As an important representative of southern Chinese wushu, Fujian and Guangdong wushu gradually spread to Singapore with the southward migration of Fujian and Guangdong immigrants since the 19th century, where they took root and evolved into a distinctive Singaporean wushu culture. This paper uses the study of Chinese and foreign literature and case analysis to collect and analyze relevant historical materials and documents at home and abroad. Focusing on the cross-cultural dissemination and localization development of Fujian and Guangdong martial arts in Singapore, this text elaborates on the dissemination process of Fujian and Guangdong martial arts in Singapore from an overall perspective, Specifically the growth and germination period (1840-1939), Fujian and Guangdong martial arts mainly spread in Singapore in the form of clan organizations, hometown associations and martial arts schools, martial arts were not only seen as a self-defense skill, but also regarded as an important bond for maintaining kinship and passing on culture; During the period of suspension and disappearance (1939-1945), due to the special historical background, the inheritance of wushu mainly relied on the secret transmission between master and apprentice, and its cultural significance shifted from the inheritance of skills to the symbol of the national spirit; The rise and flourishing period (1946-1965), after World War II, the wushu that had been privately taught gradually resumed their activity. Studying the development of Fujian and Cantonese wushu in Singapore is of great significance for understanding the spread and changes of Chinese culture overseas, as well as the formation and development of Singapore's diversity.

Zhenyu Xie, Jiaqi Chen. From the Countryside to Overseas: The Inheritance and Development of Fujian and Guangdong Wushu in Singapore. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2025), Vol. 8, Issue 8: 102-107. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2025.080816.

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