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Chinese Martial ['mɑ:ʃəl]Arts 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. In the primitive society, being out-numbered...

The legend of Hua Mulan

The name Hua Mulan has been synonymous with the word "heroine" for hundreds of years in Chinese society and culture.Disney's 1998 animated film,"Mulan," brought her name to a wider audience.The...

World Jianshu League

The World Jianshu League (WJL, from Chinese jiàn shù 劍 術, "swordsmanship") is an organization dedicated to preserving the art of the jian, a traditional Chinese sword, through organized competition,...

Taijijian

Taijijian (simplified Chinese: 太极剑; traditional Chinese: 太極劍; pinyin: tàijíjiàn; literally: "Taiji Sword") is a straight two-edged sword used in the training of the Chinese martial art Taijiquan. The straight sword,...

Sword of Goujian

The Sword of Goujian (Traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍, Simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑) is an archaeological artifact of the Spring and Autumn period (771 to 403BC) found in 1965 in Hubei, China. Forged...

Jian

The jian (simplified Chinese: 剑; traditional Chinese: 劍; pinyin: jiàn; Cantonese: Gim) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that...