Tiger, deer, bear, ape, bird. Wuqinxi is a traditional Chinese fitness method, which consists of five movements imitating animals. Wuqinxi is also called Wuqincao, Wuqinqigong, etc. It is said that it was created by Hua Tuo, a physician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The five birds in the Five Birds Show refer to five kinds of wild animals, namely, tigers, deer, bears, apes and birds (generally represented by cranes). From The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Biography of Huatuo.
Origin of the Five Birds: The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - The Biography of Huatuo said: "The ancient immortals are the guiding things. They look at the neck and look at the body, pull the waist, and move the joints in order to make it difficult to get old. I have a skill, which is known as the play of the five birds. One is called the tiger, two is called the deer, three is called the bear, four is called the ape, and five is called the bird. It is also used to eliminate diseases, improve the hooves and feet, and serve as a guide." Later generations said that Huatuo was the ancestor of martial arts.