Foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi experience Chinese martial arts culture in Chenjiagou, China's Henan

Tai Chi coach Chen Ziqiang (front) guides students in practicing Tai Chi in Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, July 27, 2026. This summer, numerous foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi visited Chenjiagou, a small village in Henan Province where Tai Chi originated, to practice Tai Chi and experience Chinese martial arts culture.

Rooted in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and martial arts, Tai Chi has evolved into a wide range of styles and is now practiced in more than 180 countries and regions, with hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide. (Photo by Huang Fuxing/Xinhua)

A foreign student practices Tai Chi at a martial arts school in Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, July 27, 2026. This summer, numerous foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi visited Chenjiagou, a small village in Henan Province where Tai Chi originated, to practice Tai Chi and experience Chinese martial arts culture.

Rooted in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and martial arts, Tai Chi has evolved into a wide range of styles and is now practiced in more than 180 countries and regions, with hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide. (Photo by Huang Fuxing/Xinhua)

Foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi visit an ancestral hall to learn about Tai Chi culture in Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, July 27, 2026. This summer, numerous foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi visited Chenjiagou, a small village in Henan Province where Tai Chi originated, to practice Tai Chi and experience Chinese martial arts culture.

Rooted in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and martial arts, Tai Chi has evolved into a wide range of styles and is now practiced in more than 180 countries and regions, with hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide. (Photo by Huang Fuxing/Xinhua)

Foreign students practice Tai Chi at a martial arts school in Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, central China's Henan Province, July 27, 2026. This summer, numerous foreign enthusiasts of Tai Chi visited Chenjiagou, a small village in Henan Province where Tai Chi originated, to practice Tai Chi and experience Chinese martial arts culture.

Rooted in Chinese philosophy, traditional medicine and martial arts, Tai Chi has evolved into a wide range of styles and is now practiced in more than 180 countries and regions, with hundreds of millions of practitioners worldwide. (Photo by Huang Fuxing/Xinhua)