Top 10 Chinese Martial Arts & Sports

The umbrella term for hundreds of Chinese martial arts styles encompassing striking systems like Wing Chun, grappling arts, and weapons forms — the foundation of global martial arts culture.

The martial tradition developed by monks at the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province over 1,500 years is China's most internationally famous martial art and the subject of countless films.

China has won 28 of 32 available Olympic gold medals in table tennis since 1988, developing a national training system so dominant that the sport is sometimes nicknamed "China's fifth invention."

The Chinese national diving team has won 40 of the 48 Olympic diving gold medals contested since 2000, producing a string of teenage prodigies through an intense national talent identification system.

Chinese players have dominated international badminton for decades, with Lin Dan winning five World Championships and two Olympic golds and being widely considered the sport's greatest ever player.

The Chinese gymnastics programme is among the world's most successful, producing all-around champions and setting new standards in difficulty on the uneven bars and floor exercise.

The close-range striking art developed in Guangdong Province was the style taught to Bruce Lee and became globally famous through the Ip Man film series featuring Donnie Yen.

The full-contact Chinese combat sport combining punches, kicks, and throws was developed from traditional martial arts for modern competition and is now practised in over 100 countries.

A 2,500-year-old paddling tradition associated with the Dragon Boat Festival has evolved into a competitive sport with world championships and growing participation across Asia, Europe, and North America.

The umbrella term for hundreds of Chinese martial arts styles encompassing striking systems like Wing Chun, grappling arts, and weapons forms — the foundation of global martial arts culture.

The martial tradition developed by monks at the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province over 1,500 years is China's most internationally famous martial art and the subject of countless films.

China has won 28 of 32 available Olympic gold medals in table tennis since 1988, developing a national training system so dominant that the sport is sometimes nicknamed "China's fifth invention."

The Chinese national diving team has won 40 of the 48 Olympic diving gold medals contested since 2000, producing a string of teenage prodigies through an intense national talent identification system.

Chinese players have dominated international badminton for decades, with Lin Dan winning five World Championships and two Olympic golds and being widely considered the sport's greatest ever player.

The Chinese gymnastics programme is among the world's most successful, producing all-around champions and setting new standards in difficulty on the uneven bars and floor exercise.

The close-range striking art developed in Guangdong Province was the style taught to Bruce Lee and became globally famous through the Ip Man film series featuring Donnie Yen.

The full-contact Chinese combat sport combining punches, kicks, and throws was developed from traditional martial arts for modern competition and is now practised in over 100 countries.

A 2,500-year-old paddling tradition associated with the Dragon Boat Festival has evolved into a competitive sport with world championships and growing participation across Asia, Europe, and North America.