types of qigong exercise, such as tai chi and wuqinxi, baduanjin is more suited to beginners thanks to its simple, gentle movements. Huang was also excited to find out that one of her favorite fitness influencers German Pamela Reif, (add) baduanjin to her workout videos already. The video has received more than 900,000 views, 49,000 likes and 24,000 reports since it was posted on Bilibili on Aug 8. Like many traditions, such as hanfu and music, baduanjin is receiving a growing (recognize) from people of all ages and is making a return to daily life.
