陳氏太極拳香港總會Chen Style Tai Chi Institute

這些是我在太極發源地陳家溝的生活照片。那幾年我來回二十多次，有一次閉關一個多月，最後被收為入室弟子，由陳氏太極家族理事會長老親自主持拜師儀式。

斗轉星移，物是人非。從香港、深圳一路走到這條神秘的黃土村莊，和太極族人同吃同住、一起練功。這些年，很多人來過又離開，每次到最後，都只剩下我一人。

很多細節現在想起來，感慨萬分，像走進了一本武俠小說，只能說是一種緣份。

These photos are little pieces of my life in Chen Village, the birthplace of Tai Chi. In those years I went back more than twenty times, once staying for over a month of intensive training, until the elder members of the Chen family council finally accepted me as an inheritor and hosted a formal ceremony for me.

Time moves on and many faces have changed. From Hong Kong and Shenzhen to this secret dusty yellow‑earth village, eating, living and training with the Tai Chi family — over the years many people came and left, and often I was the only one still there at the end.

Looking back, all those details feel like walking into a martial arts novel; maybe it was just fate.

這些年我教授了無數學生，每一個階段，他們都佔據了我人生裏不同的回憶。師徒，是一種關係。尤其是拳術要手把手用心傳授，半分不得含糊。

不論時代如何轉變，我依然保存着這份傳統 — 有些事情，就是需要堅持。

Over the years I’ve taught countless students, and each chapter of my life is tied to different faces and memories.

The bond between teacher and student is its own kind of relationship. Especially in martial arts, everything must be passed on carefully, hand to hand, leaving no room for carelessness.

No matter how the times change, I still hold on to this tradition — some things are simply worth insisting on.

我曾經想過長期學習騎馬，學成後到歐洲騎着馬穿過村莊、山林和平原，晚上就在野外紮營。

但長期學習騎馬難免有受傷風險，可能影響我的太極和功夫 — 我一旦決定學習，便會全程投入。

後來我改去學習跳舞，不過那是另一個故事了。

I once considered committing to horseback riding long term, so that one day I could ride through villages, forests and open plains in Europe, then camp under the open sky at night.

But learning to ride over a long period inevitably carries the risk of injury, which might affect my tai chi and kung fu — once I decide to learn something, I give it my all.

Later, I turned to dance instead, but that is another story.

我曾經在巴黎的法國文化協會進修法文，總共去了兩次，每次逗留一個月。

到巴黎學法文，大概是所有法文學生的共同夢想。那段日子裏，我結識了很多同學和本地朋友，一起上課、在餐廳吃飯聊天、逛博物館、吃馬卡龍下午茶，晚上到塞納河邊的派對飲酒跳舞。

這些片段，為我的人生展開了另一個篇章。

I studied French at the Alliance Française in Paris twice, spending one month there each time.

For many of us who learn French, studying in Paris is a shared dream. During those days, I met classmates and local friends; we went to class together, lingered over conversations in restaurants, visited museums, shared macaron‑filled afternoon teas, and spent our nights drinking and dancing at parties along the Seine.

Those moments quietly opened a new chapter in my life.

巴黎這個城市，我有太多的回憶。

海鳴威曾經說過 : 如果你夠幸運，年輕時曾在巴黎生活，那麼往後的一生，無論你走到哪裏，巴黎都會一直跟着你，因為巴黎就像一場流動的饗宴。

Paris is a city where I hold far too many memories.

Hemingway once wrote: “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.

我曾經在巴黎藍帶上過一堂六小時的烹飪課。菜式本身不算複雜，只要跟着指示，其實都能應付。

我印象最深的一幕，是主廚要我們用刀把一大塊生羊肋骨架上的肉全部剔除，一絲也不能留下，足足站在枱前清理了三十分鐘。

還有那些關於廚房的細節與規矩，可以說是終身受用。

I once took a six-hour cooking class at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. The dishes themselves were not particularly complicated; as long as you followed the instructions, they were manageable.

What stayed with me most was the moment when the chef asked us to use a knife to remove all the meat from a large raw rack of lamb, not leaving a single thread behind, and we stood at the counter trimming it for a full thirty minutes.

The many details and rules of the kitchen I learned there have truly stayed with me for life.

我曾經想過長期學習騎馬，學成後到歐洲騎着馬穿過村莊、山林和平原，晚上就在野外紮營。

但長期學習騎馬難免有受傷風險，可能影響我的太極和功夫 — 我一旦決定學習，便會全程投入。後來我改去學習跳舞，不過那是另一個故事了。

I once considered committing to horseback riding long term, so that one day I could ride through villages, forests and open plains in Europe, then camp under the open sky at night.

But learning to ride over a long period inevitably carries the risk of injury, which might affect my tai chi and kung fu — once I decide to learn something, I give it my all.

Later, I turned to dance instead, but that is another story.

這些年我教授了無數學生，每一個階段，他們都佔據了我人生裏不同的回憶。師徒，是一種關係。尤其是拳術要手把手用心傳授，半分不得含糊。

不論時代如何轉變，我依然保存着這份傳統 — 有些事情，就是需要堅持。

Over the years I’ve taught countless students, and each chapter of my life is tied to different faces and memories.

The bond between teacher and student is its own kind of relationship. Especially in martial arts, everything must be passed on carefully, hand to hand, leaving no room for carelessness.

No matter how the times change, I still hold on to this tradition — some things are simply worth insisting on