Beijing Bittersweet Epub Edition

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Foreign Exchange Student in Wushu at the Beijing Physical Culture Institute during the 1980s

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Beijing Bittersweet is a memoir of the 1980s at the Beijing Physical Culture Institute. The author, Andrea Falk, was a government sponsored student in wushu from 1980 to 1983, graduating as the first foreign student in the wushu department. The book includes enough history to place the author in her time and place.

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Publication Date: Mar 11, 2022
Language: English
ISBN: 9781989468111
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Copyright: All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors: By (author): Andrea Falk

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Format: EPUB

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wushu kungfu beijing andrea falk beijing physical culture institute beijing sport university china 1980s

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About Andrea Falk

Andrea Falk has trained the Chinese martial arts since 1972. She won a scholarship to study in Beijing, and spent three years at the Beijing Institute of Physical Culture, training and studying martial arts from 1980 to 1983. Since returning to Canada in 1984, she has taught the traditional Chinese martial arts. She teaches across Canada and in the UK. She had translated a few works for her students, but in 2000 decided to translate and publish, to bring more books from the Chinese into English. So far, she has translated Li Tianji's The Skill of Xingyiquan, Jiang Rongqiao's Baguazhang, Yan Dehua's Bagua Applications, Di Guoyong on Xingyiquan, and Zhang Wenguang’s Chadian. She has also written Falk's Dictionary of Chinese Martial Arts and A Shadow on Fallen Blossoms: The 36 and 48 Traditional Verses of Baguazhang, plus two memoirs - Beijing Bittersweet and Shadowboxing in Shanghai.

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