| With the most popular film Kung Fu Panda was shown | | | | and jumping etc for survival. Later, people gradually |
| in all over the world, more and more people could | | | | learnt to make and use stone and wood tools as |
| know more the Kung Fu of China. | | | | weapons. And some fighting and hunting skills with or |
| Yes, Kung Fu is one of traditional physical activity with | | | | without weapons were developed. This is the |
| thousands of years of history. As a precious element | | | | germination of Chinese Kung Fu. When Shang |
| of China's cultural heritage, Chinese Kung Fu has also | | | | Dynasty began, hunting was considered as an |
| won its name all around the world for its broad and | | | | important measure of Kung Fu training. During Shang |
| deep meanings and its Oriental features, which cover it | | | | and Zhou Dynasties, Kung Fu evolved to be a kind of |
| with a mysterious veil. | | | | dancing. Starting from Tang Dynasty, Kung Fu |
| Chinese Kung Fu also called “martial art”, is a | | | | examination was proposed and implemented. Chinese |
| sport item created by the Chinese people during a long | | | | Kung Fu achieved larger development in Ming and Qing |
| time of historical development. It is combined with | | | | Dynasties. With the development and heritage of |
| techniques of self –defense and health-keeping. | | | | Chinese Kung Fu, there come out many kinds of |
| Chinese martial arts on the whole pursue the effect of | | | | Chinese Kung Fu. |
| wrestling and exercise with the use of one’s arms, | | | | The variety styles of Chinese kung fu can be roughly |
| legs and various cold arms. It is estimated that the | | | | divided into the northern and southern styles and the |
| beginning of Chinese Kung Fu can be started long | | | | internal and external styles. It is said that "In external |
| before history was recorded. During that time, there | | | | kung fu, you exercise your tendons, bones, and skin; in |
| always had the conflicting between humanity and | | | | internal kung fu, you train your spirit of your qi, and your |
| beasts, or between different tribes of humans | | | | mind." Some of the more famous styles include Shaolin, |
| themselves, they use the cudgels or other tools. In the | | | | Tai-chi-chuan, Eight Trigrams, Yung-ch'un-chuan, |
| ruthlessness and complexity of the struggle, people | | | | Tantric, Arhat and so forth. Within the Shaolin style of |
| naturally developed some basic offensive and | | | | Kung Fu, there are dragon, tiger, panther, snake, and |
| defensive movements like kicking, seizing, striking, rolling | | | | crane-chuan styles of fighting. |