Chinese Shaolin Monks Rock New York Train Station with Kung Fu Show

A Shaolin monk performs martial arts in New York City's Grand Central Station on Feb. 28, 2012. Invited by the Ringling Bros. Circus, Shaolin Temple Wushu Training Center presents a show in New York to demonstrate China's martial arts. NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- A group of Chinese Shaolin monks on Tuesday performed Chinese Kung Fu at New York City's Grand Central Terminal to pr...

Three Performances of Chinese Culture Hit the Audiences in Corydon

On 4th February 2012, the Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Kung Fu Schools-Croydon jointly organized 3 shows to celebrate the Chinese New Year at the Fairfield Halls. Dr Min Liu the Executive Director I explaining the Confucius Institute’s work to the Cllr Bass, the Mayor of Croydon Group photo after the show A number of local dignitaries joined the celebration, inclu...

Tsui Hark's 'Dragon Gate' a Martial Arts feast

"Flying Swords of the Dragon Gate", a bold and groundbreaking sequel to 1992 Hong Kong wuxia classic "New Dragon Gate Inn", hit screens on the same day Zhang Yimou's "The Flowers of War" tried to dominate theaters. For this sequel, Tsui Hark chose to re-imagine the plot instead of simply remaking the old classic. Tsui himself worked on the script as well as directed and produced the film to ensu...

Emei School of Martial Arts

The Emei School of Martial Arts got its name from Mt. Emei. In a general sense, Emei is the name of Bashu (present Sichuan and Chongqing) in ancient times. Therefore, the Emei School of Martial Arts can be also called "Bashu Martial Arts". Emei Martial Arts, Shaolin Martial Arts and Wudang Martial Arts are the three major schools of Chinese martial arts with the longest history and widest infl...

Wudang – Cradle of Taoism

In the concrete jungles of big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, tourists can be forgiven for wondering where the inspiration for all those traditional landscape paintings come from. Where did the Chinese tap into the idea of the harmony between man and nature? The mountains of Wudang in Hubei are a big part of the answer. The mist-covered Hudang mountains – 72 peaks in all – its ravines, p...

Chinese Kung fu Temples'Destination

Location and Introduction: Shaolin Kung fu is the most famous of the martial arts heritages with over 1,500 years of history. It was developed from the Shaolin Temple, in the region of Song Mountain, Henan Province. While cultivating in the thick forest of the high mountains, monks created a set of body-building exercises by learning the postures of flying, jumping and running from birds, bea...

TCM Advice for Dry Skin in Wintertime

AS the weather gets colder, our skin is the most important protective organ. Outside the house, the skin shields us from the cold, rain and wind; inside it shields us from the warm air (produced by air-conditioning) and hot water. We expose ourselves to these extreme temperature differences during the wintertime and thereby dry out our skin. As a result, the skin feels irritated and itchy. Howev...

Female Warriors Put up a Fight

THE story of the Yang family of female warriors in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) has been adapted into television shows, stage productions and anime. The latest film version "Legendary Amazons" grabs a hold of you and doesn't let go with creative fighting scenes and a breathtaking pace. Directed by Frankie Chan, who is well known for his melancholy scores in Wong Kar-wai's movies and choreograph...

Training in Shaolin

Now to the most interesting contribution, because nobody knows what will be waiting, if he/she decides training Shaolin Kung Fu in Shaolin. In order to say it briefly: PAIN! You will torture yourself. The Chinese begin training at a very early age. At the age of 4 - 10 years parents give their children to one of the numerous Kung Fu schools. The children's education lasts about 3 years in S...

Demonstrating Chinese Wushu, Promoting Sino-African Cultural Exchanges

During November 19-28, 2011, the Wushu and dragon dance delegation from Jiangxi Normal University (JXNU) trouped in Madagascar. During the visit, the troupe presented 5 performances in Antananarivo and Fianarantsoa, with a large audience of 5000, demonstrated Chinese Wushu and promoted Sino-African cultural exchanges. Ambassador gave a welcome reception for the delegation and arranged first per...