Zheng Zujie
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Zheng Zujie, Male, Han, from Fuzhou, Fujian, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Yongchun Boxing (Ⅵ-77). The tradition is documented in Fuzhou, Fujian. Within the regional tradition and school record of Yongchun Boxing in Fuzhou, Fujian: Fujian Wing Chun was created by Abbess Wu Mei (Ng Mui) of the Southern Shaolin Temple in Fuqing, Fujian, in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. It first spread along the coastal areas of Fujian and later became widespread in many regions of southern China. The routines of Fujian Wing Chun are divided into "Siu Nim Tao" (Little Idea), "Chum Kiu" (Seeking Bridge), "Biu Ji" (Thrusting Fingers), and others; its weapons are mainly the Eight Slashing Knives, the Six-and-a-Half Point Pole, and the wooden dummy. Fujian Wing Chun reveres Abbess Wu Mei as its founding ancestor and has developed various branches. Fujian Wing Chun originated in Fujian Province and, as the times changed, gradually spread and developed throughout the country and even the world, exerting a fairly far-reaching influence; it is conducive to spreading Chinese martial arts and promoting cultural exchange between China and other countries.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Zheng Zujie is anchored in the documented technical standards of Yongchun Boxing in Fuzhou, Fujian. Within the documented technical tradition of Yongchun Boxing in Fuzhou, Fujian: Wing Chun is one of the fist styles in the history of Chinese martial arts to have been created by a woman, and it is therefore also known as the "women's fist". Its boxing principles fully analyze the weaknesses and strengths of women, skillfully applying such principles as human mechanics, lever structures, and triangular mechanics, and precisely grasping and exploiting space; it is characterized by speed, steadiness, precision, and fierceness. Of these, "Siu Nim Tao" (Little Idea) is the introductory basic form, which mainly trains the upper, middle, and lower body to unite as one; "Chum Kiu" (Seeking Bridge) is the intermediate routine, which, on the basis of the posture and footwork of Siu Nim Tao, further refines the unity of hand, body, and step and of attack and defense; "Biu Ji" (Thrusting Fingers) is the advanced routine, taking attack as defense and advance as retreat. The myriad methods are distilled into one method, and with that one method the myriad methods are defeated. As for weapons, the Eight Slashing Knives technique takes the eight strokes of the Chinese character "yong" (eternity) — the dot, horizontal, turning, vertical, hook, lifting, left-falling, and right-falling strokes — as the target directions for attack and defense, hence the name "Yong-Character Eight Slashing Knives". The Six-and-a-Half Point Pole consists of six methods of power and staff technique — "swallowing, spitting, floating, sinking, marking, and sealing" — and "half" means slanting, referring to the measure of attack and defense with the staff. The Wing Chun wooden dummy method has 108 forms, designed so that Wing Chun disciples who have completed their training do not let their fist skills grow rusty. Wing Chun is a frame structure based primarily on triangular stress, supporting force, and applied force, and its horse stance is built on the triangle. The fist techniques are simple and plain, direct and clear: meeting change with change and overcoming hardness with cleverness. It emphasizes inch power (cun jin): power lies not in magnitude but in wholeness, and technique lies not in number but in cleverness, fully reflecting the quality of conquering clumsiness with skill and stressing practical efficiency and results. The project is dedicated to perfecting character through individual practice, attaining a breadth of mind in which benevolence is the root and courtesy the application, honoring martial virtue, being friendly to others, dealing with the world honestly and generously, and tolerating all things; this is of positive significance for building a harmonious society. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "Little Idea": The elementary form of Wing Chun, training upper, middle and lower body as one. "Seeking the Bridge": The intermediate form, refining hand, body and step into one unity of attack and defence. "Thrusting Fingers": The advanced form, attacking as defence and advancing as retreat, in keeping with the style's principle of one method. "The eight-slash butterfly swords": The sword method named for the eight strokes of the character yong, each stroke answering one attack or defence.
Little Idea
The elementary form of Wing Chun, training upper, middle and lower body as one.
Seeking the Bridge
The intermediate form, refining hand, body and step into one unity of attack and defence.
Thrusting Fingers
The advanced form, attacking as defence and advancing as retreat, in keeping with the style's principle of one method.
The eight-slash butterfly swords
The sword method named for the eight strokes of the character yong, each stroke answering one attack or defence.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Zheng Zujie was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Yongchun Boxing, with Fuzhou, Fujian as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Yongchun Boxing in Fuzhou, Fujian: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2014 (batch 4), with Fuzhou, Fujian as its declared area, and Fujian Traditional Yongchunquan (Haixia) Culture Development Center as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
Fujian Wing Chun originated in Fujian Province and, as the times changed, gradually spread and developed throughout the country and even the world, exerting a fairly far-reaching influence; it is conducive to spreading Chinese martial arts and promoting cultural exchange between China and other countries.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng Zujie | Fuzhou, Fujian | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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