On the other hand, what has Taiwan and its Government done to preserve the "cultural treasure of China"?
As a devil's advocate let me pose the question: China has also produced the great martial arts historian, Ma Ming Da and what has Taiwan done to advance the history of traditional Chinese martial arts?
Even among the rich, its hard to find a martial arts patron as you find in art itslef..
Its great fun to argue politics, but the subject is a lot more complex.
The truth is that traditional Chinese martial arts, as an important part of Chinese culture, is not valued greatly regardless of what the political system is in place.
In 1998, I had to sit through the martial arts demonstration at the Shaolin Temple in Songshan and it made me sick---pure garbage. On the other hand, at least Qingdao and Yan Tai are attempting to preserve the traditional martial art of Taiji Meihua Pryaing Mantis--I wish Taiwan would wake up.
That is the sadness---the deteriorating status of traditional Chinese martial arts.
Last edited by RAF; 11-01-2005 at 05:58 AM.
"Its better to build bridges rather than dig holes but occasionally you have to dig a few holes to build the foundation of a strong bridge."
"Traditional Northern Chinese Martial Arts are all Sons of the Same Mother," Liu Yun Qiao