[2][3] Until 2020, the YouTube show was compiled into longer 30-minute episodes aired by New York–based New Tang Dynasty Television, which is affiliated with Falun Gong, a new religious movement banned in China.

[2][4] NTD added Chinese subtitles to these longer episodes and broadcast them into mainland China.

[3][7][8][9] The app was restored to Taiwan and Hong Kong after a petition gained more than 10,000 signatures, according to China Uncensored.

[11][12] He told The Daily Dot that he became interested in Chinese culture at age 19 when he became ill and hospitalized.

He told The Daily Dot that "the doctors said I might have some rare heart virus", but after a friend introduced him to qigong, he "got better the next day" after practicing.