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Monkey Kung Fu
Monkey Kung Fu or Hóu Quán (猴拳, "monkey fist") is a Chinese martial art which utilizes ape or monkey-like movements as part of its technique. There are a number of independently developed systems of monkey kung fu. Some are integrated in Five Animal Kung Fu, Ng Ying Kung Fu systems. On its own standing examples include Xíng-Zhě-Mén (行者門) named after the protagonist Sun Wukong of the popular Ming dynasty novel ''Journey to the West'', Nán-Hóu-Quán (南猴拳) or Southern Monkey Fist originating from the Southern Shaolin Temple as well like How Chuen (猴拳) Monkey Kung Fu way of the mythical Sasquatch, as well as the better-known Dà Shèng Pī Guà Mén (大聖劈掛門) style of Hong Kong. Northern Chinese martial art such as Northern Praying Mantis and Wuzuquan incorporate some of the techniques from Monkey Kung Fu. Origins Hou Quan The Hou Quan style from the Emei region, taught by the famous "Monkey King" Xiao Yingpeng and others, was also used as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Park (Budapest)
The City Park ( hu, Városliget; german: Stadtwäldchen) is a public park close to the centre of Budapest, Hungary. It is a rectangle, with an area of , located in District XIV of Budapest, between ''Hungária körút'', ''Ajtósi Dürer sor'', ''Vágány utca'' and ''Dózsa György út''. Its main entrance is at Heroes' Square (''Hősök tere''), one of Hungary's World Heritage sites. Map Updated Map 2022 Name The area was formerly called ''Ökör-dűlő'', meaning "Oxmeadow". The first mention of the name comes from 1241 in the archaic form, Ukurföld. In the 18th century, the area was called ''Ochsenried'' in German. Around 1800 the official name was changed to ''Batthyány-erdő'' (Batthyány Forest) after its tenants, the Batthyány family. The first trees and planified walkways were established in 1751 and after the public park was created in the first decades of the 19th century the present-day name, ''Városliget'' (and its German version, ''Stadtwäldchen'', lit.: "li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |