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What are the five sects in China?
The five sects in China are: Wutangmen, Shaolin, Kongtong, Emei and Kunlun.

1. Shaolin School is a martial arts school with the widest scope, the longest history and the most kinds of boxing in China. It is named after Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, Zhongyue. Shaolin Wushu is famous all over the world, which began at the end of Sui Dynasty. There were thirteen monks in Shaolin Temple at that time. At the invitation of the king of Qin, they went to the battle to pacify the king. With superb skills, they captured Wang Renze, the nephew of Wang, and forced Wang to surrender. After the victory, they were rewarded. Except for General Tan, the other 12 people refused to be named generals and returned to Shaolin, but they were all given purple robes, and a lot of fields and silver were given to Shaolin Temple. Since then, Shaolin Temple has been famous for its martial arts.

2. Wu Tangshi, founded in Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province, is an imperial clan that began in the Song Dynasty and flourished in the Ming Dynasty. According to Huang Zongxi's Epitaph of Wang Zhengnan at the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, the Wu and Tang Dynasties were created by Zhang Sanfeng, a poet in Song Dynasty. Its achievement method is characterized by strong bones and muscles and good luck. Emphasize internal strength, pay attention to static braking, combine rigidity with softness, overcome long with short, hit fast with slow, move the whole body with will, combine femininity with softness, dominate breathing and use short hands. Wudang kungfu does not have an offensive advantage, but it cannot be easily violated.

3. Emei School, named after Emei Mountain, is a sacred place to learn Taoism in ancient times. It's not the same as Mount Emei in Hong Men. Mount Emei in Hong Men is a mountain hall, which comes from a novel. Emei of Emei School is a place name, but it is real. Emei Sect, Shaolin Sect and Wudang Sect are the three major sects in China, and they are also various sects.

4. Kongtong School is one of the traditional schools of China Wushu. Kongtong Wushu was founded in Kongtong Mountain before Shaolin, Emei and Wudang, and it is an integral part of Taoist culture. Fei Hongzi, a native of Gansu in the Tang Dynasty, absorbed the dances of Guazhou (now Dunhuang) and other places at that time, and formed Huajianmen, an important profound martial art of Kongtong School. The Kongtong School of Wushu takes the advantages of many schools, integrates its skills, routines and martial arts, pays attention to actual combat and mastery, and aims at strengthening the body and increasing the skill.

5. The Kunlun School is also a branch of Taoism that rose in the late Ming Dynasty, located in the Kunlun Mountain in the east of Pamirs. Kunlun Mountain stretches for hundreds of miles, with beautiful scenery, and Taoist people go to practice one after another. The Kunlun Sect is famous for its mountains and stands on its own feet. In Jin Yong's martial arts novels, Kunlun School is one of the eight schools, with He Zudao as the representative.