Quanzhou, Fujian, China 2018 Trip Vlog
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Quanzhou is a city in Fujian, Southern China. I went there on October 27 - November 4, 2018 with family to visit relatives. I compiled the photos and a few video clips I took during the trip into a vlog. Hope you enjoy this video.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Day 1: 00:00 Intro
flew to Quanzhou, Fujian, China, from Manila, Philippines
00:50 Trip log begins
Day 2: 01:18
Qingyuan Mountains Scenic Area (01:27), ginger duck lunch (02:06),
cashless transactions (02:19), West lake Park(02:30),
sugarcane peeling/ juicing contraption (02:39), Kaiyuan Monastery (02:44), West Street (03:17)
Day 3: 03:40 - Quanzhou Railway Station → Wu Yi Shan
lunch (03:49), Wu Yi Shan park (03:54), Yi Xian Tian attraction (03:59),
local market and dinner (04:13),
Impressions Da Hong Pao musical about tea, directed by Zhang Yi Mou (04:22),
Day 4: 05:27, bamboo raft tour of Wu Yi Shan (05:36)
hotel lunch (07:27), TianYou Peak (07:32),
Yun Wo- attraction with Chinese writing carved on rock (07:58),
Day 5: 08:23 - train ride back to Quanzhou
Day 6: 08:37 - freaky pumpkins
Quanzhou skyline from my window (08:43), Local Fish Cafe (05:55)
Day 7: 09:11 - Wu Dian Shi historical replica town, Jinjiang
vintage Southern Chinese/ Fujianese house replicas (10:19),
Fujian/ Minnan style lunch at a vintage themed restaurant (10:32),
regular Chinese food seafood dinner (10:58),
Day 8: 11:05 - more Quanzhou City sights
Confucius Temple (11:08), park with a lake (11:39),
street scenes, weekend flea market (11:40), traditional tea house (11:56),
more street scenes (12:08), Qingjing Mosque (Masjid al-Ashab) (12:11),
etymology of Quanzhou's old nickname Zayton (12:26),
mosque dumpling makers (13:04), another sugarcane peeler gadget (13:21),
Mind Museum (13:43), Yuanhe 1916 (13:51), hypebeast cat (14:02),
Quanzhou City Hall (14:07), seafood dinner (14:10), night stills (14:16)
Day 9: 14:19
flew back home to Manila, Philippines (14:22)
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Lasem Heritage : Journey to 3 Ancient Chinese Temples in Lasem
Indonesian Heritage : Based on the search of various museums in Den Hag, the Netherlands, it was recorded that the An Kiong Cu Temple was established in 1477. When referring to the data, the age of this temple reaches more than 540 years or 5 centuries. From the courtyard of the temple, Chinese carvings, two dragons at the gate, the roof of the swallow's tail building were seen. An iron pole resembled a ship's deck pole which still stood towering on the temple's courtyard.The pillar with a small triangular flag is a marker of the god associated with the sea, namely Dewi Ma Zu (often called Mak Co), or in Hokkian known as Thian Siang Sing Bo which means the Goddess of the Ocean or the Goddess of the Sea from Fujian.
The other temple in Lasem is Gie Yong Bio. This temple is located on Jalan Babagan No 7, Babagan Village, Lasem District.In the Gie Yong Bio Temple, it contains an altar containing statues of Fude Zhengshen and Confucius. This temple also has an architecture with Fujian, South China.
Poo An Bio Temple is located on Jalan Karangturi VII / 13, Karangturi Village, Lasem District.This temple is referred to as an offering to Kwee Sing On (Guo Shen Wang). Kwee Sing Ong is an original god in the temple in Baijiao Village, Zhangzhou District, Fujian Province, South China.
Đài Loan-Shilin Cixian temple and pork intestine noodle in Taipei in Chinese new year
Shilin Cixian Temple (also called Shilin Mazu Temple) is dedicated to the goddess Mazu. Originally known as Tianhou Temple, it was built in 1796 with funding from a local merchant named He Chin-tang at the site of the present-day Shilin Tourist Night Market. The temple was destroyed in a fire that engulfed Zhilan Street during a fight between rival immigrant clans from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou in mainland China. Through the efforts of Pan Yung-ching, a member of the local gentry, the street was rebuilt at Xiashulin, known today as Shilin New Street. Cixian Temple was subsequently built at the center of this new street.
Cixian Temple consists of two halls, two galleries and two wings that together form five courtyards. The two halls are linked by a gallery in a style typical of southern Fujian temple architecture. The Sanchuan Hall in the front part of the temple is covered by a double-eaved gable and hip roof with a swallowtailed ridge in the style of a Taizi Tower. The central door to the main hall is flanked by octagonal columns carved with coiling dragons dating to the Guangxu period (1875 to 1908). The left and right carved kylins were made in 1828. The exquisite paintings of the Palace Maiden and the door gods Wei Chi-kung and Chin Shu-pao are among the other artistic attractions at the temple.
Chùa Cixian nằm ngay tại chợ đêm nổi tiếng Shilin ở Đài bắc. Chùa thờ Thiên Hậu người có công cứu dân chúng trong trận đại hồng thuỷ. Đây là ngôi chùa nhỏ linh thiêng được người dân đến lễ rất đông các ngày rằm hay lễ tết lớn.
Ngay tại ngôi chợ này có món mỳ lòng heo-món ăn đặc biệt tại Đài Loan mà mọi du khách rất nên thử.
Lingyin Temple, Hangzhou China
Ah yes, millions of business owners and people come every year to pay their homage and get good fortune from Buddha in the New Year. If you're doing business in China, and feel a little superstitious, you'd better go say your peace to Buddha and let the year ring in with good success and fortune. This is video 1 of 4. We'll walk you through a few temples and show how it's done --- China Style.
Fujian Hung Gar Zhangzhou Battle Sect Double Branch boxing
Zhangzhou Hong Jia Quan Zhan Pai Shuang Zhi Quan
Zhangzhou Hong Family Boxing Battle School Double Branch Boxing
According to the oral traditions this style was created and taught in by Hong Xiguan (Hung Hei Goon) after he graduated from the Southern Shaolin temple.
The style it's self can be traced back to around 1840 when a cobbler named Xu Feng began to teach boxing to some local youths in Zhangzhou.
The legends say that Xu Feng didn't need to use pliers when shaping and stretching the tough leather and rawhide for shoes because of the strength of his fingers. Instead of using a hammer he supposedly used his thumb to pound the iron nails into the soles of boots.
Three young men who would go on to be his first and best students started out by bullying Xu Feng for having come from outside of Zhangzhou whenever they saw him in the streets. Eventually he got tired of being hit and taunted and made an ultimatum that if the all three of them could not shove him over then they would have to leave him alone.
The three youths tried with all their might to push him down, however Xu Feng didn't budge. After letting them push him for a while Xu Feng used his shaking power to throw them off into the gutter.
After that the three young men realized that he was a skilled master and they begged him to become their teacher clinging to his legs when he tried to walk away. He relented and taught them for almost a decade before suddenly disappearing from town without warning.
Later on the local people would begin to say that Xu Feng was a wandering Shaolin Monk on the run from the Qing government. But it is more likely that he was a member of the Hong Men society. His teaching of the meaning of San Zhan as Feet treading the central plains, Fist Striking the Rivers and Mountains, Uniting the land under heaven fits with this.
After he left his students continued the tradition becoming very well known for their fighting skills. Because of this the school became known as the Battle Sect style, and his three original students became known as the Three Battle Uncles.
During the late Qing dynasty the inheritors of the school opened the Chao Yang Tang Morning Crane Hall to pass their art onto future generations.
Zhangzhou in this period was notable for the trend of large martial halls being opened. These Tangs were rather large organized bodies dedicated to the teaching of martial arts.
Because of the Hong Men connections the school was relatively conservative not accepting many students and choosing not to play a large role in local martial society.
However that seems to have changed when one of the members of the school came in first in the provincial martial exams and was appointed as a prefecture level magistrate in Anhui.
After retirement he returned to Zhangzhou and began teaching at the school. It was around this time that the Chao Yang Tang changed it's name to the Tiao He Tang (Harmonious Hall).
During the mid 20th century the school became much smaller with many masters no longer teaching. This style had always had a reputation for focusing totally on combat and teaching methods which were extremely brutal and dangerous. Many masters started to feel that in the modern era there was no longer a need for teaching such brutal methods or for a school which focused only on fighting and killing.
Because of this the art almost died out, however in the last few decades the few remaining masters have began teaching it again. Even so this art was known to have a very extensive array of weapons and empty hand forms, training methods, and special techniques, much of which have been lost.
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Hu Zun Quan, Yin Yang Three battles form
Hǔ Zūn Quán, Yīn Yáng Sān Zhàn
Respecting Tiger Boxing style, Yin & Yang Three Battles
Like most Fuzhou styles Hu Zun Quan is based on San Zhan. This Yin Yang San Zhan is a longer set than the regular Hu Zun San Zhen and expands upon the methods introduced in the basic Hu Zun San Zhan.
HuZun Quan is a traditional style of Tiger boxing from Yongtai county in Fuzhou prefecture of Fujian Province. This style is considered to be one of the oldest of the southern styles of Tiger Boxing and can be traced back to the 1700's.
During the mid 1700's a man by the name of Li Yuanzhu studied martial arts with the monks at Yongtai's XiaoLian temple. Taking inspiration from the fierce tigers who roamed the mountains of Fujian he adapted the local methods of Jishan Quan (Jishan's Boxing / Integrated Mountain Boxing) to the shape and skills of the Tiger creating a new style of Boxing which he named Hu Zun Quan (Tiger Admiration Boxing / Respecting Tiger Boxing).
It is also often credited as the origin of Uechi Ryu Karate. Uechi Kanbun, The founder of that system learned martial arts in Fuzhou from a master called Shushiwa. People have claimed that this is the Hu Zun Quan master Zhou ZiHe.
However none of the forms which are practiced in the Hu Zun style have been found to be a reasonable match for any Uechi Ryu form. Master Zhou ZiHe also supposedly practiced several other styles. However so far no one has been able to find any form which traces back to him that is a match for any Uechi Ryu form.
Without the proper characters for the name Shushiwa, there are many many possible ways it could rendered into Chinese and with the huge numbers of martial artists in Fuzhou it is irresponsible to make claims simply on the basis of a person having a vaguely similar name.
Fujian Single Whip Luohan and Tiger Boxing of Pingnan county
Pingnan county Dan Bian Luohan Quan and Hu Zun Quan*
Short clip featuring Zhang Zunmang, 6th generation inheritor of the Single Whip Luohan system demonstrating some of the acupoint striking methods from the Iron Head Monk's Book of Meridians which is held by the Zhang clan of Jitou village. Also showing some of the varied weapons practiced within the Hu Zun Quan system of Jixia village's Gang clan.
The Dan Bian Luohan Quan Single Whip Luohan Boxing style of Jitou village in Tangkou township of Pingnan county has a rich oral mythology tracing it's origins back to the Tie Tou Heshang Iron Head Monk.
The Tie Tou Heshang is a famous character in local folktales and is one of the Five Iron Ancestors. These are a Fujian folk version of the Shaolin Five Ancestors and predate the Five Ancestors of late 19th and early 20th century Wuxia fiction which are found in the oral mythology of many Guangdong martial arts.
According to Jitou traditions, after the burning of the Shaolin temple in Quanzhou, the Iron Head monk was hiding in Tangkou township's Shanfeng temple.
While there he became friends with Zhang Zongbiao, an aspiring scholar from nearby Jitou village.
Zhang would come to talk with the Iron Head monk whenever he passed the temple and soon they became friends, although the Iron Head Monk never talked about himself or mentioned his past. One day when returning from the city with a load of rice for his family he stopped at the temple to talk. while talking he noticed that a heavy fog had fallen so that he could only see a few feet ahead. At this time there was an old tiger in the area who was blind in one eye and had taken to preying on local villagers. Because of the poor visibility Zhang was scared to walk home lest he stumble on the tiger without seeing him.
Hearing this the Iron Head Monk just laughed and said he would walk him home and keep him safe.
Halfway to Jitou village the old one eyed tiger leaped out from the fog. Zhang was to scared to move, but the Iron head monk stepped in front of him yelling I do not approve of your killing and I won't let you continue although as a monk I cannot take you life. Saying this he grabbed the tiger as it leaped at him and threw it off the path down the steep mountainside.
Zhang was amazed at this never having known of his friend's skills. Seeing this display of prowess he decided to quite studying as a scholar and to learn martial arts.
At Zhang's request the Iron Head monk moved from Shanfeng temple to nearby Ciyin temple which was located directly on the outskirts of Jitou village. There he instructed Zhang Zongbiao and the other villagers in the methods of the Single Whip Luohan system. He also taught Zhang Zonbiao the secret methods of acupoint striking leaving him his handwritten Mai Shu (Meridian Book). Later Zhang passed the local martial exams and was appointed to teach local troops in Jianning county in Sanming prefecture. There he taught many people and gained a great reputation through defeating his many challengers.
Over time the system was passed to different villages in northern Fujian and spread widely especially around Tangkou township.
Today the methods are still being passed within the Zhang clan of Jitou village who retain the full acupoint striking system and keep copies of the acupoint manual left by the Iron Head monk.
Also shown on this clip is the Hu Zun Quan of Jixia village in Gantang township of Pingnan. This style has been passed in the village since the mid 18th century. The local accounts claim this style originated in Quanzhou and attempt to trace the origins to a famous 3rd generation Yongchun Crane boxer. However it is now thought that it was brought from Yongtai in Fuzhou Where Huzun originated by a relative of the founder of one of the two major branches. Jixia village was also home to Gang Guobao, one of Fujian's most famous Qing dynasty generals, who was famous for his martial skills. Gang Guobao predates the arrival of Huzun based on the dates of either of the possible transmitters, although some local tales talk of him practicing it. However he was known to have taught his family his martial skills, so the Gang family of Jixia were already skilled martial artists before the Huzun transmission. Gang Guobao was also a famous painter, known especially for his tiger paintings, earning him the name of the Tiger General. To learn more about this style look up the Jixia Hu Zun Quan video I previously posted.
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Quickie in Nanjing - Travel Day
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I will have to go back to Nanjing - it looks like a very nice city with a lot of energy and a nice mix of traditional Chinese and an interest in western culture
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Xiang Dian Quan news clip
News clip featuring the Incense Shop Luohan Boxing of master Wu Kong Tan.
Xiang Dian Quan (Incense shop boxing) Is a traditional southern Luohan style practiced in the Pingnan and Fuzhou areas of Fujian province. About 100 years ago the owner of an incense shop learned this style of southern Luohan from a Buddhist monk. His martial descendants living in the area named the style Xiang Dian meaning Incense Shop literally translated as fragrant stall/shop.
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom - Shang Dynasty - Walls of Zhengzhou
Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom - Shang Dynasty - Walls of Zhengzhou - Walkthrough Gameplay PC
Difficulty: Hard
~ Episode goals:
- 20 people in Modest Siheyuan or better
- 1 Allied City required
- Population of 1300
~ Episode briefing:
- At the solemn request of our newKing, the Royal Geomancer has determined that the new capital of the Shang Dynasty is to be at a site that shall henceforth be known as Zhengzhou. It will be located on a hill overlooking the river. To ensure the security of the city, engineers have already been at work on the city's fortifications. Use the guidelines of Feng Shui to help
locate an appropriate site for the King's palace, establish an elite
neighborhood of lavish Siheyuans, and designate one or two wards for common citizens.
Bales of hemp must be procured through trade, as it cannot be grown here.
Fortunately, there are other cities looking for wood and ceramics. A ferry will provide access to the abundant deposits of copper ore on the far side of the river. The bronze will be of use not only for bronzeware, but also for weapons. Begin training and equipping some infantry without undue delay.
You might just need them, as barbarians covet the riches of our land!
Traditional Liancheng Quan Boxing and Weapons forms
Liancheng Quan Boxing and weapons recorded in Longyan prefecture, Fujian province in the mid 1980's
Liancheng Quan / Getian Huang Jia Quan is practiced by the Hakka people in Longyan prefecture, Southern Fujian.
The art originates from the Huang family of Getian Village in Longyan prefecture's Liancheng county.
According to the oral traditions of Liancheng Quan, there was a man of the Huang clan of Getian village in Liancheng county
who became very close friends with a minor prefectural level official from the Patrol and Inspection office* from the Zhang family of Kaifeng. Eventually he ended up marrying Zhang's fourth daughter.
Here the story splits into two versions, in both versions Zhang's term of office ends and he decides to return to his hometown in Henan.
According to one version of the story this took place in the Song dynasty with his term ending around 988-989, in this versions the man asks his friend / son in law to escort him back to his home near Shaoshi mountain.
The other version of the story places this event in the year 1385, and in this version he asks his teenage grandson (the son of his friend from the Huang clan and his fourth daughter) to accompany him back.
At this point the stories again converge with him using his influence and family connections to get the young member of the Huang clan accepted as a layman disciple to learn martial arts at the Shaolin monastery located nearby on mt.Shaoshi.
There he becomes the student of three monks named Cai, Dong and Sun, each of which specializes in a certain area of skills (upper, middle, and lower basin fighting methods).
After 3 years of study at Shaolin he decides to return to his hometown in Fujian. There he teaches the methods he had learned from his three teachers at the Shaolin temple, the Huang Family Shaolin Boxing methods are passed on in the Huang clan of Getian village for several centuries.
In the year 1660 Huang Sihuan of Getian village travels to the Ningbo area of Zhejiang to conduct trade as a merchant.
There he becomes friends with Huang Baijia who is a local master of both local Shaolin methods as well as the the Wudang Neijia Quan system. Huang Baijia introduces him to his teacher Wang Zhengnan.The three men become close friends and for the next several years spent much of their free time together practicing and comparing martial arts methods late into the night.
Eventually Huang Sihuan created his own system by combining the Huang Family Shaolin Boxing passed down in his family with the Ningbo Neijia Quan system of Wang Zhengnan.
Around this period he also had his own Guandao forged which he would practice with every day. The Guandao weighs around 200lbs and was passed down within the Huang family of Getian village.
Of his descendants only one was able to freely practice forms with the blade. This was his 8th generation descendant Huang Zhaoyi. Huang Zhaoyi worked as a salt trader and would walk down into the lowlands and would climb the trails back into the mountains carrying 300lbs of salt bales on his back.
Liancheng Quan is still practiced among the Hakka people in Liancheng county and neighboring counties of Longyan, as well as some areas of Guangdong near the Longyan border.
*This office was created in the Song dynasty and lasted till the end of the Qing dynasty. They were sent to observe and oversee Border areas. That is the remote areas of the empire with generally low population densities usually populated by ethnic minorities. These areas were not necessarily on the physical borders of the Chinese empire and could include places like Liancheng county which was a remote mountain area of southern Fujian primarily populated with small villages of Hakka and She people.
1906年清朝晚期「廣州、山東」歷史照片，觀音廟、鎮海樓...這是真歷史！【楓牛愛世界】
Qi Jia Quan, Seven Steps
Qi Jiā Quán, Qī Bù
(Qi Family Boxing, Seven Steps)
This form comes from Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang province, and is said to be based not only Qi Jiguang's material but also methods from Fujian's southern Shaolin temple.
Qi Jia Quan comes from the teachings of Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. However there are multiple lineages spread across the eastern coast of China from Fujian to Shandong which tend to differ greatly by region. It is also common to find local styles with one or two Qi Jia Quan forms.
In Zhejiang province Qi Jia Quan styles are mainly practiced in Taizhou, and Wenzhou prefectures (Lishui prefecture borders Wenzhou on the east).
Outside of Zhejiang major centers of Qi Jia Quan practice are Tong county in beijing's Tongzhou prefecture, in Hebei province's Julu county in Xingtai prefecture, and in Qi Jiguang's hometown of Penglai city in Shandong. In the late Qing dynasty Qi Jia Quan was also practiced in parts of Cangzhou prefecture, however now it is rare or possibly extinct there. However a branch of the Cangzhou Qi Jia Quan style survives in Liaoning's Jinzhou prefecture where it was taught by a bandit from Cangzhou who had been sentenced to work the mines there during the early 1900's.
Outside of the areas mentioned there are many other small obscure lineages of Qi Jia Quan extending all along the eastern coast from Fujian to Shandong.
Nanjing County- Tulous and The Yunshuiyao Scenic Area, Fujian
Our experience in Nanjing County was both peaceful and relaxing. It wasn’t very busy and as we had hired a driver for the second day we had little stress travelling between the different sites.
Itinerary- Yunshuiyao Scenic Area, Tianluokeng Tulou cluster, Yuchanglou, Taxia Village and Hongkeng Tulou Cluster.
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Chinese Filipino | Wikipedia audio article
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A National Historic Relic Dalondong Baoan Temple
Construction of Baoan Temple began in 1805, and the temple was completed in 1830. Dalongdong Baoan Temple is considered typical of Taiwanese historic and temple architecture. The temple enshrines deities from Taiwanese folk religions, the main deity being Baoshen Dadi(保生大帝), the God of Medicine. Built to ensure the protection of the people who settled on the island of Taiwan, the temple was therefore named Baoan, meaning protection for the people. The god was brought to Taiwan in 1742 by immigrants from Tungan(同安) of Fujian(福建) Province, from the original temple in Paichueh(白礁) County. It is a Second-class Historical Site, ranking with Longshan and Chingshan Temples as one of the three most important temples in Taipei. Baoan Temple was also a winner in the 2003 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards. The temple is a timber and stone structure with a great deal of elaborate ornamentation. It faces south and consists of three main halls and two wings. With its combination of different architectural styles, including northern Chinese, southern Fujianese and Hakka, the temple is the embodiment of ethnic diversity in Taiwan. Prior to this restoration, the temple had been renovated four times, most recently in 1967. Since then few repairs were carried out and the temple was in a highly dilapidated condition with termite infestation and roof leakages. In 1994, the Baoan Temple Committee proposed a restoration plan to repair the roof and wooden structures, remove inappropriate elements and restore religious ornamentation. Work began in 1995 and the restoration project was completed in 2002. The restoration was entirely funded by the Temples followers. Traditionally the temple was not only a place of worship but also a community hall. Since the renovation, its traditional function has been revived and the temple and is now used as a gathering place by many community groups, for example reading groups, English conversation classes, the Baoan Temple Chinese Orchestra and the Cultural History Work Association.