practising kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering. Chinese martial arts have long been considered a male-dominated sphere, but a cohort of Generation Z women such as Duan are ...

practising kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering. Chinese martial arts have long been considered a male-dominated sphere, but a cohort of Generation Z women like Duan is challenging ...

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

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 ...

Duan Ruru (left), a founding member of the Emei Kung Fu Girls, and Liu Qiao demonstrating their martial art movements at the Zhongfei temple in Emeishan, China. (AFP pic) In front of a secluded ...

Kung fu master Wang Chao, a national-level representative of Emei martial arts, said the sect still relies heavily on government money. But the Kung Fu Girls' videos have been "very good" at ...