Kung fu

1. origin
People in Primitive society（原始社会）in order to survive,they have to hunt for food efficiently,so they learned the primary attack means.Gradually stone and wooden tools are added as weapon.
When the war become more and more ,the dictators(执政者) attach great importance to attach means.So people continually gain experience and skills from war practice.
At last ,all these skills passed on from generation to generation. Now we call it Kung fu!
2.The sort of Kung fu
There are many sorts of Kung fu ,here are four Wushu branches ,These Wushu branches all name after famous mountains
Mount Emei ,Wudang Mountains,Chinese Wushu, with a history of several millennia(千年), has become a traditional Chinese culture. Chinese Kung Fu is very rich in form and content, including Taijiquan, Qigong (breathing exercise), Neigong (internal exercise), Tongzigong (children's exercise), Houquan (Monkey's Shadow boxing), Tanglangquan (Mantis' Shadow Boxing), and a humorous one Zuiquan—performed by a drunkard. Bagua Zhang is an ancient Chinese internal martial art .It belongs to Wudang,Taiji Quan is an ancient Chinese internal martial art system, which combines profound principles, theories and martial art techniques. The slow, soft and continuously flowing movements appear mysterious on the surface. Taiji Quan practice requires a deep level of concentration and a focused mind, thus allowing the mind to lead and guide the body's energy .
3.The Master of Kung fu
You may not have a good knowledge of Chinese Kung fu ,but you must hear about Bruce Lee(李小龙）、Jet Li（李连杰）、 Jackie Chan （成龙）、Sammo Hung（洪金宝）、 Donnie Yen(甄子丹）and so on .
When it comes to Chinese Kung fu ,you can never forget a person whose name is Bruce Lee(李小龙）.
It is him that introduces Chinese Kung fu to the whole world.
He has a lot of exciting movies about Kung fu，his movies included The Big Boss.One of Bruce Lee ‘s master is also known to us ,his name is Ye Wen(叶问）.
His yongChun is famous in China .
The director, Xuke ,said that Jet Li as "China's treasure", but more is called Jet Li as "Kung Fu Emperor," which are very vivid description. Jet Li martial arts kung fu is a kind of natural - Chinese style, and this Chinese-style martial arts are not only based on combat skills, but stayed focus on the essence of its type.
The process of breaking into Hollywood, Jacky Chen and Bruce Lee have a clear similarities, the two have experienced going out and then came back, and tried once again to Hollywood with their persistence and hard-work. So in a certain degree, we can consider Jacky Chen as Bruce lee successor.
4.The influence of Kungfu
Nowadays ,Chinese Kung fu is well known to all over the world ,you can also enjoy some Kung fu movies directed by Foreign directors at times!
More and more foreigners are interested in Chinese Kungfu.We hope everyone could have a depth knowledge of Chinese culture ,especially Chinese Kung fu.