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Kung Fu origins date back to over four thousand years ago. This is the oldest of all the martial arts and it was first practiced by Chinese soldiers in combat. Legend has it that the hand techniques were developed by the Yellow Emperor who began his reign in 2698 BC.

He was a notable leader who had written about intellectual subjects such as Chinese medicine, the martial arts, and astrology. He was the founder of a type of wrestling called Jiao Di. Contestants would wear helmets with horns attached and fought one another with the horns. Apparently, Jiao Di was used on the battlefields with outstanding results.

Whether the legend is true or not, this type of wrestling did exist and is considered to be the first ever martial arts. It went on to include other techniques such as pressure-point hits, strikes, blocks, and joint-locks. Apart from being used in military battles, Jiao Di became a popular recreational activity and regular contests were held.

When the Zhou Dynasty came into power, the martial arts further developed alongside other ancient Chinese philosophies like Taoism, Confucianism and I-Ching. The opposites, Ying and Yang, which were part of Taoism, included the hard/soft fighting techniques that exist in present-day Kung Fu. The mystical elements of this philosophy came from I-Ching.

The name Kung Fu was first used during the 6th Century AD when Bodhidarma, a Buddhist monk, arrived at the newly founded Shaolin Temple. Although Buddhism had been in existence in China for several hundred years, it was Bodhidarma who incorporated the martial arts into the religion.

The Shaolin monks became dedicated to this philosophy and became famous throughout China. They were involved in many military confrontations and were praised for ridding their province of bandits. During the 17th Century, people from all over China visited them to learn more about the concept.

The Shaolin version of this concept is physically demanding. The monks therefore completely dedicated themselves to many hours of rigorous training every day. They believed this was the only way to be better than ordinary men. At this time, rival Taoist monks who lived on the Wudang Mountain practiced varying styles of Kung Fu.

In 1966 when the architect of Chinese communism, Mao Zedong, began his Cultural Revolution, Kung Fu and many other practices like Feng Shui were forbidden. He aimed to rid the country of all traditions which he thought would interfere with the quest to make China truly communistic.

Kung Fu masters were therefore faced with two choices. They could either go into hiding or flee from the country. Unfortunately, those who took the first option suffered harshly. The ones that fled overseas set up Kung Fu schools in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Europe, and the United States. The Communist Party of China (CPC) eventually lifted the ban on Kung Fu and other martial arts.

Although Kung Fu origins clearly show that this was a martial art developed for the specific purpose of fighting, the philosophy has changed over time. The art is now practiced not only as a form of self-defense, but as a discipline that involves harmony of the body, mind and soul.

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The Chinese Tea Culture

Who discovered the Chinese tea

Chinese were the first to discover tea

In the early 17th century, the Dutch East India Company introduced Chinese tea for the first time to Europe. By the mid-17th century, afternoon tea had become a standard ritual of the British nobility. It is interesting to note that the two different pronunciations for "tea" most common in languages that borrowed the word from Chinese-cha and tee-originate from different dialects of Chinese.

Chinese people are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000 years. Legend has it that Yan Di, one of three rulers in ancient times, tasted all kinds of herbs to find medical cures. One day,as he was being poisoned by some herb he had ingested; a drop of water from a tea tree dripped into his mouth and he was saved. For a long time, tea was used as an herbal medicine. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, tea was a religious offering. During the Spring and Autumn Period, people ate fresh tea leaves as vegetables. With the popularization of Buddhism from the Three Kingdoms to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, tea's refreshing effect made it a favorite among monks in Za-Zen meditation.

Chinese tea as a drink prospered during the Tang Dynasty, and tea shops became popular. A major event of this time was the completion of Tea Classics, the cornerstone of Chinese tea culture, by Lu Yu, Tea Sage of China,. This little book details rules concerning various aspects of tea, such as growth areas for tea trees, wares and skills for processing tea, tea tasting, the history of Chinese tea and quotations from other records, comments on tea from various places, and notes on what occasions tea wares should be complete and when some wares could be omitted.

How Chinese tea is made

Tea is made from the young, tender leaves of the tea tree. The differences among the many kinds of tea available are based on the particular methods used to process the leaves. The key to the whole process is the roasting and fermentation. Through fermentation, the originally deep green leaves become reddish-brown in color. The longer the fermentation, the darker the color. Depending on the length of the roasting and degree of fermentation, the fragrance can range from floral, to fruity, to malty.

Cultivating teapots

The proportion of tea leaves to water also depends on the kind of tea leaves used. The teapot may be filled from one-quarter to three-quarters full with tea leaves, depending mainly on how tightly curled the tea leaves are as a result of the rolling and roasting processes. The teapot is then filled with water. Steeping time starts at one minute, but varies from tea to tea. The time required for subsequent brews from the same leaves must be proportionally lengthened. The best kind of teapot to use for most fermented teas is a purple clay ceramic pot. The size of the pot should be in correct proportion to the size of the cups. Ideally, the cups should have white interiors, to facilitate accurate assessment of the color of the tea.

Types of  tea

Chinese tea may be classified into five types of teas according to the different methods by which it is processed.

Green tea

Green tea is the variety which keeps the original colour of the tea leaves without fermentation during processing. This category consists mainly of Longjing tea of Zhejiang Province, Maofeng of Huangshan Mountain in Anhui Province and Biluochun produced in Jiangsu.

Black tea

Black tea, known as "red tea" (hong cha) in China, is the category which is fermented before baking; it is a later variety developed on the basis of the green tea. The best brands of black tea are Qihong of Anhui , Dianhong of Yunnan, Suhong of Jiangsu, Chuanhong of Sichuan and Huhong of Hunan.

Oolong tea

This represents a variety half way between the green and the black teas, being made after partial fermentation. It is a specialty from the provinces on China's southeast coast: Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan.

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Do you know why the first Chinese empire was called the "Black Shang?"?

In accordance with the oral traditions of China, the founders of Chinese civilization were Huangdi and Fu Xi. These legendary rulers like Dai Hao, were all buried in zhiu (burial mounds). The presence of this mound culture in China supports the traditions of burial of elects in mound tombs.

The skeletal remains from southern China are predominately negroid. (Chang 1964, p.370) The people practiced single burials.

In northern China the blacks founded many civilizations. The three major empires of China were the Xia Dynasty (c.2205-1766 B.C), Shang/ Yin Dynasty (c.1700-1050 B.C) and the Zhou Dynasty.The Zhou dynasty was the first dynasty founded by the Mongoloid people in China called Hua (Who-aa).

The founders of Xia and Shang came from the Fertile African Crescent by way of Iran. According to Chinese legends the first man Pan Gu, used a hammer 18,000 years ago to make man.

Was it because he was hung like a black man?

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