Chen Min, a kung fu star in Latin America, is trying to blend more Chinese kung fu and culture into Disney XD's coming TV show "Jungle Nest."
Chen has practiced kung fu for 25 years. She t    the martial art (武术) in Argentina at present. She has become a w     kung fu star all over the world because of her appearances in many TV shows. Some fans even c   her the "female Bruce Lee."
Born in China's eastern Zhejiang province, she started her career a    a professional martial arts athlete when she decided to learn kung fu at 5. T     her parents wanted her to take up Ping-Pong or swimming, she didn’t give in.
With hard w     and gift, Chen soon proved her excellence and joined the national team. She won many awards, i    a gold medal at the East Asian Games.
In 2007, Chen retired and went to South America to realize her d     of spreading Chinese kung fu and culture. She opened a kung fu school in Buenos Aires in February 2008 and only one student showed up on the opening of the school. H    , she did not give up. Now the school has more than 900 students.
"In some ways, Chinese kung fu represents Chinese t    culture behind it," said Chen.
She believes kung fu is more of a Chinese spirit and way of life.