Qigong fever

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Qigong fever (气功热, Qìgōng rè), also known as the qigong boom, was a social phenomenon in the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s, in which the practice of qigong rose to extraordinary popularity, with mass daily practice. The movement involved claims of supernatural or "extraordinary powers" including telekinesis, clairvoyance, telesthesia, precognition, telepathy and other paranormal abilities promoted by numerous qigong masters, although such claims have never been scientifically substantiated. Within China during the Qigong fever, there were heated debates on whether ESP was a science or pseudoscience. At its peak, it is estimated that the number of qigong practitioners reached between 60 and 200 million, developing a flourishing subculture. On December 5, 1994, the Chinese government issued a document which stated that it was "shocking" to see how "superstitious and benighted activities became increasingly rampant", warning that instances of anti-science and pseudoscience...

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