QUFU, China - Emaphandleni angaphandle lapho kuzalwa khona isihlakaniphi saseChina uConfucius, abafundi abangama-35 - iningi labo okungabezizwe - balwa nemvelo kanye nokukhathala esikoleni esikude sokuqeqesha i-kung fu.
Abafundi baseQufu, abavela ezindaweni ezikude njengeBrazil, i-Ukraine, iSpain neFrance, bahluka ngeminyaka esukela kweyisithupha - umfana omncane owayehamba nonina eholidini lasehlobo - baya ku-50.
Kunguhulumeni ojezisiwe, onenkosi, onemisebenzi eqala ngo-6.00 nsuku zonke futhi enamahora amaningi wokuzijwayeza.
Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukukhuphuka nokwehla kwezitebhisi eziyizinkulungwane ezinqamula emagqumeni epaki lesizwe elingumakhelwane, elifakwe ukudla.
Abafundi bahlukaniswe ngamaqembu amathathu ngokususelwa ekhonweni labo, iqembu ngalinye linikezwe umphathi we-kung fu oshaya ikhwela ekuqaleni kwawo wonke umsebenzi.
Bafola balinde ukumhlonipha isikhathi ngasinye.
Abafundi bangakhetha ukuhlala isikhathi esingakanani, kusukela kulabo abathatha amakhefu amafushane kuya endodeni eyodwa yaseDashi eqeqeshe unyaka wonke ukuba yinhloko ye-kung fu futhi ivule nesayo isikole eHolland.
IQufu, esifundazweni esisempumalanga yeShandong, yaziwa kakhulu njengendawo azalelwa kuyo uConfucius, kanti leli dolobha libuswa indawo yokuhlala yomndeni wakhe.
Ngezinye izikhathi isikole singazizwa njengekamu lamaholide. Kepha abaphathi be-kung fu abanqeni ukujezisa labo abahluleka ukulandela imiyalo kule ncwadi - kufaka phakathi nokwabela abafundi ukuthi bahlanze ijimu isonto lonke.
