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Grandpa packs a punch as custodian of culture

China Daily | Updated: 2018-05-14 08:10

He shops in vegetable markets and takes care of his grandson in his spare time, but when Huang Zhenjiang puts on his kung fu attire, he is strictly a martial arts master.

Huang, 68, is officially recognized as an inheritor of Cai Li Fo boxing, a style of martial arts. He is also head of Hongsheng Hall, a kung fu club established in 1851 in Foshan, a city in Guangdong province known for its martial arts culture.

Cai Li Fo was created by Chen Xiang. Legend has it that Chen, a native of Guangdong, created the style by combining Cai and Li styles with a form of boxing named for the Buddha, or Fo in Chinese.

Grandpa packs a punch as custodian of culture

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