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Hands applying a strip of yellow talisman tape along a runner's calf

Sep 17, 2026

How to apply SHENXING speed talisman tape

Four strips make one application. Anchor at zero stretch, lay the middle at about half tension, finish flat, and rub it warm — the adhesi...

A hand-brushed yellow fu talisman written in cinnabar ink on rice paper

Sep 17, 2026

What is a fu? The Chinese talisman on the tape, explained

A fu (符) is a brush-written Daoist talisman on yellow paper, structured like a document: head, body, seal. Here is how it is built, why i...

A runner on a high mountain ultramarathon course with yellow talisman tape on both legs

Sep 17, 2026

Yellow talisman tape at the Tor des Géants: what was on those legs

A Chinese fu — a brush-written Daoist talisman — went round 330 km of the Aosta Valley on a runner's quadriceps in September 2026. Here i...

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