{"id":10935,"date":"2019-11-21T00:51:16","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T00:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-culture\/xingtai-mei-plum-blossom-boxing\/"},"modified":"2019-11-21T00:51:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T00:51:16","slug":"xingtai-mei-plum-blossom-boxing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/xingtai-mei-plum-blossom-boxing\/","title":{"rendered":"Xingtai Mei (Plum-Blossom) Boxing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div style=\"padding:4px;\"><span>  <\/p>\n<p>According to records, Mei boxing was spread to  Xingtai City of Hebei Province during the late Ming and early Qing  dynasties. Integrated the Eight Diagram of the Book of Changes into the  boxing theory and the Five Elements of yin and yang into the movements,  the boxing has been promoted and spread, and famous Mei boxing masters  like Zhou Hong and Jing Tingbin have come forth.<\/p>\n<p>The organization model of Mei boxing can be divided into two parts &ndash;  literary and military, with the former leading the latter. The leading  level of literary exercise gives emphasis on the research of theories  which co<em><\/em>ntain the essence of &quot;Three Religions&quot;, respo<em><\/em>nsible for the  management of internal affairs of the boxing school; the pupils of the  military exercise learn the boxing skills through the practice of  martial arts. The level and form of the military practice can be divided  into four parts, namely, posture, boxing forming, boxing wringing, and  instruments. The movements of Mei boxing are unsophisticated and  graceful, sturdy and powerful, so that they have not o<em><\/em>nly appreciation  value, but also practical function of striking and defending.  Furthermore, both the guiding principle and movements follow the  principles of &quot;Five Elements&quot; and &quot;Eight Diagrams&quot; in traditio<em><\/em>nal  Chinese culture which advocate &quot;nurturing kungfu with literature, and  aiding literature with kungfu&quot;, therefore, Mei boxing is also praised as  &quot;civil boxing&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Following the principle of &quot;love the country and love the people&quot;,  Xingtai Mei boxing has been spreading around Guangzong and Pingxiang for  over 300 years. It has a clear master-pupil relation, and the practice  has been handed down to the seventh generation with an extant Mei boxing  chart. Generally, the master teaches the boxing skills by verbal  instruction and perso<em><\/em>nal example. Other than body-building effects, the  practice of Mei boxing can also enrich the cultural life of the general  public, and inspire the natio<em><\/em>nal spirit as well.<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-264104571\"><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>According to records, Mei boxing was spread to  Xingtai City of Hebei Province during the late Ming and early Qing  dynasties. 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