Kung fu recruits find skills well-suited for police work

It took nearly a week for Guo Hanghang to change his greeting gesture from baoquan - the traditional Chinese gesture, especially for kung fu practitioners, in which the left open hand rests on the right fist - to giving a salute.

But he said he's glad about the change.

Guo, 26, is one of 48 students from the Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School in Dengfeng, Henan province, who recently were recruited as trainers for the local police by the government of the Qiannan Buyi and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province.