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Beijing, 1956 — Verification of the Art

In 1956, just one year before Chen Fa-ke died, Hong visited him in Beijing and spent every day for months working out in the park. They checked every posture, every application, every circle.

At the end of that time Chen Fa-ke said something equivalent to handing over the robe and bowl. He told Hong that "everything is correct" — not one posture is empty.

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