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Chinese martial arts make impact in Sierra Leone

Updated: 2024-11-04 11:46
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Mandarin language teacher Liu Mei (right) helps a local student at the Confucius Institute in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during a class for Fourah Bay College Secondary School students on Oct 15. PHOTO BY SAIDU BAH/AFP

In a small yard in Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone on the southern coast of West Africa, dozens of students practiced their kung fu moves.

The city's hot weather posed a physical challenge for the students, leaving them drenched in perspiration, but their passion for Chinese martial arts was obvious.

Liu Wei, a Confucius Institute martial arts teacher at the University of Sierra Leone, has been sharing his expertise in kung fu since he arrived in the country. Liu teaches multiple classes a week, with each session lasting three hours.

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