World of the Manchu

The Manchu people have their own language, although it is a Tungusic language. Their language is "Standard Manchu," named after their own people. Standard Manchu was made uniform by the Qianlong Emperor; he required the Manchu people to speak in Manchu or else they were reprimanded for speaking otherwise. Nowadays most Manchu speak Standard Chinese and the number of Manchu who speak the original language continues to lessen. Even though the number of Manchu people speaking standard Manchu is declining, Manchu classes are offered in schools.

Manchus are known to practice traditional activities still to this day. Some activities practiced are: riding and archery, wrestling, and falconry. Riding and archery was taken very seriously by the Qing dynasty, it was regarded as the most important tradition practiced. Manchus were tested and graded on their ability in riding and archery. How they performed in this also affected their rank in nobility. As for Manchu wrestling, it began during the Jin dynasty adopted from the Mongols. Rulers of the Jin and Qing dynasties encouraged the wrestling to be mandated as part of military training. Falconry is a major traditional practice that is still alive today in the Manchu culture.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchu_people#Manchu_wrestling