Tai Ji Men marks 60 years with Los Angeles peace showcase

Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy celebrated its 60th anniversary in Los Angeles with a major cultural production featuring more than 500 practitioners, leaders from government and education, and a message centered on conscience, peace and sustainability. The event at Cal State LA also highlighted the group’s global outreach, family participation and long record of cultural exchange.

Why it matters: - Tai Ji Men used its 60th anniversary to frame qigong, cultural performance and civic engagement as tools for peace, mental well-being and global harmony. - The celebration tied the academy’s message to World Mental Health Day, adding public-health relevance to the anniversary event. - The production showed how a volunteer-driven cultural organization can mobilize families, professionals and community leaders across generations.

What happened: - Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy held its 60th anniversary celebration, A World of One Heart—Peace and Sustainability, on Oct. 10, 2026, at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex at Cal State LA in Los Angeles. - The event drew more than 500 practitioners from multiple generations and countries. - More than 200 performers appeared on stage, supported by more than 300 volunteers behind the scenes. - The cast included everyday professionals from medicine, law, engineering, education and business who rehearsed for months on evenings and weekends. - Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze, the Zhang-men-ren of Tai Ji Men, delivered the welcome address and linked the anniversary to the academy’s mission of lifelong learning and global citizenship education. - Dr. Hong said conscience, love, hope and action are essential as artificial intelligence advances and global turbulence continues.

The details: - The performance blended traditional qigong and martial arts with music, dance and theater. - The program centered on values of conscience, love, peace and hope. - Martial arts formations combined fist routines, staff techniques, traditional weapons and kung fu fans with contemporary dance. - Mythical figures including the Celestial Dragon, Fire Phoenixes, Auspicious Lions, Golden Peacocks and Qilins appeared as symbols of good fortune and world peace. - Child and youth practitioners performed as angels to represent conscience. - The musical drama The Golden Kingdom underscored the message that conscience matters more than material wealth. - A presentation featured practitioners including a cancer survivor, semiconductor professional, attorney, pharmacist and special education teacher using qigong and conscience in daily life. - Dr. Hong said he and his dizi have traveled to 123 countries through self-funded cultural exchanges over six decades. - Dr. Hong said he helped launch the Movement of an Era of Conscience and contributed to initiatives that led to the United Nations’ International Day of Conscience and International Day of Hope. - The Bell of World Peace and Love, rung by 704 global leaders across 159 nations, was featured in the program. - The bell has been rung by 90 heads of state and government and 15 Nobel Peace laureates. - Dr. Hong rang the bell nine times in Los Angeles and asked for awakened conscience, global stability and lasting peace for future generations. - Dr. Hong also led a moment of silent reflection and invited the audience to make the “peace dove” hand gesture.

Between the lines: - The anniversary presentation was built less like a standard recital and more like a public statement about identity, service and moral leadership. - The mix of volunteer labor, family participation and professional backgrounds suggested Tai Ji Men is emphasizing community discipline as much as artistic skill. - The focus on conscience reflects a broader argument from Dr. Hong that social stability depends on ethical awareness, not just technology or policy. - The event also functioned as soft diplomacy, with international symbols and cross-cultural messaging aimed at audiences beyond Los Angeles.

What's next: - Tai Ji Men said the 60th anniversary marks the start of a new 60-year cycle focused on peace and sustainability. - The academy renewed its call for people worldwide to work together for conscience, love and harmony. - The program positioned future cultural exchange and service as the next phase of the organization’s mission.

The bottom line: - Tai Ji Men turned a milestone anniversary into a large-scale message that cultural practice, family participation and civic outreach can support peace at home and abroad. - The celebration also reinforced Dr. Hong’s long-running push to center conscience in discussions about the future.