Lianchengquan

Fujian
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Liancheng boxing is known as one of the eight major boxing styles in Fujian Province. It is popular in Liancheng, Shanghang, Changting and other places in Fujian Province. It is also called "Liancheng Shaolin boxing" or "Shaolin unique boxing". It can be divided into "Huang family boxing" and "Wu family boxing". It has a history of hundreds of years. Since the Duangong period of the Song Dynasty, Jiusilang, the third-generation descendant of the Huang family in Getian Village, Liancheng, went to Shaoshi Mountain in Dengfeng, Henan (now Songshan Shaolin Temple) to learn Shaolin boxing with the three monks Cai, Dong and Sun for several years. Later, he returned to his hometown in the third year of Chunhua to teach his clansmen, and it was passed down from generation to generation. In the 17th year of the Gengzi year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Getian boxing master Huang Sihuan spent his life to create a unique "Liancheng boxing". In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, Huang Guanjie and others kept improving in practice, making the martial arts routines more refined, enriched and perfect. Later, it was passed down by Huang Wenxiang, Huang Shichang and Huang Yu'e, and it has been passed down for 34 generations so far. Liancheng boxing is fast, sharp and generous, with tight defense and strong power. Its short-distance fighting is quite similar to the southern style; while its fast footwork, agile body movements, and the use of hands and feet have the advantages of the northern style. It not only has the essence of the Songshan Shaolin boxing school, but also has the characteristics of many southern boxing styles. It is a boxing style with a unique style and a long history. Its main characteristics are: waiting for the opponent to move, striking back; tight defense, short-distance fighting as the main method; rich techniques, the whole body is like a hand; accurate hitting, good at attacking the key points. Liancheng boxing includes single hook, double hook, flower hook, tied hands, seven punches, single lifting, four-door boxing, Xin'an boxing, old flower boxing, tiger jumping over the wall, eight steps to wrap the lion, 1 looking for water, tiger stretching waist, etc. In terms of weapons, sticks are the main method, and there are dozens of routines such as boxing, weapons, and sparring. The related tools used mainly include: sticks, double knives, mountain rakes, iron rulers, hook-linked spears, maces, double swords, seven-star rakes, stools, shields, etc., and the boxing manuals and related works include: "Getian Wushu", "Liancheng Boxing Fist and Weapon Record", "Liancheng Wujia Boxing", "Martial Arts Book", etc. Liancheng boxing, as a witness of Hakka civilization, is of great practical value in studying the origin and development of Hakka people, the formation, development and dissemination of Hakka culture, and the unique folk customs of Hakka people; while encouraging the broad masses of people to strengthen their bodies, it can also promote cultural exchanges.

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