A tiny Yongxiang had to wield a two-metre-long bamboo rod as she learnt to fight. Yongxiang started practising Tai Chi boxing skills at home with her mother from three years old. That didn't stop Tieling from passing her sword to her daughter. As a result, her mother, a Kung Fu world champion, was allocated by the authority to work as a vegetable seller at a farmers' market. However during 1960s and 1970s, China was going through turbulent times and citizens were discouraged from pursuing non-Communist ethos. Yongxiang said her mother, 62-year-old Chen Tieling, started learning Tai Chi at the age of 14. Yongxiang's stylish looks have also attracted the attention of various fashion magazines
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