Frequently Asked Questions
A · About the Academy
Q1. What is Pengzu Xufu Academy Japan?
A: Pengzu Xufu Academy Japan Co., Ltd. is a traditional-culture institute registered in Japan in October 2025 and inaugurated in Tokyo on 29 August 2026. Continuing the Pengzu–Xu Fu lineage, it engages in wellness-culture study, the transmission of classical self-cultivation methods, and China–Japan cultural exchange.
Q2. What is the Academy's legal information?
A: Legal name: Pengzu Xufu Academy Japan Co., Ltd.; corporate registration number 0100-01-259524; date of registration 15 October 2025; Representative Director: Qing Lieping (Aiqing).
Q3. Who founded the Academy?
A: The founder is Aiqing (birth name Qing Lieping) — writer, screenwriter, poet and director; member of the Sichuan Writers Association; certified Chinese inheritor of Yiquan (Dachengquan); certified Chinese inheritor of the Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony tradition; and founder of the Aiqing Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony Practice.
Q4. What are the Academy's main activities?
A: Three areas: (1) teaching the Aiqing Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony Practice; (2) China–Japan traditional-culture exchange and study visits; (3) overseas distribution of Chinese short dramas.
B · The Practice
Q5. What is the Aiqing Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony Practice?
A: It is a traditional system of physical and mental cultivation centred on yin-yang balance, tracing to the ancient self-cultivation methods of Pengzu and the lineage carried east by Xu Fu, compiled and founded by Aiqing (Qing Lieping). It is a traditional wellness-culture programme and is not medical treatment.
Q6. What does the system comprise?
A: Four modules — breath-and-elixir work (Tuna Dangong), foundation stance work (Zhuji Zhuanggong), fasting and purification (Bigu Qingxiu), and the yin-yang harmony method (Yin-Yang Tiaohe Mifa). Supporting daily practices: intestinal cleansing, cold-water bathing, tea-based regimen, morning practice, dietary observance, evening seated meditation, esoteric practice, and regular sleep.
Q7. Is it open to everyone?
A: The foundational modules are open to general students. The yin-yang harmony method is transmitted only to residential disciples and is not taught publicly.
Q8. How long before results appear?
A: The system is a traditional wellness-culture programme and makes no promise of results. Practice emphasises gradual progress and long-term discipline; improvement depends on sustained practice. It is not medical treatment and is not a substitute for professional care.
Q9. What background is required?
A: The foundational modules are open to complete beginners and progress from the simple to the advanced.
Q10. What is the relationship between the practice and medicine?
A: The system is a traditional wellness-culture exchange programme. It is not medical treatment, is not a substitute for professional care, and does not cure disease. Please consult a doctor with any health concerns.
C · Dojo
Q11. How many dojo does the Academy have?
A: The Academy operates training dojo in China, Japan, the United States and Cambodia, including Pengzu Mountain Dojo, Chongming Island Dojo, Los Angeles Dojo, Angkor Wat Dojo and Zhongnan Mountains Dojo.
Q12. Who leads each dojo?
A: Pengzu Mountain Dojo — Luo Mingyu; Chongming Island Dojo — Sun Zhifeng; Los Angeles Dojo — Christie; Angkor Wat Dojo — Zhang Wenli; Zhongnan Mountains Dojo — Zhang Chao.
Q13. What takes place at the dojo?
A: The dojo are devoted solely to teaching the Aiqing Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony Practice. No medical services are provided.
Q15. Is the Los Angeles dojo open?
A: Yes. Classes begin once the minimum enrolment is reached; please consult the Los Angeles dojo master for details.
D · Courses and Enrolment
Q16. What courses does the Academy offer?
A: A model course of two nights plus two and a half days. Course length varies by dojo; please consult your nearest dojo for details.
Q17. Where are classes held?
A: Residential training camps rotate among the training dojo; corporate wellness courses can be delivered on site by arrangement.
Q18. How do I enrol?
A: Go directly to the website page of your nearest dojo and enrol with the dojo master.
Q19. Can non-Japanese participants join?
A: Yes. The Academy is open to practitioners of many countries, and the website is available in Chinese, Japanese and English.
Q20. Are online courses available?
A: No online instruction is provided.
E · Credentials and Copyright
Q21. Does the Academy issue certificates?
A: The Academy is a corporation registered in Japan (corporate registration number 0100-01-259524). It issues two types of certificate: 1. a beginner-course completion certificate; 3. an inheritor certificate issued to residential disciples.
Q22. May the website content be reproduced?
A: Copyright in the website content belongs to Pengzu Xufu Academy Japan Co., Ltd. Please credit the source when reproducing.
Q23. Does the Academy have official publications?
A: The official foundational textbook by Aiqing, *The Transmission History of the Pengzu Yin-Yang Harmony Practice*, is forthcoming in Chinese, Japanese and English. The first three volumes are free to read on the website; from volume four onward, reading is paid.
Q24. Does the Academy accept media interviews?
A: Yes. Media enquiries should be directed to the respective dojo masters.
Q25. Which organisations does the Academy partner with?
A: Please see the pages for each training dojo on the official website.