Tai Chi in Fiction
- Tai chi and neijia in general play a large role in many wuxia novels, films, and television series; among which are Yuen Wo Ping’s Tai Chi Master starring Jet Li, and the popular Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. A movie that features a traditional tai chi chuan teacher as the lead character is Pushing Hands, Ang Lee’s first western film. Internal concepts may even be the subject of parody, such as in Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. Fictional portrayals often refer to Zhang Sanfeng and the Taoist monasteries on Wudangshan.
- Tai chi play a role in the book series the Five Ancestors as a Chinese Workout that many people do, especially elderly citizens.
- Tai Chi is the basis for the art of Waterbending in the animated television series “Avatar: The Last Airbender”.
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Tai Chi Master: Twin Warriors (1993)
Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
$14.69 (You Save $5.28)
A pair of lifelong friends are expelled from their Shaolin temple after being accused of cheating. Tienbao becomes a powerful and …
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