Park Games: Dahuagun

Feeling a little jaded, by all the athleticism of the Olympics, D J Clark visits the Temple of Heaven Park in southeast Beijing in search of some more elderly Chinese sports. In the small alleyways that wind around the ancient temple he found Sun Wenxia practicing Dahuagun beneath the western gate. Could this be a possible contender for a future Chinese made Olympic sport?

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Written by D J Clark

Video by D J Clark, Xu Jiye & Jia Fan

Producer: Flora Yue

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About D J Clark

D J Clark has worked worldwide as a multimedia journalist for more than 20 years. As well as working for China Daily he runs an MA course in Multimedia journalism at Beijing Foreign Studies University and is the Director of Visual Journalism at the Asia Center for Journalism in Manila, Philippines.