Local kung fu champion promotes martial arts to public
2 years, 11 months ago

Local kung fu champion promotes martial arts to public

China Daily  

After warm-up activities like chest expansion and leg stretching, Zhang Hanliang began her martial arts exercises in the morning. Zhang, who has practised martial arts for over 20 years, is now a martial arts teacher at Tianshui Normal University in Northwest China's Gansu province. "I've been practising martial arts since I was seven," said Zhang, adding that all the children in her family would learn martial arts at home from a young age. In 2007, Zhang began to work as a martial arts teacher at Tianshui Normal University, obtaining new titles such as first-class national athlete and first-class national judge of martial arts. "Martial arts can be a bridge for cultural exchanges between China and other countries," said Zhang, adding that she hoped that more and more foreigners could understand and love martial arts.

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10-year-old Guizhou girl goes viral for martial arts balance
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10-year-old Guizhou girl goes viral for martial arts balance

China Daily  

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Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning
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Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

China Daily  

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Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ties that bind: Kung fu, food, language learning

China Daily  

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Foreigners help keep Kung Fu alive and kicking
5 months ago

Foreigners help keep Kung Fu alive and kicking

China Daily  

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Breathing life into a childhood dream
5 months, 1 week ago

Breathing life into a childhood dream

China Daily  

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Breathing life into a childhood dream
5 months, 1 week ago

Breathing life into a childhood dream

China Daily  

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Wushu in Iraq helps martial arts grow stronger
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wushu in Iraq helps martial arts grow stronger

China Daily  

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French martial arts enthusiasts get a kick out of China experience
7 months, 3 weeks ago

French martial arts enthusiasts get a kick out of China experience

China Daily  

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French martial arts enthusiasts get a kick out of China experience
7 months, 3 weeks ago

French martial arts enthusiasts get a kick out of China experience

China Daily  

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US teenagers make friends in China through martial arts
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US teenagers make friends in China through martial arts

China Daily  

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US teenagers make friends in China through martial arts
8 months, 3 weeks ago

US teenagers make friends in China through martial arts

China Daily  

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Master of the arts
1 year, 7 months ago

Master of the arts

China Daily  

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More young Chinese are getting a kick out of practicing martial arts
1 year, 9 months ago

More young Chinese are getting a kick out of practicing martial arts

China Daily  

Young people practice martial arts in Huangling village, Bo'ai county, Jiaozuo city, Henan province. Though very busy with research and coursework, the PhD student says that, over the past five years, practicing martial arts has become a daily routine. "Martial arts has seen a significant uptick on campus, and I heard that my middle school and high school have both …

More young Chinese are getting a kick out of practicing martial arts
1 year, 9 months ago

More young Chinese are getting a kick out of practicing martial arts

China Daily  

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Flying female fists fuel interest in combat sports
2 years, 5 months ago

Flying female fists fuel interest in combat sports

The Independent  

Making a strong comeback from disheartening setbacks, Chinese mixed martial arts fighter Zhang Weili has rejuvenated her career while inspiring greater interest in the combat sport in her home country. Zhang became China’s first world champion in a major promotion in August 2019 after wresting the strawweight belt from Brazil’s Jessica Andrade in Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong province. Zhang is …

Serious measures needed to revive real martial arts
2 years, 10 months ago

Serious measures needed to revive real martial arts

China Daily  

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African student falls in love with China's tai chi
3 years ago

African student falls in love with China's tai chi

China Daily  

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Passion for Chinese martial arts grows in Turkey
4 years, 1 month ago

Passion for Chinese martial arts grows in Turkey

China Daily  

A teacher with Jiangsu University tutors a student from Austria in tai chi. Wushu, which means martial arts in Chinese, has grown in popularity throughout the country. Our athletes are ambitious," Serkan Bakir, a well-known martial arts instructor and competitor, says. A student with the martial arts team of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing teaches wushu …

Passion for Chinese martial arts grows in Turkey
4 years, 1 month ago

Passion for Chinese martial arts grows in Turkey

China Daily  

A teacher with Jiangsu University tutors a student from Austria in tai chi. Wushu, which means martial arts in Chinese, has grown in popularity throughout the country. Our athletes are ambitious," Serkan Bakir, a well-known martial arts instructor and competitor, says. A student with the martial arts team of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing teaches wushu …

Chinese cultural elements featured on New Zealand campus
4 years, 3 months ago

Chinese cultural elements featured on New Zealand campus

China Daily  

Martial arts teacher Meng Fanxiao demonstrates kung fu at the library of Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand on Sept 22, 2020. Following the guidance of Lu Chunxiao, a Chinese teacher at the Confucius Institute, Hannah Coates and Tom Scott learnt the pronunciation and usage of basic Chinese phrases at the Mandarin learning corner of Victoria University of Wellington on …

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