Traditional Culture Connotation of the Exercise of Pushing Hand in Taijiquan

The cultural connotaion of the exercise of pushing hand in Tijiquan was explored in terms of philosophy,ethics, medicine, military strategy and tactics, etc. The author thought that the cultural connotation contained in this exercise possesed a historical necessity and agreed with traditional culture in time, carrier and channel. The feature of "overcoming firmness by gentleness" embodied a philosophical connotation1 the strategy of "gaining mastery by strik ing after the opponent has struck" embodied the Confucianist ethics as well as military strategy and tactics.