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2020-12-17 13:35:57 GMT2020-12-17 21:35:57(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) International Wushu Federation (IWUF) hailed the UNESCO s decision to approve taijiquan in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday. Taijiquan is one of the most important wushu events promoted by the International Wushu Federation. Its inclusion is of great significance to the promotion of wushu, and especially taijiquan, globally, said Zhang Qiuping, the Secretary-General of IWUF.
Zhang added that the IWF would further strengthen the popularization and promotion of taijiquan so that it can be truly integrated into people s daily lives and become a healthy and positive lifestyle shared by all peoples.
2020-12-17 13:05:54 GMT2020-12-17 21:05:54(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) inscribed on Thursday China s Taijiquan on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The decision was announced during the online meeting of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held from December 14 to 19 in Kingston, capital of Jamaica.
Taijiquan, a kind of traditional martial arts, was born in the mid-17th century in a small village named Chenjiagou located in Central China s Henan province, before it spread to more than 150 countries and regions, attracting more than 100 million people to practise.