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====20th Century==== At the beginning of the century, first attempts were made to standardize the practice of Traditional Chinese Martial Arts in cities. A notable example was that of the Jing Wu Academy.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kennedy|first=Brian|author-link= |year=2010|title=Jingwu: The School that Transformed Kung Fu|publisher=Blue Snake Books|isbn=978-1583942420}}</ref> The rise of the [[Proclamation of the People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China]] has gradually led to many changes in the practice, culture and dissemination of Chinese Martial Arts.<ref>{{cite book|last=Lorge|first=Peter|author-link=Peter Lorge|year=2017|title=Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century|publisher=Cambridge University|isbn=978-1316633687}}</ref> While on one hand, many martial arts teachers were persecuted because of their political view or activities,<ref>{{cite book|last=Henning|first=Stanley|author-link=Stanley Henning|year=1999|title=Academia Encounters the Chinese Martial Arts|publisher=University of Hawaiโi Press|isbn=978-0824819483}}</ref> the [[Communism|communist]] government also invested in the creation of new styles: [[Sanda (sport)|Sanda]], [[Wushu (sport)|Modern Wushu]], and Standardized [[Tai Chi|Taiji Quan]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Wile|first=Douglas|author-link=Douglas Wile|year=1996|title=Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0791426535}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Morris|first=Andrew|year=2004|title=Marrow of the Nation: A History of Sport and Physical Culture in Republican China|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0520240841}}</ref> Later, beginning in the 1980s, the [[Chinese Communist Party]] also began to promote Traditional Chinese Martial Arts.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bluestein|first=Jonathan|author-link=Jonathan Bluestein|year=2024|title=Martial Arts Politics Explained|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP|isbn=979-8335564984}}</ref> From the 1970s, Traditional Chinese Martial Arts slowly became very popular in Western Countries as well. The development and spread of Chinese [[Kung fu film|Kung Fu movies]] from [[Hong Kong]] greatly contributed to this, especially via the influence of [[Bruce Lee]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Krug|first=Gary|author-link=Gary Krug|year=2001|title=Communication, Technology, and Cultural Change|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-0761956529}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Bill|author-link= |year=2006|title=The Martial Arts Cinema of the Chinese Diaspora|publisher=Hong Kong University Press|isbn=978-9622097837}}</ref>
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