(1.Post-Doctoral Station of Sports Subject,Soochow University,Suzhou 215021,China;2.Department of Physical Education,Zhejiang A & F University,Lin’an 311300,China) Abstract: Although there are a number of schools in Southern Lingnan Wushu, they have similar technical charac-teristics and cultural features, which are imprinted with the regional culture of Lingnan. The technical characteristics of Southern Lingnan Wushu are molded jointly by the regional natural environment and human environment of Lingnan: the natural and geographical environments and social and political environments of Lingnan as well as re-gional human figure characteristics promoted the extrinsic formation of the technical styles of Wushu, while the production, living and language habits within the Lingnan region promoted the intrinsic expression of the technical styles of Lingnan Wushu. Key words: traditional national sports;Southern Wushu;Lingnan |