1979 Golden Age

"The long-awaited "Tai Chi" was first released in our province, and the effect it produced was no less than an atomic bomb explosion. Countless adults and children were impressed by the sword-fighting scenes and the unfathomable Tai Chi Kung Fu in the movie. It seemed that overnight, the streets and alleys of Henan were filled with the song "Hot Blood, Hua Chenyu Tu"..."

"A junior high school audience submitted an article to this newspaper, writing: 'Every day after class, there are 109 Duan Wangye and 385 Yang Yugan wandering around and fighting on the playground , the remaining 70 or so Chen Shaomeis were throwing stones. '”

"After one week of release of "Tai Chi" in our province, the number of moviegoers broke the historical record, and all the cinemas in Zhengzhou were full!"

"Two county-level company representatives fought for the first screening rights of "Tai Chi". The provincial company called for rational behavior and would arrange the distribution of copies reasonably!"

"Alas!"

In a middle school in Zhengzhou, during the break, Liu Xiaowen, who never liked to read newspapers, took a newspaper with relish, and then sighed inexplicably.

"Xiao Wen, let's go!"

"Let's go to the playground. Today I'm Yang Yugan! I've already practiced that move!"

The friend came over excitedly, but Liu Xiaowen looked at him deeply and said, "Fatty, don't you think this game is childish?"

"Didn't you have fun playing yesterday?"

"Yesterday is yesterday, today is different, I'm fourteen years old, not a child anymore! I thought about it all night last night, and I think I found the meaning of life..."

Liu Xiaowen's eyes were bright and serious: "I'm going to learn martial arts!"

Hiss!

The friend took a sip of spicy soup and asked, "Where are you going to learn martial arts?"

"Of course it's Chenjiagou! Chenjiagou is in Wen County, don't you know?"

As he spoke, Liu Xiaowen became cautious and took out a simple hand-drawn map from the desk, saying, "Look, this is what I drew according to the atlas at home. Wen County is not far from Zhengzhou. You can get there by bus, and the ticket price is only 2.43 yuan!"

"Do you have money?"

"I saved 1 yuan for New Year's money, and took 2 yuan from home. In addition to the ticket, I can also buy food."

"Well, then where will you live when you go there?"

"I went there to become a disciple. The master accepted me and naturally lived in the master's house, and I also had food. I heard that I had to be an apprentice for three years, working for the master, and then I would be taught martial arts. Three years later, I was 17 years old. , it is the time of youth and strength. I will learn for another 3 years and go out into the world at the age of 20. I will be a master of the generation! "

The friend was also very excited when he heard it, and asked: "But Chenjiagou does not pass on the family name to outsiders, can they accept you?"

"Then I will learn from Yang Yu, live outside, build a shack, dig a cellar, and I can't starve to death with hands and feet? I just ask you, will you go?"

"Uh..."

The friend was hesitant, but he was also determined and gritted his teeth: "Go! I want to be a master too!"

"Good brother!"

Liu Xiaowen grabbed his hand and said excitedly: "Or let's just become sworn brothers. We don't ask to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but we ask to die on the same day of the same month of the same year!"

"Okay, okay! You are two months older than me, you are the eldest brother!" The friend was also excited.

"Second brother!"

"Big brother!"

...

"Two junior high school students in this city did something ridiculous because they were obsessed with Tai Chi. They took the money and food coupons from their families, ran away together, and left a letter saying that they wanted to become martial arts masters.

Fortunately, their parents found them in time and intercepted them at the bus station.

I would like to remind all friends that Tai Chi is just an entertaining martial arts film, which is quite different from reality. Don't take it too seriously!"

The first real martial arts film in the mainland has an unimaginable impact on the people. From adults to children, it has planted the seeds of the Jianghu dream in their hearts, and opened up the Chinese people's love and desire for "martial arts".

These days, running away from home is more popular.

I don't know how many people watched Shaolin Temple and ran to Songshan to learn martial arts. Most of them were intercepted on the way, and there were some who were not stopped or supported by their families. One of them was Wang Baoqiang.

Of course, Wang Baoqiang was not born yet, and Shaolin Temple was also usurped by Tai Chi.

Chenjiagou in Wen County, Henan Province, has become a place that young people yearn for. It is not easy for children to leave, but adults can, especially those who live close to Henan Province, just come with a bag.

…

Chenjiagou is in Zhaobao Town, Wen County, Jiaozuo.

There is a mountain called Qingfengling nearby, and there is a deep ditch running north-south in the village. The Chen family is prosperous, so it is called Chenjiagou, and there are some other surnames.

In later generations, a 4A-level tourist attraction with Tai Chi theme was built here. Now there is nothing, just an ordinary poor village, drinking sweet potato leaf soup and eating bran noodles and wild vegetable steamed bread.

There is no doubt that Chen Tai Chi has a heritage.

During the Great Famine in 1942, more than 4,000 people in Chenjiagou almost all fled the famine. After liberation, these people returned to their hometowns one after another, but among those who returned, very few knew Tai Chi.

At that time, there was a man named Chen Zhaopi, who was born in 1893. When Nanjing fell, he taught broadsword in the local anti-Japanese armed forces Fan Tinglan's troops. After liberation, he held a public office. In order to teach boxing, he retired early and returned to the village.

Four children were selected. These are the "Four King Kongs" of Chen Tai Chi. They are all real. I won't write their names. I will only talk about the son of one of the King Kongs, named Wang Zhanhai. He has a good relationship with Jack Ma and they jointly opened a company specializing in Tai Chi.

Under the guidance of Ma Yun, Guo Guangchang and Liu Chuanzhi also started practicing. A group of big guys wore white Tai Chi suits to maintain health...

Chen Style Tai Chi was also very commercialized in later generations, not to mention the second brother of Shaolin Temple.

But now we are really poor, and we have made great efforts to continue Tai Chi. For example, in order to let everyone practice boxing, boxing practice was even linked to work points. People in the village came to boxing in order to earn work points.

The commotion outside did not disturb this peaceful little village at all.

Not to mention Chenjiagou, even the movie theaters in Wen County have not released "Tai Chi" yet, but Jiaozuo has already shown it, so the excitement is huge.

This is an ordinary day. The young and middle-aged people have gone to work in the fields. The old people are sitting at the door, weaving bamboo baskets, picking up the soles of their shoes, and talking about the shortcomings of their families. This is the true face of the vast rural areas in the 1980s. Chen Qi is in The life we ​​live in the capital is already out of class.

Suddenly, two young men in their 20s came in from the entrance of the village, both of them were carrying big bags.

When they got closer, they took a few glances, then they all knelt down and kowtowed without saying anything.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

"What did they say? What did they say?"

"Become a teacher...what kind of teacher should I be apprenticed to? Learn Tai Chi?"

The old man jumped up in fright and looked at each other. Everyone in the village had just picked up Tai Chi. Why did people from outside also come to learn it? How did they know?

Just as I was wondering, I heard another rumble, and a rare jeep came speeding through the dust and smoke on the dirt road. It entered the village and stopped in front of it. As soon as the door opened, a few guys got out.

"Alas!"

"What are you doing again?"

“City, city leaders?!!”

Not to mention the mood of the old people, the city leaders looked at this poor village as if they were in a dream. They were sleeping peacefully, but suddenly something fell from the sky!

They may not have the experience of making political achievements in later generations, but they also have the sensitivity of being an official. They know that this is a free fortune!

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