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(27 May 2023) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4436837 ASSOCIATED PRESS Wudang Mountains, China - 12 May 2023 1. Various aerials of Wudang Mountains HEADLINE: TAI CHI ATTRACTS PEOPLE TO CHINA'S TAOIST HOLY LAND ANNOTATION: The Wudang Mountains, a Taoist holy land in central China, are also the cradle of Tai Chi, the martial art affiliated to the religion. 2. Various of Wu Shize practicing Tai Chi ANNOTATION: Wudang Mountains, a Taoist Holy Land, also the cradle of Tai Chi, a martial art affiliated to the religion. ANNOTATION: Wu Shize has been practising martial arts in Wudang for 30 years and now he is a Tai Chi instructor of a local Kungfu academy. 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Wu Shize, 43-year-old Tai Chi Instructor ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 2++ “Practicing Tai Chi makes people slow down physically and mentally. If you are a person with a hot temper, it helps calming down your temper, so it is very good exercise.” 4. Aerial of Taoist temple of Wudang Mountains ANNOTATION: Referred to as “moving meditation”, Tai Chi became popular as people in fast-paced cities worried about their mental and physical health. ASSOCIATED PRESS Wudang Mountains, China - 11 May 2023 5. Various of Tai Chi practitioner performing ANNOTATION: Its essence of redirecting pressure and conquering hardship with softness, as well as the Yin Yang philosophy behind it, fascinate followers. 6. Mid of roof of Taoist temple 7. Various of Jake Pinnick practising Tai Chi ANNOTATION: Jake Pinnick came to Wudang from Illinois in 2010 and spent five years at a local Kungfu academy to learn Tai Chi, Qigong and Taoist culture. ANNOTATION: Then he decided to stay on and became a Kungfu instructor in Wudang. 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Pinnick, American Martial Art Practitioner ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 7++ “I think this is a big principle in Tai Chi, you know, being able to redirect pressure, being able to redirect conflict. We talk about like blocking a punch, but we also block out bad emotion, too.” 9. Various of Pinnick practising Tai Chi 10. Mid of visitors and incense burner outside the temple ANNOTATION: He also adopted Taoism, a philosophical religion known for the Yin Yang opposites of everything, and the idea of living in harmony with the universe. 11. Various of Taoist monks chanting inside the temple 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Pinnick, American Martial Art Practitioner ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 11++ “There's a lot of stress in today's world, there's a lot of conflict. And there's something lacking, because we don't have a clear path to take. But I think with Taoism, it's a path that lasts forever.” 13. Various of Pinnick instructing guests of a hotel in Wudang to practice a stretching exercise ANNOTATION: Pinnick’s goal is to open a school to share the culture with more people. 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Jack Pinnick, American Martial Art Practitioner ++PARTLY OVERLAID WITH SHOT 13 AND 15++ “Chinese culture and Western culture is the world's culture. You know, we need to come together more as a people. And these kind of things we can find the best pieces and share the best parts. And I think Taoism is one of those pieces. It's one of those things that we can use to find a better self, where we can find a better way to communicate, a better way to exist together.” 15. Various aerials of Wudang Mountains and temple buildings 16. Various of Taichi practitioners performing ANNOTATION: Authorities now hope to attract more visitors by enhancing the martial arts tourism industry in the Wudang Mountains, with Tai Chi as its top brand. STORYLINE: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...