Taiji softball was founded in 199 1. Associate Professor Bai Rong, a teacher of Shanxi Jinzhong Health School who graduated from the Department of Physical Education of Shanxi University, tried to combine some of Tai Ji Chuan's movements with tennis and badminton skills in daily physical education teaching, forming a Taiji soft ball. 199 1 year, Bai Rong and Tai Chi Softball invented patents, and together with Li Jiankang, Xue, Zhang Lu, Cheng Mingduo (Shanxi University), (Shanxi Normal University) and Xing Huaizhong (Shanxi Changzhi Medical College) of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, they formed the Tai Chi Softball Creation Group, which started. From 65438 to 0994, Taiji Softball passed the evaluation and affirmation of the evaluation group of the State Education Commission. In 2000, it was listed as a new project promoted by China Sports Association for the Elderly, and training courses and classes for coaches and referees were held in Beijing (2000), Shandong (200 1), Beijing (2002), Shanghai (2003), Tianjin and Jiangxi (2005).
School of Physical Education of Shanxi University of Finance and Economics is the first school in China to offer Taiji Softball course.