Baduanjin is an ancient Chinese Qigong exercise, which was formed in Song Dynasty and consists of eight sets of body movements, including body movements and breath conditioning. Baduanjin is the most widely spread in ancient Chinese guidance. On June 28, 1982, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Education and the then National Sports Commission issued a notice, taking Baduanjin and other traditional Chinese fitness methods as one of the contents of "Health Physical Education Class" promoted in medical universities. In 2003, the State Sports General Administration of China promoted the rearranged Baduanjin and other fitness methods as the content of "Health Qigong" to the whole country.