◎Plum-blossom Boxing

Wuqiang Plum-blossom Boxing emerged in the first year of the Song Dynasty.Qiu Chuji was the founder of Plum-blossom Boxing.After repeated practice and intensive research by generations of masters,it has formed a complete set of scientific boxing techniques,such as dodging,extending,shifting,moving,jumping,rolling,beating,twisting and pacing,leaning while beating,using hands when seeing the hand,exerting strength by strength,and skillfully handling 1,000-jin load attack.Over the past 100 years,Wuqiang Plumblossom Boxing has been widely known in Hebei Province.In the modern anti-imperialist and anti-feudalism struggle,it became the talisman and trump card in the fights against the enemy,leaving many touching stories.After the founding of the People’s Republic of China,a large-scale Plum-blossom Boxing competition has been held at Dawangzhuang Village on the 11th day of January in the lunar calendar every year.In May 1991,the Plum-blossom Boxing Association was established in Wuqiang County,and later the village-level Plum-blossom Boxing associations were also established at Xizhangzhuang and other villages.Now the practice of Plum-blossom Boxing has expanded to more than 40 villages in central Hebei,with thousands of practicers.In recent years,Plum-blossom Boxing fans have come to Wuqiang from more than ten provinces and cities,so as to study and exchange skills.Many Plum-blossom Boxing enthusiasts have come to investigate Plum-blossom Boxing from more than 50 countries.(https://www.daowen.com)