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Mu ren zhuang (Chinese: 木人桩; pinyin: Mù Rén Zhuāng; lit. 'Wooden Man Post') or Mook Yan Jong (also known as The Wing-Chun Dummy or simply The Wooden Dummy internationally), is a training tool used in various styles of Chinese martial arts, most notably that of Wing Chun and other kung fu styles of Southern China.
In Pre-colonial Ghana, traditional buildings were primarily made from materials such as mud, wood and thatch, chosen for their availability, affordability, and climate adaptability. [2] These materials were used to build durable structures, particularly in rural areas.
The forestry sector of Ghana accounted for 4.2 percent of GDP in 1990; timber was the country's third largest foreign exchange earner. Since 1983 forestry has benefited from more than US$120 million in investments and has undergone substantial changes, resulting in doubled earnings between 1985 and 1990.
Akua'ba, also spelled akwaba or akuba, are wooden ritual fertility dolls originating from western Ghana and nearby regions. [1] They are particularly associated with the Fanti people , who are part of the Akan group of ethnicities in Ghana and Ivory Coast.
The town is under the jurisdiction of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly and is in the Nhyiaeso constituency of the Ghana parliament. [1] The town has one of the biggest wood villages in Ghana that was inaugurated by the former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kufuor.The wood village includes the construction of sheds, access roads, electricity and reliable water supply on 12.35 hectares.
The traditional Ghanaian stool (or asesedwa in the Asante Twi language) is a carved wooden stool common in sub-Saharan West Africa, and especially common in Ghana. [1] Among the Akan it is used as a household object, it is used in rites of passage , and is considered sacred.
Ghana became the largest gold-producing country in Africa after overtaking South Africa in 2019. [28] The country is also the second-largest cocoa producer (after Ivory Coast). [29] Ghana is rich in diamonds, manganese or manganese ore, bauxite, and oil. Most of its debt was cancelled in 2005, but government spending was later allowed to balloon.
Earthenware dish is one of the oldest kitchen tools in Ghana and can be found in almost every Ghanaian home. it is an integral part of Ghana's culture and known as one of the old pottery professions in Ghana among the women of some districts, Indigens of some towns in the Eastern, Bono and Ashanti regions of Ghana involved in the mass production of pottery items includes Amanfrom, Besease ...