Duan (left) and Liu Qiao demonstrating their martial art movements at the Zhongfei temple in Emeishan. Photo: ADEK BERRY/AFP
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 arts have long been considered a male-dominated sphere, but a cohort of Gen Z women like Duan is challenging that assumption and generating publicity for their particular school of kung fu.
