Shaolin Kung Fu -- A Series of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage

Author: Lü Hongjun, Teng Lei
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The "Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Series" focuses on reflecting the basic characteristics, forms of expression, main aesthetic or craft features, and history of cultural heritage, as well as the currently representative main inheritors. It also briefly introduces the work and future plans of local governments in inheriting and protecting this cultural heritage. It not only helps readers understand and appreciate these outstanding national cultural heritage but also enhances national cultural pride. Moreover, it will inspire contemporary people to closely integrate China's excellent traditional culture with modern society through the recognition and protection of these national cultural heritages, creating a more brilliant future for the Chinese nation. Shaolin Kung Fu is an outstanding representative and symbol of Chinese martial arts culture. Chinese martial arts are a cultural expression that gradually formed in China's specific cultural environment, with combat techniques as its core, sets as its basic unit, and accumulated through the lives of ancient Chinese people in successive wars. As a result, Chinese martial arts have become an important part of traditional Chinese culture and are regarded as China's "national essence," embodying extremely rich ancient Chinese philosophy.