City of martial arts

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Dengfung is an intriguing city that no other place can match. The spirit of martial arts is in the air. All the schools in the town are martial arts schools and there are plenty of them. The streets are usually turned into practicing grounds for the students where they do stretching, running or aerial flips. Students dressed in red or orange sweat shirts and pants line in three rows and on their coaches' commands, flip and lung across the pavement one by one.

Apart from the students, the fame of Shaolin also attracts a flock of martial arts admirers from around the world who are determined to master the celebrated arts. Along the streets, outside the hotels or in the martial arts schools, it is not unusual to spot eager learning foreigners who dress in Chinese style learning Tai Chi or swordsmanship.

It is quite interesting to see how the whole city seems to serve one purpose and one purpose only. All its people is dedicated to art and take it seriously. There is a spirit of holiness in this cradle of the martial arts. And I really love Deng Fung for it.