体坛英语资讯:Feature: From street performer to Wushu master--the story of the Ma family
<p><span word="ZHENGZHOU">ZHENGZHOU</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 12-- <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> 7:30, <span word="Pang">Pang</span> <span word="Aiqin">Aiqin</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhengzhou">Zhengzhou</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> -- <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Chunxi">Chunxi</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="master">master</span>.</p><p>"<span word="At">At</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="practice">practice</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pang">Pang</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="practiced">practiced</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="master">master</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="Pang">Pang</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="art">art</span>: <span word="Taijiquan">Taijiquan</span>, <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="Fan">Fan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiji">Taiji</span> <span word="Sword">Sword</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="devotes">devotes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retiree">retiree</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="exchanges">exchanges</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span>.</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Chunxi">Chunxi</span>, 78, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="style">style</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wushu">Wushu</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1919, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="grandfather">grandfather</span>, <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Guitang">Guitang</span>, <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Fugou">Fugou</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Kaifeng">Kaifeng</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Henan">Henan</span> <span word="Province">Province</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="martial">martial</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Xiangguo">Xiangguo</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 1953, 13-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Chunxi">Chunxi</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Ethnic">Ethnic</span> <span word="Minority">Minority</span> <span word="Traditional">Traditional</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span> <span word="Competition">Competition</span>.</p><p><span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="Chunxi">Chunxi</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Emei">Emei</span> <span word="Ci">Ci</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Kungfu">Kungfu</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p>
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