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According to legend, 500,000 years passed between the beginning of the world and the ascension of the Emperor Fu Hsi, the founder of the Chinese Nation. During that period, there were countless traditional stories describing the origin of customs, arts and industries. There are no facts of this period, just stories. Anthropologists tell us that primitive peoples all over the world have basically the same customs and beliefs. It is only through the passage of time that human cultures have become distinct and individual. Each culture gradually evolved from a lower and simpler form of life to a higher and more complex one.

The art of Ch'i Kung developed in a similar manner. At first, the theory and practice was simple, but the art progressed to more complex and more refined stages. This progression is naturally reflected in the practice of Ch'i Kung, where one starts with the simple and then goes to the complex.

Before animal husbandry and agriculture, the primitive Chinese lived in caves and survived by anything that came their way. They ate wild fruit, drank the blood of animals, and covered their loins with skins. They had to fight wild beasts and often were hurt of wounded. This is another reason for the development of Ch'i Kung. The cave dwellers needed to be in control of their body energy in order to survive.