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中国当代社会与文化 学院： 数学科学学院 姓名： 邹俊杰 学号： 20152210085 Four quintessence of Chinese culture China has a long history with a culture of 5000 years and various gems. As is known to all of the world，Wushu, Chinese Medicine, Calligraphy and Peking Opera are four quintessence of Chinese culture. Wushu Wushu, or Martial Art, is an important component of the culture heritage of China with a rich content over the centuries. Literally, “Wu” means military , and “Shu” means art. Therefore, people who practice Wushu are able to prevent invasion with sense of security and the strength of confidence. Besides, they can also keep fit and have a knowledge to the laws between man and nature. In a word, people get self-enhancement through practicing Wushu mentally and physically Wushu originated from productive labor of ancient people in China. People in the hunting activities gradually accumulated splitting, cutting and horning skills. Those primitive forms of offensive and defensive skills are low-level, but they are the basis for the formation of martial arts technology. I think the spread of martial arts culture was mainly relying on film and television industry. Many stars such as Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen were all disseminators of Wushu. Among them, Bruce Lee made Wushu become famous all over the world. But I like Jackie Chans movies best because his films were filled with martial arts and fantastic scenes. By the way, It’s easy to find clues of Chinese Wushu in almost every Hollywood action movies in recent years. Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine theory has basically formed in the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Periods. Chinese Medicine is called “Zhong Yi”, “Yi” means medicine, while “Zhong” means balance. Therefore, Chinese Medicine theory considers that keeping the body balance of yin and yang make people health. Chinese Medicine attaches importance to natural recuperation. The medicinal materials used by it are pure natural herbs and minera