Detailed analysis of the movements of the Five Animal Sports

Wuqianxia detailed movement analysis: preparatory: two feet apart, stand in a loose and quiet, arms naturally hanging down, eyes in front, adjust the breathing, the intention to guard the dantian. Tiger play: hand shape is a tiger paw, tiger play by the tiger lift and tiger pounce two movements.

Deer play: deer play hand shape is antler, deer play by deer against and deer run two movements composed of bear play: bear play hand shape is bear paw, bear play by bear run and bear shake two movements composed of. Ape play: ape play has two hand shapes, ape play by ape lift and ape pick two movements. Bird play: bird play hand shape is a bird wing, bird play has a bird stretch and bird fly two movements composed of.

Wu Bird Opera is an important Chinese traditional guided health care technique created by Hua Tuo, a medical doctor at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and is a national intangible cultural heritage item. Its movements are modeled after the five animals: tiger, deer, bear, ape and bird, and it has developed into a number of different schools of thought, each with its own differences. In Bozhou, Anhui Province, the hometown of Hua Tuo, the Five Animal Circus is now mainly practiced by Dong Wenhuan and Liu Shirong. Jiangsu Normal University is a base for the transmission of Chinese outstanding traditional culture of the Five Animal Opera.