The plum blossom is a recurring symbol within the Choy Li Fut 蔡李佛 style of Kung Fu. For the Chinese, this flower represents the ideal virtues of the nation, and has been object of admiration and representation in all kinds of arts for many centuries, from painting to poetry.
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It is said that, at the time of the northern Sòng dynasty 北宋, the struggle between a praying mantis and a cicada inspired a famous fighter named Wáng Láng 王郎 to create a new Kung Fu style: Táng Láng Quán 螳螂拳 or Northern Mantis Boxing.
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Zhàn Zhuāng 站桩 is a static exercise of Chinese origin aimed at strengthening health, which can be used as well for martial training. But, how remaining in absolute stillness can be considered a pshysical exercise?
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Buddhism is one of the philosophical-religious currents that has permeated the Chinese people; mora tan that, it has been the only foreign religion that has been successful. Siddharta Gautama the Buddha was a historical character who lived in India and whose teachings spread throughout Asia and, in modern times, all over the globe.
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When Cáo Pī 曹丕 became the emperor of China, he was willing to kill his brother Cáo Zhí 曹植 so he could not claim the throne for himself. Thus he challenged him to compose a poem in the time it took him to walk seven steps. If he succeeded, his life would be respected; otherwise, he would be sentenced to death.
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All tea comes from the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub or tree from southern China and Southeast Asia. From the leaves of this plant, we can obtain, depending on the type of process to which it is subjected, different varieties: green tea, yellow tea, white tea, wūlóng 烏龍, black tea (hóngchá 紅茶), and hēichá 黑茶.
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