Qi, or Ch'i[1] in Wade–Giles romanization, was a regional state of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China, whose rulers held titles of Hou (侯), then Gong （公）, before declaring themselves independent Kings （王）. Its capital was Linzi, located in present-day Shandong. Qi was founded shortly after the Zhou conquest of Shang, c. 1046 BCE.

qi, in Chinese philosophy, medicine, and religion, the psychophysical energies that permeate the universe. Early Daoist philosophers and alchemists, who regarded qi as a vital force inhering in the breath and bodily fluids, developed techniques to alter and control the movement of qi within the body; their aim was to achieve physical longevity ...

Qi, one of the largest and most powerful of the many small states into which China was divided between about 771 and 221 bc. In the 7th and 6th centuries bc, Qi, which was located on the extreme eastern edge of the North China Plain in what is now Shandong and Hebei provinces, began to increase in

The Great Wall of Qi (simplified Chinese: 齐 长 城; traditional Chinese: 齊 長 城; pinyin: Qí Chángchéng) is the oldest existing Great Wall in China. [1] [2] Construction of the wall started in 441 BC by the state of Qi, to defend itself against attacks from the states of Jin and Yue.

Qi, known as the Northern Qi (traditional Chinese: 北齊; simplified Chinese: 北齐; pinyin: Běi Qí; Wade–Giles: Pei3-Ch'i2), Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It ruled the eastern part of northern China from 550 to 577.

2019年6月25日 · In China, the understanding of qi is inherent in the very language. For instance, the literal translation of the Chinese character meaning “health” is “original qi.” The literal translation of the character for “vitality” is “high-quality qi.”

Two concepts that are unique and fundamental to Chinese medicine are Qi (usually translated as "vital energy") and yin and yang (the harmony of all the opposite elements and forces that make up existence). These two concepts form what we might call the "roots" of Chinese medicine.

2019年10月1日 · Qi (pronounced chee) is, quite simply, energy. Qi refers to the vital energy that constantly circulates throughout your body. The concept of qi originates in China. The Chinese believe that everything has energy; animate and inanimate things. The food you eat, the air you breathe, the water you drink, and the earth you walk on.

Qi (齊) (1046 BCE - 221 BCE) was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state located in modern day Shandong province. The state was first established by King Cheng of Zhou, who granted it to the famous minister Jiang Ziya（姜子牙) in recognition of his services in founding the Zhou dynasty.

2021年2月11日 · The concept of qi belongs among the most difficult and complex notions in Chinese ideational history. The present article follows from recognizing that traditional translations of this concept...