Meet Jake Pinnick, an American living in central China’s Hubei Province with a deep passion for Wudang martial arts and a profound appreciation for Chinese philosophy. 

After 15 years of dedicated study, he shares with CGTN his favorite book, the “Tao Te Ching,” and reveals how its teachings resonate with his life and practice in Wudang Mountains in Shiyan City, Hubei Province. 

Join us as Jake delves into the powerful message of Chapter 16 from the “Tao Te Ching,” exploring the path to inner peace and the return to one’s roots.

(Filmed by Fang Zhijun and Li Mingzhi, edited by CGTN’s Zhao Ying; cover designed by CGTN’s Liu Shaozhen)