China News Service, Langfang, December 11 (Song Mintao and Tian Jialin) "Chinese martial arts has a long history, not only for physical fitness, but also a valuable intangible cultural heritage." On the 11th, Hebei Province-level intangible cultural heritage five elements pass arms Dong Ruichun, the fourth-generation heir of boxing, told reporters that he has persisted for 47 years from practicing boxing to the cultural understanding and inheritance of boxing.
The picture shows Dong Ruichun instructing trainees to practice the Five Elements Tongbi Boxing.
Photo by Tian Jialin
Dong Ruichun is a native of Xianghe, Langfang, Hebei. He usually goes to the martial arts class offered by the local school to explain boxing knowledge.
In order to continue the inheritance and development of traditional martial arts in the new era, he founded the Xianghe County Intangible Cultural Heritage Institute, which has cultivated a large number of outstanding martial arts talents, and at the same time, more and more people have a more comprehensive understanding of martial arts and learning. Here comes the martial arts.
On the weekend, the reporter saw in the practice hall of the transfer institute that the students were earnestly practicing boxing according to the teacher's request.
Dong Ruichun told reporters that Tongbi Boxing is the fourth largest type of internal boxing after Tai Chi, Xingyi, and Bagua.
Tongbi Boxing is popular in northern my country due to its simplicity, richness in actual combat, strength and softness, vigorous nature, unrestrained stretch, agility, and fierceness. It is widely circulated in the city.
The picture shows the trainees practicing the five-element pass-arm boxing.
Photo by Tian Jialin
"The inheritance of intangible cultural heritage requires perseverance and unremitting efforts." Dong Ruichun said that Wuxing Tongbi Boxing is a precious treasure handed down by the older generation, and we must continue it and carry it forward.
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