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  • Day 7

    KungFu Fighting

    June 16, 2017 in China ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C

    Kung fu fighting equipment as the guy that owned the house was a martial artist and we saw a picture of him doing a two finger push up.
    Kung Fu, an ancient sport popular in China, has a very long history, during which a variety of skills were created and massively improved. Originated from the hunting and defense needs in the primitive society (over 1.7 million years ago – 21st century BC), it at first only included some basic skills like cleaving, chopping, and stabbing. Later the system of Kung Fu formed and developed mainly as the fighting skills from the Xia Dynasty (21st - 17th century BC) to the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368), and reached its peak during the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911). In modern times, it develops well and becomes not just martial skills or physical movement. It is also a way for keeping fit, entertainment, and performance.
    We also got an opportunity to see some “tame” Chinese street art which was quite heavily censored and typically “state” friendly. Sometimes it could be just better to be a chilled out pooch with poor eye sight :).
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