In front of a secluded temple in southwestern China, Duan Ruru skilfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practising ...

Chinese martial arts have long been considered a male-dominated sphere, but a cohort of Gen Z women is challenging that ...

In front of a secluded temple in south-western China, Duan Ruru skilfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practising ...

The Emei Kung Fu Girls Troupe was established during the fourth Emei Martial Arts Inheritance Conference, held in the Mount Emei Scenic Area, in southwest China's Sichuan Province, on April 29, 2024.

Mount Emei rises 3,099 meters above sea level in Emei County, 160 kilometers southwest of Chengdu. Its charming scenery has won it the name of "Emei, the Greatest Beauty under Heaven." It takes ...

Two years after breaking TikTok with her slinky hit "Late to the party," rapidly rising alt-pop confessionalist Emei has fallen down her own rabbit hole and undergone a metamorphosis. Following ...

In front of a secluded temple in southwestern China, Duan Ruru skillfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practicing kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering. Chinese martial arts ...

That is starting to change thanks in part to Duan's nine-woman troupe, Emei Kung Fu Girls, which meshes deft swordwork with social media savvy to help put the sect back on the map. In slick videos ...