 | The examples and perspective in this article may not include all significant viewpoints. (August 2009) |
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 Zhan zhuang training on the World Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Israel. The people in the picture hold the Hun Yuan posture, also known as Cheng Bao. | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 站樁 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 站桩 | ||||||
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Zhan zhuang (simplified Chinese: 站桩; traditional Chinese: 站樁; pinyin: zhàn zhuāng; lit. 'standing [like a] post') is a training method often practiced by students of neijia (internal kung fu), such as yiquan, xingyiquan, baguazhang and tai chi. Zhan zhuang is sometimes translated Standing-on-stake, Standing Qigong, Standing Like a Tree, Post-standing, Pile-standing, or Pylon Standing.