Guo Lin, Founder of the New QigongGuo Lin, a renowned qigong master as well as a painter of the Southern School of Traditional Chinese Painting, was born in April 1909 in the County of Zhongshan, Guangdong Province. She was also known as Lin Guanming and Meishu.

Since childhood Guo Lin was well versed in the ancient form of Qigong exercise. In the late 1940 Guo Lin was afflicted with cancer and was treated with six surgeries over a period of time but the cancer never abated. To counter this cancer threat to her live, she turned to the ancient qigong and adapted it to suit her medical conditions. In doing so, she researched extensively into both the traditional Chinese and the Western medicines, sought the advice of qigong masters she had access to, and evolved the ancient qigong exercise into a modified form that she practised for 20 years since. After practising this new modified form of Qigong, her cancer had abated.

Calling this modified form of qigong as New Qigong and with the conviction that the New Qigong is an exercise for the people she unveiled New Qigong to the public in September 4, 1971 thus becoming the first Qigong master to treat cancer through this form of exercise that incorporates controlled breathing. Since then thousands of cancer patients have taken part in her Qigong therapy classes at various coaching centers, located over 20 cities and provinces in China, and have attained remissions from this life threatening disease. In addition great number of qualified Qigong instructions have since been trained in this New Qigong exercise. Strongly believing that cancer should be countered through a Three prongs approach incorporating both Chinese and Western medicines with Qigong therapy simultaneously, Guo Lin set up in July 1982 in Xia Huliang in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, the first hospital in China that adopt this three prongs approach for the treatment and prevention of cancer.

Her achievements have won the recognition and support of the Party, government, medical doctors from both Chinese and Western medicine as well as Qigong masters.an exercise for the people she unveiled New Qigong to the public in September 4, 1971 thus Calling this modified form of qigong as New Qigong and with the conviction that the New Qigong is ecoming the first Qigong master to treat cancer through this form of exercise that incorporates controlled breathing. Since then thousands of cancer patients have taken part in her Qigong therapy classes at various coaching centers, located over 20 cities and provinces in China, and have attained remissions from this life threatening disease. In addition great number of qualified Qigong instructions have since been trained in this New Qigong exercise. Strongly believing that cancer should be countered through a Three prongs approach incorporating both Chinese and Western medicines with Qigong therapy simultaneously, Guo Lin set up in July 1982 in Xia Huliang in Zhuoxian County, Hebei Province, the first hospital in China that adopt this Three prongs approach for the treatment and prevention of cancer. Her achievements have won the recognition and support of the Party, government, medical doctors from both Chinese and Western medicine as well as Qigong masters.

Guo Lin died on December 14, 1984 at the age of 75 of cerebral hemorrhage resulting from over commitment to her work. Since her death her legacy has been carried to greater heights through the Guo Lin Qigong Research Society comprising of qigong practitioners and enthusiasts.

Master Guo Lin will be remembered for her contribution to the development of Chinese qigong exercises.