■ Text/Gong Qixian
Yushan, Changshu, with ten miles of green hills and a half into the city, has made a picture of the city with beautiful scenery and rich humanities. Xiaoshidong and Chengmenlou in Yushan are both famous scenic spots in Yushan Scenic Area. Because of martial artist Zhou Zhensheng, I often sit in these two places and have tea and chat.
One day last year, Zhou Zhensheng, a martial artist, said: Master is one hundred years old, so we should celebrate his birthday.
I must say so.
After active preparations in the early stage, the centenary birthday celebration of Mr. Yang Deyou was held on June 7, 20 14 in Xiaoshidong Scenic Area of Yushan. Mr. Yang Deyou's disciples, relevant government leaders, representatives of Suzhou and Changshu Wushu Associations, celebrities from all over the country, etc. 100. I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in this activity, which was invited by Zhou Zhensheng. In addition, he also created the calligraphy work "He Shou Song Ling" and presented it to Mr. Yang Deyou to express his congratulations on his centenary birthday.
On that day, Mr. Yang Deyou was very happy and looked good. Originally, he was going to arrange for the old man to do a demonstration of one-handed push-ups. Later, due to the fatigue of the old man's journey, he temporarily decided to cancel this agenda. We can't let the old man slip away because of the curiosity of onlookers. Even if there is nothing, let the old man have a centenary birthday peacefully. I know the health of the elderly very well. It is a miracle of life, a miracle of China Wushu and Chinese medicine.
Just say that the night before the event, Mr. Yang Deyou came from Wuxi and went to Changshu for dinner. I sat next to him. That night, the old man drank nearly half a catty of white wine, and basically smoked while eating. If the disciple hadn't advised him to drink less, he might have drunk more when he was happy. The staff who took care of him for a long time said that Lao Yang basically drank a little wine every meal, almost two or three cups per meal; Where are the cigarettes? It's hard to say. If you chat with people, you should pack two or three packs a day!
This reminds me of a joke that there are two centenarians. The reporter went to interview and asked A: Why can you live so long? A said: I don't drink or smoke. The reporter asked B, B said, what's the point of living for so long without smoking or drinking?
Let's just say that the health principle doesn't work for some people at all.
We can't look at the problem in a partial way, what we need to know is commonness. For Mr. Yang Deyou, it is neither a fluke nor an accident for him to live to the age of 100. This is the advantage of China Wushu and the function of Chinese medicine.
1915 65438+1October 22nd Mr. Yang Deyou was born in a wealthy family in Wuxi and received a good traditional education. Because of superior family conditions, Mr. Yang Deyou studied at Huishan College in Wuxi when he was a child. His father specially invited a master teacher to his home so that he could learn from famous teachers from all walks of life and practice martial arts at close range. Mr. Yang Deyou began to practice martial arts formally at the age of seven. The martial arts master is Mr Pang Songnian, the leader of the Boxer Rebellion in Beijing in the late Qing Dynasty and the 12th representative of South Shaolin.
Pang Songnian was an important leader of the Boxer Rebellion, an important commander of Eight-Nation Alliance's battle against Beijing and Tianjin, and the head martial arts coach of the Boxer Rebellion in Beijing in the early 9th century. The head of Tiangang Gate in South Shaolin is an important inheritor of Meihua Boxing School. Proficient in golden bell jar, iron cloth shirt, Shaolin 72-style kung fu, and tiger-crane fists, fuhu fists, big arhat fists, small arhat fists, plum blossom swords, plum blossom guns, plum blossom sticks, etc. Plough Sanda is his unique skill. He had a large number of disciples in Beijing at that time. 1900 After the boxer movement against Eight-Nation Alliance failed, he was wanted by the Qing government and went into exile. From 1922 to 1935, he lived in seclusion in the flagpole courtyard of Baisuifang Lane, Ranjing Bridge, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province (now Xueqian Street, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province), set up a private school, selected 10 good seedlings from students, and taught martial arts in secret. Yang Deyou is one of them.
From 1922 to 1935, Mr. Yang Deyou studied martial arts with Master Pang Songnian 13 years. Mr. Yang Deyou won the essence and true biography of Mr. Pang Songnian's martial arts because of his respect for teachers, intelligence and diligence, and became an outstanding representative of Tiangang Gate.
At the age of 20, Mr. Yang Deyou began to study orthopedics and traumatology of traditional Chinese medicine 10 years. After that, I practiced medicine for free all the year round, accumulating wealth and planting happiness, and making money for a long time.
1936 (twenty-five years of the Republic of China), Mr. Yang Deyou took the army and medical staff to give alms in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Because of his integrity, kindness and hatred of evil, he often acts bravely and does many good things for the people. On one occasion, Mr. Yang Deyou was framed for defrauding the local people because of hooligans and thugs, but was arrested and imprisoned by the National Government, beaten up and broke two wooden sticks. But in the end, he saved his life because of his martial arts. After being bribed by his family, he was released from prison, avoiding big trouble. Then people can't see him. After liberation, Mr. Yang Deyou once taught in Jason Wu Lecture Hall, devoted himself to the development of traditional martial arts in China, and trained a group of outstanding talents for the development of martial arts in China, such as apprentices Zhou Zhensheng, Feng Xue, Nai and Guo Feng in Jiangsu, who all inherited Mr. Yang Deyou's mantle well.
198 1 year, Mr. Yang Deyou participated in Zhengzhou International Wushu Festival, which made him famous in one fell swoop and won the gold medals of Tiger Crane Boxing and Shaolin Sword. He was received by Li, the state leader and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC), and the director of the State Sports General Administration, and personally presented him with awards in recognition of his outstanding contribution to China Wushu.
Ordinary, so natural and close at hand, Mr. Yang Deyou looks humble and short, just like an ordinary old man in the neighborhood. I didn't know that he was stunted, experienced ups and downs, and lived a long life. We should bow to show our respect for life and China traditional culture!
This activity was planned and organized by Zhou Zhensheng, the proud disciple of Mr. Yang Deyou, the curator of Zhou Zhensheng Wushu School in Changshu and the head of Yushan Fudi Training Base of Taiji Pushing Professional Committee of Suzhou Wushu Association. Zhou Zhensheng studied under many famous martial arts masters, who were both civil and military. Over the years, he has devoted himself to the inheritance and development of Wushu and the cultivation of Wushu talents, and has been praised by many Jianghu people.
After the activity, the old man bowed to say goodbye to everyone and expressed his gratitude.