In TV dramas and martial arts novels, we can often see some superb martial arts, such as Duan Yu's Ling Bo micro-steps, Zhang Wuji's Jiuyang Shengong, and the oriental undefeated Sunflower Treasure Book, all of which are amazing martial arts that amaze the world. Although these martial arts do not exist in reality, this does not mean that the martial arts are false. Some horizontal martial arts are often used in the jianghu, such as "bone reduction gong". Xiaobian will introduce the story of Wang Baohe, a folk performance artist known as the "Ghost Hand King" today.
Illustration by Wang Baohe
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wang Baohe background</h1>
Wang Baohe was born in 1944 into an acrobatic family, and his grandfather was Wang Yulin, one of the "Eight Monsters of Tianqiao" in Beijing. The so-called "rope removal" is actually "bone reduction". Wang Yulin used this unique skill to feed a large family and passed on this unique skill to Wang Baohe's father, Wang Fushou. Wang Fushouqing is better than blue out of blue, not only learning to "unload the rope", but also can turn over, water meteor, flying fork, magic, three immortals return to the cave, deep throat sewing needle and other unique skills.
According to Wang Baohe, due to his family's poverty, he began to follow his father to Tianqiao to sell art from the age of 6. Of course, at that time, he was only assisting his father's program and doing some basic skills performances. In order to have the ability to support his family in the future, his father began to teach him "bone reduction skills" from the age of 6. Just as the so-called "winter practice three nine, summer practice three volts", no matter how cold and hot the weather is, he must grit his teeth and insist. So much so that he fell into a rainy and cloudy day that hurt his body.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Wang Baohe's performance experience</h1>
As the saying goes, "Eat bitterly, be a good person", after decades of speculation and hard training, Wang Baohe finally learned the deep throat sewing needle technique and bone reduction technique. In addition, the "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave" was also trained by him to become a god. According to Wang Baohe, he was officially exposed to this skill from the age of 30, and the teacher was his father. One of the key skills in practicing this unique skill is "fast"! Only by practicing diligently can you deceive people's vision.
Since former Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa called him a "ghost hand" after watching Wang Baohe's performance, this title was reported by the Hong Kong media and spread throughout the Xiangjiang River and into the motherland. In 2004, when Wang Baohe performed "Three Immortals Return to the Cave", CCTV used three cameras to shoot at him, slow motion playback, but failed to crack the mystery, which shows how fast Wang Baohe's hand speed is. He was also revered as the head of Wuqiao's "Eight Monsters of the Rivers and Lakes". In June 2007, Wang Baohe officially became the "Inheritor of The World Intangible Cultural Heritage".
In the face of inheriting intangible cultural heritage, Wang Baohe also has his own bitter water to pour. "Three Immortals Returning to the Cave" is good to say, this stunt has been passed down. In addition to his son Wang Ligang, who received his true lineage, there were many disciples. What hurt him the most was the inheritance of "bone reduction" and "deep throat sewing needle". Because the practice of bone reduction uses internal force to stretch the bones, especially the bone joints near the shoulders, it will eventually cause the effect of increasing height and dislocation of the joints.
In the process, the heart moves down to make more room. Once the operation is not good, it will cause internal organs to sag, and the consequences are very serious. Wang Baohe also practiced for 7 years before learning. Many people can't bear his suffering, so they are now facing the dilemma of loss.