Progress of Taiji-2 Project

Taiji-2 project is the second step of Taiji program,which is to verify the required technology for Taiji-3 mission.The feasibility study of Taiji-2 is successfully finished,and some of the main progress is introduced here.

Feeling the Beauty of Taiji and Sharing the Joy of Being Healthy

From November 26 to December 3,2023,Professor Wu Dong of the International Wushu Development Research Center of the China Wushu School,Beijing Sport University went to Tanzania and Mauritius to give lectures.During the 8-day China Story Taijiquan lecture series,the people of Tanzania and Mauritius have got close to Taijiquan,understood the mystery of Taijiquan and experienced its effects on health.

Mindfulness-Based Communication: Reflections on the Role of Taiji Practice in Enhancing Intercultural Competence

Taijiquan(太极拳)is a discipline that influences the practitioners’body-mind and could lead them to a healthier state.In this article,the intercultural aspects of Taiji practice are explored,specific characteristics that practitioners could develop through the continued practice of Taijiquan.These qualities are studied through the lens of Taijiquan Classics,a collection of ancient theoretical and philosophical texts that is the foundation for Taijiquan theory and practice,in the framework of the science of intercultural communication.Our purpose is to explore yet another less-known benefit of Taijiquan practice besides its many,already well-known ones.We argue that Taijiquan has the potential to develop qualities and attributes associated with intercultural competence.

Recent Status of Taiji Program in China

The Taiji-1 satellite is a pilot satellite mission of Taiji program,which is used to verify Taiji’s key technology and also to testify the feasibility of Taiji roadmap.Taiji-1 was launched on 31 August 2019 and its designed mission was successfully completed.The in-orbit scientific achievements of Taiji-1 satellite in the first stage have been published and now it has entered the extended task phase.Taiji-2 will prepare all the technology needed by Taiji-3,and remove all the technical obstacles faced by Taiji-3.

Urban and Rural Spatial Layout based on Taiji Interactive Balance of I Ching

Taiji is a traditional Chinese philosophy. The content is so diversified that can be applied to so many aspects. The research applied yin and yang, unity be- tween heaven and man to urban planning, and analyzed relationship between urban- rural spatial structure, from transport and material/energy exchange. With the prob- lems reviewed, measures are proposed to deal with the relationship between urban- rural areas in urbanization process.

Taiji-1 Satellite Mission

China’s first satellite to conduct experiments on key technologies related to space-based gravitational wave detection,Taiji-1,has successfully completed its in-orbit tests,making a breakthrough in the country’s gravitational wave detection.With the success of Taiji-1’s in-orbit tests,the first goal of Chinese Academy of Science’s three-step strategy to implement the Taiji program has been successfully achieved.

Using Qi flow in Taiji effecting structural change in feet and reduced pain: a case report

In the article, the author reports on a case study of chronic pain problems caused by her own foot deformity. The author began using Taiji, Chen style Chan Si Gong (Reeling Silk), and Zhan Zhuang (standing meditation) to relieve chronic pain since 1986. After more than two years of Qigong training, the structure of the author's foot changed from the previous deformity to normal foot shape. These changes enabled the author to walk normally and to be free from persistent chronic pain. The article discussed the methods of using Qi currents and other issues that need to be paid attention to when practicing Tai chi, such as how to adjust one's mental focus and maintain a state of relaxation to "mindful". Tai chi involves a number of internal "micro-adjusting" about how these techniques relax and strengthen muscles to reduce chronic pain. The report and discussion on the treatment principle of Qigong can provide new strategies for the treatment of chronic pain.

Extract and Simple Explanation on the Principles of Taiji Studies

Taiji studies are a field of study that has its roots in the philosophical thought of the Yi Jing or Book of changes.It integrates the self‑cultivation traditions of Confucianism,Buddhism,and Daoism,and centers its academic system mostly on the perspective of the“states view”(jing jie guan).From the standpoint of its philosophical theory,Taiji studies divide the understanding of Dao into three theoretical states:the state of existence(you jie),the state of existence‑nonexistence(you wu jie),and the state of nonexistence(wu jie).It also establishes a theoretical structure that mainly includes“three states and nine axioms,”“One Dao and Nine theory sections,”and“Three practice levels and Nine secrets.”Based on traditional Chinese culture and philosophy,Taiji studies are continuously integrating the essence of them for better understanding and raising,and finally set up a rational school of Taiji Da Dao。

Taiji Quan and Health

Taiji Quan is a Chinese martial art that combines self-defense with physical and mental fitness.It is practiced today primarily for its health benefits,stress relief and relaxation,although interest in the martial applications of the art is growing.The slow,continuous movements are designed to impart powerful physical skills and to stimulate the flow of energy within the body,with the ultimate goal of improved mind-body connection and increased longevity.

Healthcare and Sports from the Perspective of Qi,Fascia,and Taijiquan

The slow-motion practice of Taijiquan,operationally,cultivates the cognitive perception of fascia tension as it is being harnessed to discipline body motion to be in accord with Yin-Yang Balance.The ideal motion that results,bestows liveliness of change and harmonizes body momentum,the hallmarks of maneuverability and force potential for performance.The paper puts forth the proposition that the manifestation of Qi in Taijiquan is primarily the cognitive perception of fascial tension in the functional efficacy of bipedal balance for performance.Though the cultivated cognition may be subjective,the process of Qi nurturing is grounded on the reduction of the errors of imbalances,which carves a practice path to balance with tangible effects.The force that arises from body motion so imbued with Yin-Yang Balance,is of the phenomenon of internal strength or neijin—consummate,of the right force vector in spontaneous response and rooted in balance.Taijiquan practice nurtures Qi for both health wellbeing and neijin as the body's core strength,depending on the practice efforts put in.

健康中国背景下太极健康服务的现状与实践路径

此研究以“健康中国”战略为背景,采用文献资料法、问卷调查法和实地调查法,对“太极健康”服务国内发展现状和实践路径进行分析和总结。结果表明,实践和传播太极健康理念与技术对中医药文化传承和发展具有现实意义,是落实健康中国的具体行动。基于现状调查和实践路径探索,太极健康服务的优化建议应从宏观布局、公众认知、传播效力三个角度讨论。未来,太极健康在健康中国建设中将继续发挥作用。

Clinical study of Taiji needling in treatment of peripheral facial neuritis

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of Taiji needling in treatment of peripheral facial neuritis. Methods Sixty inpatients with peripheral facial neuritis were randomly divided into two groups： observation group （Taiji needling group, n=30） and control group （conventional acupuncture group, n=30）; the treatment was conducted once a day, which was not stopped until the patients were discharged from hospital after recovery. The curative effect was evaluated before and after treatment by applying the therapeutic outcome rating scale of peripheral facial neuritis （portmann scale）. Results The improve merit of efficacy indices in the observation group was superior to that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （P〈0.05）; the course of treatment was shortened in the observation group compared with the control group, and the difference was also statistically significant （P〈0.05）. Conclusion The efficacy index of Taiji needling in treatment of peripheral facial neuritis is superior to that of conventional acupuncture, and Taiji needling can obviously shorten the course of treatment.

Prospects for improving cosmological parameter estimation with gravitational-wave standard sirens from Taiji

Taiji,a space-based gravitational-wave observatory,consists of three satellites forming an equilateral triangle with arm length of 3×10^6 km,orbiting around the Sun.Taiji is able to observe the gravitationalwave standard siren events of massive black hole binary(MBHB)merger,which is helpful in probing the expansion of the universe.In this paper,we preliminarily forecast the capability of Taiji for improving cosmological parameter estimation with the gravitational-wave standard siren data.We simulate fiveyear standard siren data based on three fiducial cosmological models and three models of MBHB’s formation and growth.It is found that the standard siren data from Taiji can effectively break the cosmological parameter degeneracies generated by the cosmic microwave background(CMB)anisotropies data,especially for dynamical dark energy models.The constraints on cosmological parameters are significantly improved by the data combination CMB+Taiji,compared to the CMB data alone.Compared to the current optical cosmological observations,Taiji can still provide help in improving the cosmological parameter estimation to some extent.In addition,we consider an ideal scenario to investigate the potential of Taiji on constraining cosmological parameters.We conclude that the standard sirens of MBHB from Taiji will become a powerful cosmological probe in the future.

Taiji data challenge for exploring gravitational wave universe

The direct observation of gravitational waves(GWs)opens a new window for exploring new physics from quanta to cosmos and provides a new tool for probing the evolution of universe.GWs detection in space covers a broad spectrum ranging over more than four orders of magnitude and enables us to study rich physical and astronomical phenomena.Taiji is a proposed space-based gravitational wave(GW)detection mission that will be launched in the 2030s.Taiji will be exposed to numerous overlapping and persistent GW signals buried in the foreground and background,posing various data analysis challenges.In order to empower potential scientific discoveries,the Mock Laser Interferometer Space Antenna(LISA)data challenge and the LISA data challenge(LDC)were developed.While LDC provides a baseline framework,the first LDC needs to be updated with more realistic simulations and adjusted detector responses for Taiji’s constellation.In this paper,we review the scientific objectives and the roadmap for Taiji,as well as the technical difficulties in data analysis and the data generation strategy,and present the associated data challenges.In contrast to LDC,we utilize second-order Keplerian orbit and second-generation time delay interferometry techniques.Additionally,we employ a new model for the extreme-mass-ratio inspiral waveform and stochastic GW background spectrum,which enables us to test general relativity and measure the non-Gaussianity of curvature perturbations.Furthermore,we present a comprehensive showcase of parameter estimation using a toy dataset.This showcase not only demonstrates the scientific potential of the Taiji data challenge(TDC)but also serves to validate the effectiveness of the pipeline.As the first data challenge for Taiji,we aim to build an open ground for data analysis related to Taiji sources and sciences.More details can be found on the official website(taiji-tdc.ictp-ap.org).

太极柔力球运动对慢性肾脏病维持性血液透析患者肌力和疲劳状态的影响

目的探讨太极柔力球运动对慢性肾脏病(CKD)维持性血液透析(MHD)患者上下肢肌力和疲乏程度的影响。方法选取2019年12月至2020年12月于靖江市人民医院进行血液透析的60例CKD患者作为研究对象,按照随机数字表法分为实验组与对照组,各30例。对照组采取透析期间脚踏车运动,实验组在对照组基础上进行太极柔力球运动。比较两组上下肢肌力[30 s坐站试验(STS-30)、握力测试(HGS)]及疲劳程度[Piper疲乏修订量表(RPFS)]。结果治疗前,两组HGS、STS-30比较差异无统计学意义;治疗2个月后,实验组HGS高于治疗前,两组STS-30均大于治疗前,且实验组HGS高于对照组,STS-30大于对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。治疗前,两组RPFS评分比较差异无统计学意义;治疗2个月后,实验组RPFS评分低于治疗前、对照组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论太极柔力球能改善MHD患者上下肢肌力和疲劳状况,值得临床推广应用。

读《太极图说》对人文医学的意义

宋代新儒家周敦颐改绘了当时流传的“太极图”,并撰著《太极图说》,诠释“太极图”。文章虽然是周敦颐研究易学哲理思想的心得体会,但是蕴含有深刻的宇宙自然科学哲理和广博的人文哲学精神内涵,对于当今医学工作者仍然有重要的启迪意义。

太极哲学与太极武学的深度融合解析

为从具体的技击技艺层面明晰中国传统主流哲学的思维方式“太极思维”与太极武学的融合点,从而使习武者更加明确地传承中华优秀传统文化,在文献解读和实践体悟基础上展开研究,得出以下结论:1)作为一个哲学概念,太极形成于先秦,发展于赵宋,经历了一个从“作为原始混沌统一体”的“太极即一”到“阴阳交合而化生万物”的“宇宙生成模式”的变化,“阴阳互根、阴阳并立、阴阳交合、阴阳交融、阴阳一体、阴阳相生”是太极思维的主旨;2)太极武学训练的首要目标是形成以“上下相随”“周身一家”为特色的整劲,这正是“太极即一”思想的具体化;太极武学训练更高层次的目标是形成以“收透吻接”“化发一体”为特色的太极劲,这正是以“阴阳交合”为核心的太极思维的具体化。太极拳之所以被称为“哲拳”“最高境界的格斗术”,皆因遵循了太极思维。

基于中子活化分析仪的水泥烧成系统游离氧化钙卡边控制方法研究

熟料游离氧化钙(f-CaO)含量是水泥质量控制重要指标,由于该指标目前无法实现在线实时检测,难以建立有效的水泥烧成系统闭环控制。在常规控制方案基础上,提出了一种基于中子活化分析仪对水泥生料入窑成分实时检测,进而利用神经网络算法构建游离氧化钙软测量模型,利用TaiJi-MPC软件实现对水泥烧成系统的风、煤、料的卡边控制方法。该方法可以降低f-CaO标准差波动约10%,提高f-CaO指标含量>0.3%,经济效益和社会效益显著。

The Enlightenment of Tai Chi Philosophical World View on Human Peace

This paper discusses the worldview of classical Chinese Tai Chi philosophy:the holistic view,the view of Yin and Yang,view of change,view of no change,and view of harmony and their enlightenment to human peace.The holistic view inspires people to look at human society from the height of the whole earth,and consider not only national interests,but also the interests of all mankind.The view of yin-yang tells people that when analyzing problems,they should look at the two aspects of yin-yang integration,not only to consider their own national interests,but also the interests of other countries,not only to see the contradictions and conflicts between countries,but also to see mutual benefits,to develop positive factors and to overcome negative factors;The view of change tells people that national leaders should adjust their foreign relations according to the changes of the times and the situation on the premise of abiding by objective laws;The view of no change tells us to act in accordance with the laws of nature and society,and that countries should respect each other,benefit each other,and cooperate for win-win results.The view of harmony enlightens us that in international relations,we should advocate the idea of living in harmony,harmony in diversity and harmonious coexistence,and oppose hegemonism and power politics.

SAQ训练法在高校柔力球网式项目训练中的探索

为提高柔力球网式项目训练中学生的技术水平,丰富隔网对抗类运动项目的训练方法,本研究以SAQ移动训练为实验对象,实验组的学生进行SAQ训练法干预,对照组的学生采用传统灵敏训练方法,通过测试两组五项灵敏素质指标并进行对比分析,探究SAQ训练法对柔力球网式项目训练中大学生灵敏素质所产生的影响效果。结果显示,SAQ训练法在提高学生灵敏素质方面的显著效果,此结果能够为其他网式项目的训练提供理论参考,并可丰富教学内容和训练方法。