Tai Chi is a form of Chinese martial arts (武术). Lots of people are crazy about it. Among them is Ye Yongxiang.
Ye, in fact, is a talented Tai Chi master. She started online videos to teach Tai Chi on “Mixiong TV” in February, 2017. She hopes to share the traditional martial art with people around the world.
Ye is known in China’s online community as the Tai Chi Goddess. Her Weibo now has more than 70,000 followers, and her online lessons have made thousands of young people fall in love with the ancient martial art.
Ye was born in the mid-1980s in Shanghai. She started learning Tai Chi from her mother, a professional martial artist, when she was just three years old. Her first Tai Chi performance took place when she was six. And she began formal (正式的) training at the age of eight.
After graduating from a top sports university in Shanghai, Ye worked as a Tai Chi coach. In 2014, she competed in the Hong Kong Wushu championship (冠军赛). After winning gold medals (金牌) in all of the three Tai Chi events, Ye bacame China’s youngest Tai Chi master.
For Ye, her wish is to spread the Tai Chi culture, and she also hopes to bring it to modern society.
67. When did Ye Yongxiang appear on “Mixiong TV” to teach Tai Chi?
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________________________________________69. Who did Ye Yongxiang first learn Tai Chi from?
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________________________________________71. What does Ye Yongxiang hope to do?
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