Chinese Bull Wrestlers Strive to Preserve Ancient Tradition
Bull wrestlers in China are actively working to keep their traditional sport alive amidst modern challenges. They are fighting to preserve this cultural heritage for future generations.
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China's bull wrestlers fight to keep tradition alive
In a half-covered amphitheatre in eastern China, 20-year-old Wang Shuangshuang locked his shoulder against the neck of a bull, grappling with its horns to force it to its knees."You have to go with its flow, shift your shoulders constantly to follow its resistance, lock its neck, and then throw it down," Wang said.
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In a half-covered amphitheatre in eastern China, 20-year-old Wang Shuangshuang locked his shoulder against the neck of a bull, grappling with its horns to force it to its knees. Chinese bull-wrestling, or “guanniu”, dates back over 600 years but remains a little-known sport domestically, let alone internationally. Students like Wang sporadically sign up for competitions, but a […]
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