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Old 12-30-2008, 11:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Wink Chinse Kung Fu

Chinese Kung Fu has a long history. It is believed that it originated in the primeval society. At that time people should fight against animals in order to get food to eat. During Shang Dynasty hunting has been one of an important measure of Chinese Kung Fu. Later, in Zhou Dynasty Kung Fu evolved to be dancing. In Qin and Han Dynasties, wrestling, swordplay, and martial arts dancing were very popular. The Tang Dynasty witnessed a leap in Kung Fu, for Kung Fu examination was proposed and implemented. And the excellent candidates were awarded and even chosen to be officials. Song and Yuan Dynasty saw a peak of development of Kung Fu. Civil organizations flourished. In Ming Dynasty, a lot of genres came into being and numerous books on martial arts were published, while Qing Dynasty was the times of integration among different martial arts genres. In Modern times, Kung Fu as a part of the cultural communication has been widely spread around the world and more and more foreigner begin to know about and even love it. One of the efficient ways to introduce the Kung Fu to the whole world is the Kung FU movies. Due to the fact that messages can be conveyed in the universal language of physical communication and easily grasped plotlines, without excessive reliance on dialogue, Kung Fu movies gained a global popularity in a short time. And the most classic Kung Fu movie is Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which is very popular with the foreigners.
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