Chinanews.com, Hong Kong, November 30th (Reporter Li Zhihua) The song and dance program "The Five Chapters of the Crane", a cross-border collaboration of Chinese traditional martial arts and modern dance, was recently performed at the 7th Hong Kong Cultural Festival "The Way of Great Music" concert , The unique form of expression is refreshing.
The dancers showed the four postures of Yongchun Baihequan: flying, singing, lodging and eating.
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The Hong Kong Dance Company planned the first cross-border art research project in 2018: the "Interactive Research and Achievement Presentation of Chinese Dance and Chinese Martial Arts" project, which aims to use the interaction, training and practice between Chinese dance and Chinese martial arts, It provides innovative and Hong Kong-specific elements for the Hong Kong Dance Company and Chinese dance creative themes, and brings new ideas to the Chinese dance training system.
The dancers incorporated Yongchun Baihe Boxing into modern dance, showing different effects.
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This project is a cross-border collaboration between modern dance and traditional Chinese martial arts. Through a new training method, the dancers will show a different physical model from the past.
The dancers participating in the project said that their bodies have changed significantly, and they have opened up another attempt and imagination of the use of limbs.
Yongchun Baihe Boxing Master Li Gang conducts daily teaching in the boxing gym.
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Yongchun Baihe Boxing is one of the traditional martial arts selected in the plan.
Yongchun Baihe Boxing originated in Yongchun, Fujian and was founded by Fang Qiniang, an outstanding woman in the Qing Dynasty.
Yongchun White Crane Boxing takes the shape of a crane and the shape as a boxing.
Its routines have dynamics and statics, with clear and clear fictitious and real, fast and slow.
It emphasizes "internal and external integration", with a rigorous and clear boxing structure, and a clear awareness of offense and defense.
In June 2008, Yongchun White Crane Boxing was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list and became a treasure of Chinese martial arts culture.
Li Gang (left) teaches new students to master the essentials of Yongchun Baihe Boxing.
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Yongchun Baihe Boxing was introduced to Hong Kong by Zheng Wenlong, the third-generation successor of "Jie Yuan Tang". Master Li Gang was one of Zheng Wenlong's disciples.
In his early years, Li Gang established the "Hong Kong Yongchun White Crane Research Association" to promote the Yongchun White Crane Boxing and pay attention to its future development and inheritance as his own responsibility. In addition to teaching local martial arts enthusiasts, he also taught many foreigners to learn Yongchun White Crane Boxing in order to promote the white crane boxing. culture.
Many martial arts enthusiasts in Hong Kong learn Yongchun Baihe Boxing from Li Gang.
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In the early years of Hong Kong, the practice of martial arts became popular. Baihe Quan set up a boxing gym in Hong Kong.
However, time has passed, and now the boxing gym has long been closed.
Li Gang must rent a gymnasium or boxing gym before he can teach.
On the night of the reporter's shooting, Li Gang happened to borrow from the Wing Chun Jiang Zhiqiang Boxing Club for teaching.
Li Gang (left) was invited to teach the dancers of the Hong Kong Dance Company to learn the basic routines of Yongchun Baihe Quan.
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In November 2021, on the eve of the performance of the dance show "The Five Chapters of the Nest Crane", Li Gang was again invited to teach dancers to practice Baihe Quan. He praised the dancers for their good comprehension ability and "relaxation". Students who have followed him for several years may not be easy. Do it.
Li Gang instructs the dancers to learn the essentials of Yongchun Baihequan.
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Talking about the inheritance and development of traditional martial arts, Li Gang believes that the road ahead is difficult, and cross-border cooperation with dance art has increased the possibility of martial arts development.
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Li Gang instructs the dancers to learn the essentials of Yongchun Baihequan.
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Li Gang demonstrates the basic routines of Yongchun Baihe Boxing.
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