英文版Tai Chi Chuan 已正式出版

英文版Tai Chi Chuan 已正式出版，为了方便用手机或iPad阅读或模仿动作，电子书版也同时出版了。

新书介绍

薛中天的 “太极拳”英文版现在已正式出版了。笔者是在分子遗传学领域的一位出色的科学家，曾在美国，丹麦和瑞典工作。自20世纪六十年代，他已在中国学会了太极拳，并不停地练习太极拳至今。为了满足他周围的太极爱好者的要求，他在瑞典的隆德，一个大学城的体操和健康中心Gerdahallen以及在其他几个场馆办太极拳训练班多年。

这本书是由中国在瑞典的太极教练自己写的第一个英文版本。在这本书中，他使用的图片连同文字展现了自己独特的，结构紧凑，更简单和更流畅的太极式样的每一个动作。这本书应用了丰富的中国文化元素作为动作的联想。

这本书还阐述了太极拳对人类健康和长寿的诸多好处，特别是包括心理的健康益处。太极拳动作缓慢，运动与呼吸配合，逐步使呼吸加深，这将提高体内气血循环。在太极，气是人体的活力和内在能量的中国概念。太极运动使所谓的“精气”可以自由自在在人体中使用和转化。在练习太极拳时，身体的平衡需要经常调整，因此，关,，肌肉和骨骼系统也得到很好锻练。太极拳可以帮助办公室工作人员克服常犯的颈部和背部疼痛的毛病和预防跌跤。现代医学研究证明太极运动能坛强人体的免疫力。它是人体功能损伤的愈合和修复的好方法。

这本书鼓励人们学打太极拳。它适合每个人：不管年轻人和老年人，男性和女性，病人和健康，人人都可以练习。

郁士贵，生物化学博士

Xue Zhongtian's book "Tai Chi Chuan" is the first English edition written by a Chinese Tai Chi instructor himself in Sweden. The author is a leading scientist in the field of molecular genetics who has worked in the United States, Denmark and Sweden. He has learned Tai Chi Chuan in China since the 1960s and has been practicing Tai Chi Chuan continuously till now. To meet the demands of the Tai Chi enthusiasts around him, he held Tai Chi training classes for many years in Lund, Sweden, in Gerdahallen, a gym, training and health center, and in several other venues.

The pictures and words he uses in this book show every movement of his unique, compact, simple and smooth Tai Chi style. This book uses rich Chinese cultural elements as imagination of the movements.

The book also describes the many benefits of Tai Chi for human health and longevity, especially including psychological health benefits. Tai Chi Chuan moves slowly, and the combination of exercise and breathing gradually deepens the breathing, which will improve the circulation of Qi and blood in the body. In Tai Chi, Qi is the Chinese concept of the vitality and inner energy of the human body. Tai Chi moves the so-called "Essential Qi" to be freely used and transformed in the human body. The balance of the body needs to be adjusted frequently when practicing Tai Chi Chuan so the joints, muscles and skeletal system are also well exercised. Tai Chi can help office workers overcome common neck and back pain and prevent elderly fall. Modern medical research proves that Tai Chi exercise can strengthen the body's immunity. It is a great way to heal and repair damaged body functions.

This book encourages people to learn Tai Chi Chuan. It's for everyone: young and old, male and female, sick and healthy, everyone can practice.