Plum blossom boxing generally refers to plum blossom piles. Plum blossom pile, also known as plum blossom boxing, is a kind of boxing standing on the pile and is often used as a basic practice.
Plum blossom piles originated in the late Ming Dynasty and first spread among the people in the form of family heirlooms, and only spread to the outside world during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. In modern times, Han Qichang in Luanxian County, Hebei Province was the most popular successor. The diameter of the stake used for plum blossom pile is 3 ~ 5 inches, the lower part is buried underground, and the upper part is 3 feet 3 inches higher than the ground. The pile spacing is 3 feet from front to back, about 1 foot 5 inches.
With the continuous improvement of kung fu, piles should be raised continuously, and some should be raised to 5 feet; Some people use bricks instead of piles, first practice on flat bricks, then stand on horizontal bricks, and then stand on bricks. The arrangement of piles should pay attention to the astronomical phenomena, and the solar terms will be closed in the middle when land is resumed, such as "Big Dipper Pile" (also known as Seven Star Pile), "Three Star Pile", "Star Pile", "Highest Soil Pile", "Eight Diagrams Pile", "Five Elements Pile" and "Jiugong Pile".
Plum blossom pile, because it is practiced standing on the pile, is different from all kinds of boxing and the plum blossom pile gloves of Nanquan. Its difficulty is far from comparable to ground practice. It requires a positive trend and stability in practice, and a strict dynamic stereotype should be established. Plum blossom pile is most suitable for group practice by more than two people. Everyone is surrounded by a plum blossom, which suddenly opens and closes, and it is very interesting. There is no fixed routine except five types, such as flowing, changeable, lively and not chaotic.