{"id":6193,"date":"2019-11-09T04:16:19","date_gmt":"2019-11-09T04:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/bao-quan-li-shi-shen-me-yi-si-what-does-holding-fist-represent-in-china\/"},"modified":"2019-11-09T04:16:19","modified_gmt":"2019-11-09T04:16:19","slug":"bao-quan-li-shi-shen-me-yi-si-what-does-holding-fist-represent-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/bao-quan-li-shi-shen-me-yi-si-what-does-holding-fist-represent-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c\u62b1\u62f3\u793c\u201d\u662f\u4ec0\u4e48\u610f\u601d\uff1fWhat does Holding Fist Represent in China?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Holding fist, or \u62b1\u62f3\u793c(b&agrave;o qu&aacute;n l\u01d0 ) is a form of ritual derived from Chinese martial arts. Traditionally, it is practiced by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Standing upright, with the body straight.<\/li>\n<li>Clenching the right fist.<\/li>\n<li>Straightening your left palm to have four fingers in a plane<\/li>\n<li>Wrapping the left four fingers together around the right fist<\/li>\n<li>Placing the two hands in front of your chest, without bringing the elbows up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>There are two traditio<em><\/em>nal explanations for this practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.The left palm with its 4 fingers represent the 4 nurturing  elements: Virtue, Wisdom, Health, and Art; all of which symbolize the  spirit of martial arts. The left thumb is slightly bent to imply one  should never be arrogant or self-centered. The right fist symbolizes  rigorous practice. Since the right hand is clenched in a fist, it  symbolizes attack; while the left, being virtuous and disciplined, stops  the attack and symbolizes self-discipline and restraint.<\/p>\n<p>2. The left hand symbolizes the five major lakes of China and the  fist represents the four seas surrounding the country. The two hands  together show the unity of martial artists. This is exemplified in the  saying \u4e94\u6e56\u56db\u6d77\u7686\u5144\u5f1f (w\u01d4 h&uacute; s&igrave; h\u01cei ji\u0113 xi\u014dng d&igrave; ), which literally means &quot;The  people of the five lakes and four seas are all brothers.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The salute is commo<em><\/em>nly used to express greetings,  co<em><\/em>ngratulations and good wishes. Situations in which the Holding Fist  are used are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At every major event or festival, such as the Spring Festival. We  often show respect through performing the Holding Fist when we meet our  relatives, friends or colleagues.<\/li>\n<li>On festive occasions, such as weddings or birthday parties, guests can &quot;Hold Fist&quot; to co<em><\/em>ngratulate the hosts.<\/li>\n<li>At farewell parties, people often &quot;Hold Fist&quot; while saying  &quot;Take care!&quot; to one another. Occasionally, we &quot;Hold Fist&quot; to request  forgiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When we show our regards through holding fist, we also use special words and ex<em><\/em>pressions, such as:<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">\u8282\u65e5\u5feb\u4e50<\/font><\/strong> <strong>(ji&eacute; r&igrave; ku&agrave;i l&egrave;)<\/strong> Happy holidays<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">\u606d\u559c<\/font><\/strong> <strong>(g\u014dngx\u01d0)<\/strong> congratulations<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">\u4e45\u4ef0<\/font><\/strong> <strong>(ji\u01d4y\u01ceng)<\/strong> I&#8217;ve heard so much a<em><\/em>bout you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"#ff0000\">\u4fdd\u91cd<\/font><\/strong> <strong>(b\u01ceo zh&ograve;ng)<\/strong> Take care!<\/p>\n<p>  <br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-431436535\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holding fist, or \u62b1\u62f3\u793c(b&agrave;o qu&aacute;n l\u01d0 ) is a form of ritual derived from Chinese martial arts. Traditionally, it is practiced by:<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chinese-culture","category-traditional-chinese-festivals"],"views":273,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}