Chinese Qi gong has a long history , which started at Taotang shi, Rao's tribal society (26th - 22nd Century B.C). During this period people suffered from a stagnation of Qi / blood, tired muscles and weak bones due to rain, floods, cold and humid weather. To remedy and prevent ailments such as these they found methods to improve their health through exercises.

The Qi gong movements were recreated based upon these movements of animals, such as climbing, looking, breathing, flying, fighting etc.

Qi gong was a method to keep healthy and at that time ancient people hunted, danced, and did harvest ceremonies by imitating the animals around them and observing how they hunted, evaded predictors fought and moved.

Qi Gong During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C- 220 A.D)

Qi gong developed further during the Han Dynasty. "Guiding Chart for Breathing Exercises" known as "Ba Duan Jin" (8 silk brocade) was a work that consisted of different body postures and movements drawn on silk fabric. Later Emperor Liu An inscribed a passage on practicing Qi gong :

In breathing exercises, one exhales the old air and inhales the new. Bears climb, birds fly, wild ducks swim, worms invigorate, hawks gaze and tigers look around- all these constitute the cultivation of the human nature.

Crane-style Stakes- also called Walking Crane Qi Gong, is a nourishing life and health-preservation exercise. It imitates the movements and stances of white cranes in the wilderness.