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Lynn Wong gave up pursuit of PhD to work on revitalising clan associations, preserving culture.
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Ms Lynn Wong Yuqing’s passion for Chinese martial arts started when clan association Kong Chow Wui Koon offered lessons in her secondary school.
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One of the central figures in the 14th century Chinese historical classic Romance Of The Three Kingdoms is General Guan Yu, a behemoth of a warrior who wields a weapon he crafted himself.
In the novel, his Green Dragon Crescent Blade is a curved sabre attached to a long pole and weighs 82 catties, which is equivalent to nearly 50kg. The guandao, as it is known, has since become a classic weapon in Chinese martial arts.
