This photo taken on February 21, 2025 shows Duan Ruru (L), a founding member of the Emei Kung Fu Girls, and Liu Qiao practicing hip hop dance with their martial art movements at a studio in Emeishan, China's southwestern Sichuan province. The ancient Emei school in the mountains of Sichuan is thought to have welcomed a higher proportion of women and girls, but has struggled in recent years to raise its profile. That is now changing thanks to a group of women from Generation Z, who mesh skilful swordwork with social media smarts to help put the sect back on the map. (Photo by Adek BERRY/AFP)
