‘Everybody was kung fu fighting!’: the Chinese village where virtually everyone is a martial arts expert

Almost every villager living in a remote community in southern China is a kung fu master, according to a news website report.

People living in the village in Tianzhu county in Guizhou province can be seen daily practising martial arts while going about their everyday lives, according to Chinanews.com.

The villagers belong to the Dong ethnic minority group and are mainly farmers.

The community is in a rural area bordering Hunan province and villagers are expert at various martial arts, including fighting with sticks and knives, the article said.