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UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300410006-4 PAGE: 0004 THE BOOK MENTIONS A PERSON WHO WAS ABLE TO MASTER BI GU AND WENT SIX YEARS WITHOUT EATING. 5. “QIGONG FOR HEALTH" (BAO JIAN QI GONG) (STC: 0202/0256/3049/0501) WAS WRITTEN BY ((XUE)) WENZHI (STC: 5641/2429/2535) AND ((TANG)) SHILIN (STC: 0781/ 0013/2651) AND WAS PUBLISHED BY CHINA'S PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY. THE BOOK GIVES A VERY SIMPLE APPROACH TO STUDY QIGONG FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING HEALTH AND PROLONGING LIFE. THERE ARE MANY DIAGRAMS AND EXPLANATIONS THAT DESCRIBE THE MOVEMENTS AND BREATHING EXERCISES THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MASTER QIGONG. QIGONG CAN BE PRACTICED WHILE STANDING, SITTING, AND EVEN SLEEPING. THE END RESULTS OF QIGONG WILL PROLONG LIFE, GIVE YOU HEALING POWERS, AND MAINTAIN YOUR HEALTH. 6. "THE HIGHER UNDERSTANDING OF QIGONG" (GAO GONG GUI WU) (STC: 7559/0501/6311/1889) THE CHIEF EDITOR IS MR. ( (ZHANG) ) (STC: 1728) AND PUBLISHED BY THE CHANGCHUN PRESS. THIS BOOK I§ ONE OF AN EIGHT PART SERIES THAT IS PUBLISHED BY THE CHANGCHUN PRESS. THE BOOK FOCUSES ON A MASTER OF QIGONG ((YANG)) HU. HE SPECIALIZES IN HEALING. THERE ARE WELL DOCUMENTED CASES OF HIM HEALING OTHERS. IN 1986, HE HEALED ((MAO)) ZEDONG'S NIECE, ((MAO)) YUANZHI. SHE HAD AN INTESTINAL INFECTION FOR OVER THIRTEEN YEARS, AND OTHER CHRONIC PROBLEMS SUCH AS ARTHRITIS IN HER SHOULDER. THE HOSPITAL WAS UNABLE TO TREAT HER ILLNESS. YANG HU WAS ABLE TO HEAL HER OF ALL OF HER AILMENTS IN ONE DAY. THE BOOK MENTIONS MANY OTHER STORIES THAT PROFESS HIS ABILITY TO HEAL OTHERS. A. THE BOOK WARNS THE READER OF FALSE QIGONG MASTERS AND STYLES. THESE FALSE MASTERS TRY TO ENTICE PEOPLE TO SPEND ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO HEAL THEM OR TEACH THEM THE ART OF QIGONG. COMMENTS: FIELD COMMENTS. THESE BOOKS HAVE STORIES THAT MAKE INCREDIBLE CLAIMS. HOWEVER, A GREAT MAJORITY OF CHINESE PEOPLE BELIEVE IN THE ABILITIES OF QIGONG AND OFTEN CALL UPON QIGONG MASTERS TO HEAL THEM. QIGONG IS AN ANCIENT CHINESE ART THAT MAY MERIT ATTENTION. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BOOKS WRITTEN ON THE SUBJECT AND AN INTERNATIONAL QIGONG CONVENTION IS HELD EVERY YEAR. ACCORDING TO THE QIGONG MASTERS, YOU MUST FOCUS ON WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE BEFORE YOU BEGIN STUDYING. THIS HELPS YOU TO DECIDE WHAT STYLE OF QIGONG WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATTE TO ASSIST YOU IN ACCOMPLISHING YOUR GOAL. //IPSP: PT 1810//. /{COMSOBJ: 320//. ADMIN PROJ: UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300410006-4