This is the day when the Tianjin County Martial Arts Museum was established. It is located next to the Sports Ground of the Public Security Bureau South of the East Gate of Dongma Road, Tianjin. Not far next door is the Hebei Martial Arts Museum.
After the victory of the Northern Expedition, Tianjin was set up as a special city by the Nanjing government, somewhat similar to the municipalities directly under the Central Government in later generations.
But why does Mao still have Tianjin County?
Tianjin County is affiliated to Hebei Province, and the county seat is located in Huidui, which is later known as the Tucheng area of Hexi District, Tianjin.
When Zhou Hexuan arrived at the entrance of the Guoshu Hall, many onlookers were already standing here.
Xue Dian introduced: "Mr. Zhou, this is Mr. Zeng Tingyi, the director of the Tianjin Public Security Bureau, and the honorary director of our Chinese Martial Arts Museum!"
Zhou Hexuan cupped his fists and said, "Hello, Director Zeng!"
"Hello, Mr. Zhou." Zeng Tingyi said enthusiastically.
Zeng Tingyi was from Fu Zuoyi, and naturally from Yan Xishan. Although he didn't know that Zhou Hexuan was a guest of Yan Xishan, Zhou Hexuan had a high reputation in Tianjin, so he naturally needed to make friends with him.
Xue Dian introduced again: "Mr. Zhou, this is Mr. Li Shaowei, the county magistrate of Tianjin, and the director of our Chinese Martial Arts Museum."
"Hello, County Magistrate Li."
"Mr. Zhou, I have long admired your name!"
Asking County Magistrate Li to be the director of the museum was just like asking Zhou Hexuan to be the honorary deputy director. They were all just for show. Li Shaowei didn't take it seriously. Later, he only served as the director for a few days before resigning.
Yiquan master Gao Zhiren took over.
But these people don't care. The person who is really responsible for the daily affairs of the Guoshu Museum is the deputy director and teaching director Xue Dian.
Tianjin not only has a lot of gangsters, but also a lot of people practicing martial arts.
Since the disintegration of the Tianjin Chinese Warriors Association, various martial arts groups have emerged in Tianjin. What are the Chinese Martial Arts Research Association, Tongjiquan Martial Arts Society, Fengyun Martial Arts Society, Xiuwu Martial Arts Society, Chinese Martial Arts Research Society, Moral Martial Arts Club, Youth Martial Arts Society...
Wait, wait, there are at least dozens of them.
Coupled with the messy martial arts gyms, if a boxer can win the title of "Tianjin's No. 1", he will be ranked among the top in China.
The Nanjing National Government attaches great importance to martial arts exhibitions, so much so that political factional struggles have also extended to the Guoshu Museum. For example, the Tianjin Guoshu Museum is in a stalemate with the Hebei Guoshu Museum. The former is supported by the Nanjing government, and the latter is Yan
Supported by Xishan.
The Tianjin Martial Arts Center even used dirty tricks to use the name of the Hebei Martial Arts Center to deceive others. Naturally, the purpose was to discredit their opponents.
The Tianjin County Guoshu Museum now established also has the support of Yan Xishan, and it seems that it wants to kill the Tianjin Guoshu Museum in a two-on-one attack.
Let’s talk about Nanjing. At the end of last year, the government even organized the National Martial Arts Examination. Now, even being a coach in a Martial Arts Hall requires a license. Those who do not pass the National Martial Arts Examination License are not allowed to form a Martial Arts Academy, but can only form a Martial Arts Club or Research Association.
At the end of last year, there was a national martial arts competition, which was very much like martial arts fighting counterfeiting.
No matter how famous you are, no matter how old you are, you can all go on stage and fight. If your performance is too poor, your coaching license will be revoked.
The competition was completely lively. Famous teachers, eminent monks and sects from all walks of life appeared on stage one after another. Some people even brought coffins to participate in the competition.
However, the result is surprising...
Many famous masters have revealed their true colors, such as Shaolin master Zhao Xinzhou, Eagle Claw master Chen Zizheng, Bagua master Jia Fengming, Bagua master Gao Fengling, Xingyi Bagua master Zuo Zhenying, Cha Quan master Yu Zhensheng, Tai Chi master Wu Tunan, etc.
He only passed the preliminaries, which means he only qualified for the competition.
Wan Laisheng, a nationally renowned martial arts master, only received a moderate rating in the competition.
It’s so ridiculous that those so-called masters have probably deceived themselves. Under the praise of their disciples, they really think they are invincible.
So Xingyiquan is awesome. The three brothers Zhu Guolu, Zhu Guofu, and Zhu Guozhen who practiced Xingyiquan all came out on top in this competition and were known as the "Three Tigers of the Zhu Family". They became famous in one battle. They used to be entertainers.
The stinky style turned into a respected military instructor.
Can’t you fight traditional martial arts?
These people are just beaten and have no moisture at all.
As for Wing Chun, which was so popular in later generations, haha, there were a few participants, but the result... I won’t mention it.
Not only Wing Chun, but all Nanquan sects were defeated in the national martial arts competition.
Some people also explain that Southern Boxing's short fighting is an assassin's boxing and is not suitable for use in the ring. In any case, Southern Boxing will only get beaten when it encounters the northern boxing styles in national martial arts competitions.
The same is true for Tai Chi, which failed miserably. You can't use softness to overcome strength, or use four ounces to move a thousand pounds. Once you get on the ring, you can't use it.
No more gossip, let’s get down to business.
The crackling of firecrackers sounded, and the Tianjin County Martial Arts Museum was officially unveiled.
"Mayor Li please!"
"Director Zeng, please!"
The two declined and gave in to each other, and finally jointly accepted the red cloth on the sign.
Then it was time to take a group photo. Zhou Hexuan, County Magistrate Li, Director Zeng, Xue Dian and others sat together upright and took several photos in succession.
After the group photo was developed, small words were written on the top of the photo, "In April of the 18th year of the Republic of China, the Tianjin County Martial Arts Museum was established." There were also small words next to each person, such as: Deputy Director Zhou Hexuan.
Decades later, someone uncovered this photo, and it immediately went viral on the Internet.
A troublemaker posted on Tianya Forum with the title "Martial Arts Master Zhou Hexuan Hidden in the Flood of History":
"About Zhou Hexuan, everyone must be familiar with it. I don't know how many students in junior high school and high school were fascinated by his articles. He is a poet, a writer, a historian, a thinker, and a sociologist...
However, what I want to say today is that Zhou Hexuan is still a martial artist.
As we all know, Zhou Hexuan's "The Condor" trilogy pioneered modern Chinese martial arts novels. But why was he the first to modernize martial arts novels? Because he himself is a martial arts master.
The famous writer Shen Congwen and the famous poet Zhu Xiang both revealed in their articles that Li Shoumin practiced qigong and Zheng Zhengyin was good at weapons and boxing. Li Shoumin and Zheng Zhengyin were both close friends of Zhou Hexuan. This means that Zhou Hexuan followed the people who practiced martial arts.
Very close.
Now let’s talk about this photo. Sitting next to Zhou Hexuan is Xue Dian, a super master. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, this person was funded by Zhou Hexuan and went to Hong Kong to open a school and become a disciple. Now he has disciples all over the world, and he can be called a great master.
It is said that when the Tianjin Chinese Martial Arts Center was established, Xue Dian personally visited and invited Zhou Hexuan to serve as the deputy director of the Chinese Martial Arts Center. Mr. Zhou was originally unwilling, but the two had a fight in the newspaper office, and they immediately felt sympathy for each other, and they became brothers from then on.
If someone can impress Xue Dian, how can he be inferior in martial arts?
Let’s talk about the death of the great warlord Chu Yupu. The female writer Ding Ling personally revealed that Zhou Hexuan did it. Chu Yupu brought millions of dollars with him, and he must have been escorted by the army. Mr. Zhou personally participated in the interception and killing of Chu Yupu without any effort.
Can he handle it?
Therefore, I dare to conclude that Mr. Zhou must be a master of martial arts, and a master-level figure. However, his huge influence in the literary, ideological and historical circles has concealed the truth that he knows martial arts..."
Well, although this gossip article was ridiculed by many people, many people actually believed it and openly included it in Zhou Hexuan's encyclopedia entry.
Even some scholars who study Zhou Hexuan tend to believe that Zhou Hexuan is a martial arts master and write it in their research papers.
A lie repeated a hundred times becomes the truth. Many people no longer question the authenticity, but begin to analyze and study Zhou Hexuan's martial arts characteristics.
Since Zhou Hexuan has interacted with Li Jinglin, Zhou Hexuan probably knows swordsmanship. Also, in Zhou Hexuan's novels, awesome characters often use swordsmanship and palm skills, so Zhou Hexuan's palm skills are probably also good.
Finally, everyone gave Zhou Hexuan the nickname Jianzhang Wushuang.
On the Internet in later generations, Zhou Hexuan, the incomparable swordsman, is on the same level as "Washington with the Falling Cherry Axe" and "Sun Yat-sen, the Invincible with the Iron Fist".
