Promote Chinese Culture

Chinese, the ethnic groups with the most people in the world, is one of the oldest ancient cultures that existed before Christ(BC). According to G. Yan, & C. A. Santos (‘China, forever’: Tourism discourse and self-Orientalism, pg 308), “The presence of ethnic Chinese asserts a multicultural China. Thus, Chinese ethnic minorities are promoted and represented as a multicultural entity encompassing diverse cultures, faiths and traditions, representing a common and united Chinese identity.” The cultures have been passed down generations, regardless of where they may be. In simple terms, there is always the presence of Chinese culture when there exist of Chinese society, although the cultures differ from place to place, province to province or even

Clearly, Chinese martial arts are really what a lot of people knows about on what they know about the things related to Chinese Culture. That’s probably why I believe that Chinese Martial Arts should be contained in the video that promotes Chinese Culture, as people would easily be immersed in the topic where they already have an interest in. Chinese martial arts practice emphasis virtue and harmony, as well as self-cultivation. It also requires the knowledge of medicine and philosophy. Among several hundreds of styles, Shao Lin, Tai chi, Wushu and Qigong are the well-known styles in the worldwide. In popular culture, in the movie “Kung Fu Panda 2”, where Po, the main protagonist, finds inner peace in order to fight off Lord Shen at the climactic portion of the film. This is a good example of meditation in Chinese Martial Arts, as its main purpose is on developing focus and mental clarity, as man’s nature is the same nature of heaven, which is clearly portrayed in this film. In Chinese Martial Arts, it is a common place for the use of qi. In China, the qi traditions, now better known as qigong and popularly associated with the martial arts – were also cultivated for a variety of other reasons associated with meditation, ethical action, improved health, medical practices, universal salvation and, especially, transcendent of power. Qi, relates to meditation in a way that Qigong training is a basic part of meditation training, which can be seen in many parks across Asia, where people exercise Qigong or Tai chi for inner