Complex sentence: Over the centuries, a diverse spectrum of qigong forms developed in different segments of Chinese society, and after end of Cultural Revolution in 1976 allowed again with emphasis on meditative practice by scholars, and gymnastic or dynamic practice by the working masses.
Split into simpler sentences: Over the centuries, a diverse spectrum of qigong forms developed in different segments of Chinese society. Although the practice of qigong was prohibited during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, it was once again allowed in 1976 with an emphasis on meditative practice by scholars and gymnastic or dynamic practice by the working masses.