These statues are a direct result of Ju taking up Tai Chi Chuan, or Chinese shadow boxing, under the urging of his mentor, to improve his physique and give him a deeper appreciation of the profundities of Chinese culture.
高高的佇立在枝葉之端，無拘束無怯懼的在天地間保持著一貫的謙恭線條，跟自然的精靈﹘太陽、星月、風水作無盡的交通，互道讚美。一切只在默然無息中進行。朱銘刻水牛、歷史中的英雄、及其身邊熟悉的人物。如今專心刻「太極拳」。