英语介绍中国武术(功夫)

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中国武术

The origin of Chinese Martial arts

中国武术的起源

Wushu in China goes back to ancient times, originating from productive laboring of the ancient ancestry

祖先

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In

the

primitive

society,

being

out-numbered

数目超过

by

animals,

facilitated

with

only

simple

tools

and

inferior

差的

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productive forces, people had to survive by gathering in groups. They lived on hunting

with rocks and sticks. Hitting

打

with their hands, kicking with their feet and cutting, chopping

砍

or stabbing

刺

with simple weapons, they performed all kinds of movements, which displayed certain skills of defense or

attacking. These performances made up the substantial background of Wushu. In the clan[kl?

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部落

society,

there often occurred battles between the tribes. Armed forces became the means of plundering['pl

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掠夺

.

Bows,

arrows,

casting

stones

and

other

rocky

items

appeared

as

weapons,

being

improved

gradually

according to the needs of fight. When having a rest, especially when celebrating their triumphs['trai

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胜利

, people danced to the imitations of defending and attacking movements, stabbing, blowing and kicking.

After

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持

久

的

accumulation,

the

experiences

began

to

be

raised

to

the

level

of

consciousness, hence Wushu came into being.

Brief introduction of Chinese Martial Arts

武术简介

Chinese Wushu, with a history of several millennia

千年

, has become a traditional Chinese culture. In feudal

society, it was banned and suppressed

镇压

by rulers, but it thrived among the common people instead of

dying out. This evinces

表明

that the strong attraction and vitality of Wushu in China. Wushu is characterized

not only by

exterior beauty, found in

postures, movements and

techniques, but also

deep interior beauty,

emphasizing “ life essence, vital energy, and spirit.”

武术不 仅以外在的形体美著称，如架势，动作以及技巧，

而且其内在美更为独特，被称为

“

生活之本，力量之源

”. The essence of Wushu rests on the theories of Yin and

Yang, the five elements and eight diagr ams

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武术的本质是阴阳 学说、五行学说和八卦理论

. Styles

of Chinese martial arts can be categorized as

the Northern style

and the Southern style

according

to

the

geographical regions divided by the Huanghe River. The practice of Wushu is a hard task, it takes time and

requires arduous

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费力的

efforts. With the development of modern science and technology, Wushu

movies

and

TV

dramas

have

become

very

popular.

The

present

different

schools

and

style

of

Wushu

embodies the wisdom and culture of all the ethnic groups in China.

Taiji Boxing

太极拳

Taiji Boxing is characterized by the unification of mind, breath and motions (body). It requires concentration of

mind and calmness of motions. “ Mind works as a commander and body a soldier;” “ When in motion all of the

body moves. When at rest, all of the

body rests.” “ Calmness

is required

for motion.” Simple

force is not

preferred. Force is like a wheel and waist is its axis. The motions are continuous as a circle. The breath is

deep and controlled by the diaphragm. Be concentrated, gentle and natural. Be stable as a mountain when

not moving, and be flowing as a river when moving. The moves are characterized by roundness, softness,

slowness,

stability

and

evenness.

They

are

extended

but

very

well

coordinated

协调

,

and

all

are

an

antithetical

对立的

unity of Yin and Yang ( negative and positive).

Chinese Gongfu is a very important and unique form of Chinese culture. It can be viewed as both a popular

and

a

classical

art:

today

it

is

very

common

and

widespread;

on

the

other

hand,

it

has

had

a

very

long

developed history. Not only did it not decline and disappear as many other facets of pre- modern Chinese

culture, it even seems to be gaining much recognition, both in its actual practice and in its relative literature,

thetics, philosophy, psychology, etc. are more and more intriguing

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有趣的

.

Chinese Gongfu possesses an important and extensive cross- cultural

跨文化的

significance. Western culture

has, of course, a great influence on the path of Chinese modernization.

Meanwhile Chinese culture is also making an impact on Western culture; the popularity of Chinese Gongfu,

including Taijiquan, Qigong, etc., is not limited to China but has become a worldwide phenomenon; it thus is a

typical example of this reverse impact. As it includes different aspects such as fighting exercise

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