Taijiquan joins UNESCO heritage list By WANG KAIHAO in Beijing and HU MEIDONG in Fuzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2020-12-19 07:15 People perform the traditional Chinese martial art and exercise form taijiquan, also known as tai chi, at a ceremony celebrating the inscription of the activity on UNESCO s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Jiaozuo, Henan province, on Thursday. QU GAOFENG/CHINA NEWS SERVICE
China s taijiquan, also known as tai chi－a major part of the stunning opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and represented by numerous practitioners worldwide－was added to UNESCO s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday.