August 5, 2007: Like the various forms of  yoga, qigong and Chinese (inner) Alchemy, exist of various extremely detailed spiritual practices and belief system that are not a religion itself yet can be found to be incorporated into many different religious traditions as well as into non-religious traditions such as medicine, martial arts, and secular scientific inquiry. The Politics of Qigong in Modern China P.1.

P.2: The Celestial and Terrestrial Spirits of Qigong:

Introduction to Politics of Qigong P.3 to 5 about the Taiping Rebellion.
Of the great Eurasian states beyond Europe, China (and to a lesser degree Japan) had always been the richest, strongest and least accessible to European influence. Politics of Qigong P.3.

TheTaiping Rebellion. It began in South West China with the visions of a millen­arian prophet. Politics of Qigong P.4.

Politics of Qigong P.5: End of Taiping, Burying the Dead.

Politics of Qigong P.6: The Boxer Uprising.

Politics of Qigong P.7: Chinese security officials did not expect the sudden appearance of the Falun Gong, whose members surrounded government offices in Beijing, though the organization had operated as a legal entity registered under Chinese regulations. Falun Gong.