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By Qian Jie and Xu Wei |
May 30, 2011, Monday
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AT first sight many Chinese girls are gentle, quiet, innocent and artless. But Wang Hongyun, a little girl from Jiangqiao Town, is quite different from people's usual impressions. After studying martial arts for only one year, Wang took third place at the ninth Hong Kong International Wushu Festival in March. Wang's extraordinary wushu (martial arts) skills awed those around her, and earned her the description of a genius martial arts talent.
The 10-year-old is now a fourth grader at Fengbang Primary School. She has been a very active, restless girl since birth and was so attracted to martial arts that whenever she saw martial arts scenes on TV, Wang jumped, ran and exercised "internal kung fu" on her own.
Her parents soon found it impossible for their daughter to take up hobbies such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so they let her study martial arts. In September 2009, Wang's parents signed her up for a taekwondo course at Caoyang Children's Palace.
They didn't expect that Wang would distinguish herself from all the other martial arts students of her age after three months of study. When they realized their daughter's martial arts talent, they decided to let her spend more of her leisure time learning martial arts. In August last year, after rounds of tests, Wang was admitted to the Chin Woo training base in Nanxiang to study Chinese boxing.
As an old adage goes, "Without basic training, martial arts results nothing," Wang underwent basic training strictly based on the regulations and requirements. She exercised five times a week, getting up at 5am every weekend to practice basic techniques such as ligament stretches and horse stance in a neighboring public ground at 5:30am. Wang had a rest at 6:30am and there were another two exercise periods for her in the day from 9 to 11am and 6 to 7:30pm.
At the beginning Wang was bored with the exercises and thought of giving up. But with her parents' encouragement, she persisted. After three months of training at the Chin Woo base, Wang was selected to compete in the Martial Arts Championship of Shanghai Primary and Middle School Students in November and came first in traditional Chinese boxing in the primary school senior grades category. In March this year, Wang represented Shanghai in the ninth Hong Kong International Wushu Festival and won the third-place prize.
Wushu has become an integral part of Wang's life. "In the eyes of many people, it is tough and difficult to learn martial arts," Wang says. "But this rewarding experience has not only improved my physical condition, but taught me about the spirit of martial arts as well. It makes me stronger in body and mind."
The 10-year-old is now a fourth grader at Fengbang Primary School. She has been a very active, restless girl since birth and was so attracted to martial arts that whenever she saw martial arts scenes on TV, Wang jumped, ran and exercised "internal kung fu" on her own.
Her parents soon found it impossible for their daughter to take up hobbies such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so they let her study martial arts. In September 2009, Wang's parents signed her up for a taekwondo course at Caoyang Children's Palace.
They didn't expect that Wang would distinguish herself from all the other martial arts students of her age after three months of study. When they realized their daughter's martial arts talent, they decided to let her spend more of her leisure time learning martial arts. In August last year, after rounds of tests, Wang was admitted to the Chin Woo training base in Nanxiang to study Chinese boxing.
As an old adage goes, "Without basic training, martial arts results nothing," Wang underwent basic training strictly based on the regulations and requirements. She exercised five times a week, getting up at 5am every weekend to practice basic techniques such as ligament stretches and horse stance in a neighboring public ground at 5:30am. Wang had a rest at 6:30am and there were another two exercise periods for her in the day from 9 to 11am and 6 to 7:30pm.
At the beginning Wang was bored with the exercises and thought of giving up. But with her parents' encouragement, she persisted. After three months of training at the Chin Woo base, Wang was selected to compete in the Martial Arts Championship of Shanghai Primary and Middle School Students in November and came first in traditional Chinese boxing in the primary school senior grades category. In March this year, Wang represented Shanghai in the ninth Hong Kong International Wushu Festival and won the third-place prize.
Wushu has become an integral part of Wang's life. "In the eyes of many people, it is tough and difficult to learn martial arts," Wang says. "But this rewarding experience has not only improved my physical condition, but taught me about the spirit of martial arts as well. It makes me stronger in body and mind."
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