Yes Tai Chi as well and Buddhism… also see Falun Gong under the heading ‘Different forms of Meditation’ here at spiritualportal.
Chinese types of meditation are much influenced by Buddhist and Taoist practice. The primary aim is spiritual development, the attainment of Buddhahood or immortality. Chinese meditation does not pay much emphasis on the acquisition of psychic powers or special supernormal abilities, though these powers and abilities inevitably result as bonus to the meditators.
https://www.shaolin.org/zen/meditation/chinese-meditation.htmlhttps://falunau.org/2022/03/german-magazine-persecuted-tortured-and-killed-in-china-for-meditation/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Falun-GongTypical benefits that people describe include increased amounts of energy and reduced fatigue; greater resistance to disease; better sleep; emotional balance; a sense of calm; a positive outlook; improved relationships; greater self-awareness; a deeper sense of meaning; and spiritual growth.
The health benefits reported by people taking up Falun Gong are often immediate and many times dramatic, with some patients even recovering from severe illnesses. In addition, the Chinese people recognized in Falun Gong an authentic representation of the spiritual traditions which have almost been lost after decades of communist rule. This sparked a wave of excitement about the practice in China during the 1990s, and the practice grew rapidly across the country.
By 1998, just six years after its first introduction to the public, official Chinese records estimated 70-100 million had taken up the practice, making Falun Gong the fastest growing, and most popular form of qigong in Chinese history.
Falun Gong in China before 1999
However, upon gaining deeper understanding of the practice, it became apparent to practitioners that Falun Gong was not just another qigong practice to improve health and wellness. Instead, the practice represented a rediscovery of the “old, good things of ancient China,” as one grandfather and former Chinese official put it. The virtues of Falun Gong’s teachings rekindled the values of China’s traditional past; the strength and honesty of Taoism, the compassion and goodness from Buddhism, and the wisdom to deal with people and social settings with righteousness and tolerance from Confucianism.
In Falun Gong people experienced a renaissance of traditional Chinese wisdom and values, and this resonated deeply with people all across China.