''Taiji'', tai chi, or ''t'ai chi'' () may refer to: *

Tai chi is a Chinese martial art. Initially developed for combat and self-defense, for most practitioners it has evolved into a sport and form of exercise. As an exercise, tai chi is performed as gentle, low-impact movement in which practitioners ...

, an internal Chinese martial art practiced for self-defense and health. * ''Taiji'' (philosophy), a concept in Daoist philosophy *

Taegeuk ''Taegeuk'' (, ) is a Sino-Korean vocabulary, Sino-Korean term meaning "supreme ultimate", although it can also be translated as "great polarity / duality / extremes". The term and its overall concept is derived from the Chinese ''Taiji (philos ...

, a Korean symbol based on the philosophical concept

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Tai Chi (band) Tai Chi (太極) is a Hong Kong rock band formed in Hong Kong in 1985 by Patrick Lui (lead vocalist), Albert Lui (lead vocalist), Joey Tang (guitarist), Gary Tong (keyboardist), Ernest Lau (guitarist), Eddy Sing (bass guitarist and backing voca ...

, a Hong Kong rock band * ''Tai Chi'' (TVB), the television series broadcast by TVB

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Taiji (Mongol title) Taiji (, 台吉, originally from zh, 太子) was a title of the nobility among the Mongols from the 16th century. The title originated from Chinese Taizi (heir apparent son of the emperor) and was first used for the proliferating aristocracy ...

, a 16th-century title of nobility * ''Taiji'', the era of the rule of

Emperor Ruizong of Tang Emperor Ruizong of Tang (22 June 662 – 13 July 716), personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eighth son of Emp ...

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Hong Taiji Hong Taiji (28 November 1592 – 21 September 1643), also rendered as Huang Taiji and sometimes referred to as Abahai in Western literature, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Qing, was the second khan of the Later Jin ...

(1592–1643) or Hung T'ai chi, an early Qing dynasty Manchu emperor * Taiji (musician) a.k.a. Taiji Sawada, Japanese musician *

Seo Taiji Jeong Hyeon-cheol (; born February 21, 1972), better known as Seo Taiji or Seo Tae-ji (), is a South Korean singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. After dropping out of high school to pursue a music career, he rose to become one of t ...

(born 1972), South Korean musician *

Taiji Tonoyama was a Japanese character actor who made many appearances in films and on television from 1939 to 1989. He was a close friend of Kaneto Shindo and one of his regular cast members. He was also an essayist. In 1950 he helped form the film company ...

(1915–1989), Japanese actor * Taichi (name), a Japanese given name and surname

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* Taiji Cave, religious site in China *

Taiji, Wakayama 270px, Taiji Town Hall 270px, Taiji Whale Museum is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 2960 in 1567 households and a population density of 510 persons per km2. The tota ...

, a town in Japan

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* Taiji Program in Space, a proposed Chinese satellite-based gravitational-wave observatory *

Taiji dolphin drive hunt The Taiji dolphin drive hunt is based on driving dolphins and other small cetaceans into a small bay where they can be killed or captured for their meat and for sale to dolphinariums. The new primary killing method is done by cutting the spinal ...

, an annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama

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