Editing Tai chi (section)

=== Standardization ===
[[File:Taoist Tai Chi demo Push.jpg|thumb|Taoist practitioners practising]]
Under the Nationalist government, the Central Guo Shu Institute ({{lang|zh-Hant|中央國術館}}) in Chongqing under the direction of Chen Pan-ling ({{lang|zh-Hant|陳泮嶺}}) in 1936 created a unified form combining elements of Chen, Yang, Sun and Wu forms. This was called Guo Shu Taiji ({{lang|zh-Hant|國術太極}}). After the retreat of the Nationalists to Taiwan in 1949, Chen Pan-ling continued to propagate the form where it is now called 99 Taiji. This frame formed the structure of [[Wang Shujin|Wang Shu-jin]]'s taiji form.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Robert |title=Chinese Boxing Masters and Methods |publisher=Blue Snake Books |year=1990 |isbn=978-1-55643-085-5 |pages=68-72}}</ref>

In 1956, the Chinese government sponsored the Chinese Sports Committee (CSC), which brought together four {{tlit|zh|pinyin|wushu}} teachers to truncate the Yang family hand form to [[24-form tai chi chuan|24 postures]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Bluestein|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Bluestein|year=2024|title=Martial Arts Politics Explained|isbn=979-8335564984}}</ref> This was an attempt to standardize tai chi for {{tlit|zh|pinyin|[[Wushu (sport)|wushu]]}} tournaments as they wanted to create a routine that would be much less difficult to learn than the classical 88 to 108 posture solo hand forms.

Another 1950s form is the "97 movements combined tai chi form", which blends Yang, Wu, Sun, Chen, and Fu styles.

In 1976, they developed a slightly longer demonstration form that would not require the traditional forms' memory, balance, and coordination. This became the "Combined 48 Forms" that were created by three '{{tlit|zh|pinyin|wushu}} coaches, headed by Men Hui Feng. The combined forms simplified and combined classical forms from the original Chen, Yang, Wu, and Sun styles. Other competitive forms were designed to be completed within a six-minute time limit.

In the late 1980s, CSC standardized more competition forms for the four major styles as well as combined forms. These five sets of forms were created by different teams, and later approved by a committee of {{tlit|zh|pinyin|wushu}} coaches in China. These forms were named after their style: the "Chen-style national competition form" is the "56 Form". Also standardized was the "[[42-form tai chi|42 Form]]", also known as the "Competition Form", which combined movements from multiple styles.

In the 11th [[Asian Games]] of 1990, {{tlit|zh|pinyin|wushu}} was included as an item for competition for the first time with the 42 Form representing tai chi. The [[International Wushu Federation]] (IWUF) applied for {{tlit|zh|pinyin|wushu}} to be part of the [[Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 17, 2006 |title=Wushu likely to be a "specially-set" sport at Olympics |url=http://en.olympic.cn/08beijing/bocog/2006-10-17/945504.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311001132/http://en.olympic.cn/08beijing/bocog/2006-10-17/945504.html |archive-date=2007-03-11 |access-date=2007-04-13 |publisher=[[Chinese Olympic Committee]]}}</ref>
Tai chi was added to the [[UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists]] in December of 2020, nominated by China.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Taijiquan |url=https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/taijiquan-00424 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218080430/https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/taijiquan-00424 |archive-date=2020-12-18 |access-date=2021-03-06 |publisher=UNESCO Culture Sector}}</ref>