PeterScholz
26-04-2017, 12:57
Michael Tang veröffentlichte am Montag, den 10.04.2017 04:27
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7. A Tale of Two Cities - Canton/Hong Kong
Canton (GuangZhou) was one of the key centres in lat Ching Dynasty. It was also the key centre opened up for foreign trade. Hong Kong was a colony under British rule and considered as "heaven" for fugitives and revolutionist from China. It was also a "heaven", in later years, for martial artists from China, who wanted to enjoy free and stable livings from the decades of civil war, Japanese invasion, famines and cultural revolution under communist rule.
When Tang Suen ran away from his home village, it was a time of uprising - revolution against Ching Dynasty and inauguration of the Republic of China - 1911. Shortly after he came to Hong Kong, with the establishment of the new Republic government, a new police force was set up in Canton, headed by Chan King Wah - 陳景華. He wanted to recruit a good coach for the policeman. Tang Suen eventually decided to apply, mainly because he wanted to be back close to his family which was still at Siu Tong, and Tang Yik was about 2 years old. He applied using a fake name. He passed the "examination" by scaring off 40 some other contestants, mainly with his pole technique and returned to Canton as the new police coach. He turned his life from a well off second generation (二世祖), to a fugitive, becoming a martial art sifu and then be a respected police coach.
When he was serving as the coach for the police force, Chan King Wah and his friend, Wu Hon Man (胡漢民) who was an important figure and dedicated supporter of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, used to visit his classes and were impressed of his Kung Fu. When one of his colleagues learnt of the fact that Tang Suen had some past record that he was being posted as "Wanted", he volunteered to talk to Chan King Wah who kindly agreed to help out and eventually, the previous case was settled and Tang Suen could returned to his family.
But fate was not too kind to Tang Suen (as with a lot of people in China!!). The then President of Republic, who was a General of the Ching Emperor and initially supported the revolution and became President of the new Republic. He was not faithful to the "Revolution" and prepared to name himself an emperor again. Chan King Wah, along with Wu Hon Man and other faithful followers of Dr. Sun, were against such back-tracking and Chan was subsequently murdered by Lung Jiguang龍濟光, a warlord faithful to the then President, preparing to be crowned as a King.
Being the coach of Chan's police force, Tang Suen was in great danger and he had to be a fugitive again and fled to Hong Kong the second time.
Quelle:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1936493169928490/permalink/1950219918555815/
Kapitel 8: http://www.kampfkunst-board.info/forum/f134/weng-chun-history-sicht-tang-familie-8-he-tang-yiks-early-age-182798/
UTC+01:00 folgenden Text:
7. A Tale of Two Cities - Canton/Hong Kong
Canton (GuangZhou) was one of the key centres in lat Ching Dynasty. It was also the key centre opened up for foreign trade. Hong Kong was a colony under British rule and considered as "heaven" for fugitives and revolutionist from China. It was also a "heaven", in later years, for martial artists from China, who wanted to enjoy free and stable livings from the decades of civil war, Japanese invasion, famines and cultural revolution under communist rule.
When Tang Suen ran away from his home village, it was a time of uprising - revolution against Ching Dynasty and inauguration of the Republic of China - 1911. Shortly after he came to Hong Kong, with the establishment of the new Republic government, a new police force was set up in Canton, headed by Chan King Wah - 陳景華. He wanted to recruit a good coach for the policeman. Tang Suen eventually decided to apply, mainly because he wanted to be back close to his family which was still at Siu Tong, and Tang Yik was about 2 years old. He applied using a fake name. He passed the "examination" by scaring off 40 some other contestants, mainly with his pole technique and returned to Canton as the new police coach. He turned his life from a well off second generation (二世祖), to a fugitive, becoming a martial art sifu and then be a respected police coach.
When he was serving as the coach for the police force, Chan King Wah and his friend, Wu Hon Man (胡漢民) who was an important figure and dedicated supporter of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, used to visit his classes and were impressed of his Kung Fu. When one of his colleagues learnt of the fact that Tang Suen had some past record that he was being posted as "Wanted", he volunteered to talk to Chan King Wah who kindly agreed to help out and eventually, the previous case was settled and Tang Suen could returned to his family.
But fate was not too kind to Tang Suen (as with a lot of people in China!!). The then President of Republic, who was a General of the Ching Emperor and initially supported the revolution and became President of the new Republic. He was not faithful to the "Revolution" and prepared to name himself an emperor again. Chan King Wah, along with Wu Hon Man and other faithful followers of Dr. Sun, were against such back-tracking and Chan was subsequently murdered by Lung Jiguang龍濟光, a warlord faithful to the then President, preparing to be crowned as a King.
Being the coach of Chan's police force, Tang Suen was in great danger and he had to be a fugitive again and fled to Hong Kong the second time.
Quelle:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1936493169928490/permalink/1950219918555815/
Kapitel 8: http://www.kampfkunst-board.info/forum/f134/weng-chun-history-sicht-tang-familie-8-he-tang-yiks-early-age-182798/