Sunshine News (Reporter Liang Meng) The ancient city of Xi'an has once again set off a "martial arts boom". On July 15th, the 5th Traditional Wushu Elite Competition of the "Healthy China Silk Road" Bingfeng Cup kicked off at the Gymnasium of Xi'an Eurasia University. The competition attracted more than 1,300 traditional martial arts enthusiasts from Sanqin and Shandong, Henan, Qinghai, Gansu and other places to actively participate, and through the wonderful competition, the brand appeal of the event and the influence of traditional martial arts were further enhanced.
Silk Road spread Tang Wind, Yanta Hui Wulin
Founded in 2017, the traditional martial arts elite competition is guided by Shaanxi Wushu Association and Xi'an Wushu Association, hosted by Xi'an Yanta District Culture and Tourism Sports Bureau, and organized by Xi'an Yanta District Sanqin Wushu Association.
"In this year's competition, we not only invited martial arts clubs, youth training institutions and traditional martial arts enthusiasts from other sister provinces and cities to participate in Xi'an, but also the number of local participants in Shaanxi has also increased, the oldest participant is an 85-year-old martial arts senior, and the youngest includes a three-and-a-half-year-old child who has only practiced traditional martial arts for more than a month, which proves once again from one side that traditional martial arts, as a treasure of Chinese culture, has incomparably vigorous vitality, and excavates, sorts, inherits and develops traditional martial arts." It is the responsibility and obligation of every martial arts enthusiast! Zhao Baoan, head of the organizing committee of the competition and chairman of the Yanta District Sanqin Wu Association, said emotionally.
At the opening ceremony, many Shaanxi martial arts masters gathered together, and the wonderful martial arts array, taijiquan sword, short soldier fight, and Chinese-style wrestling performances made the guests and audience warmly applaud.
Tian Suhui, vice chairman of the Chinese Wushu Association and general leader of the Chinese National Wushu Sanda Team, delivered a speech on behalf of the Chinese Wushu Association, the Chinese National Wushu Sanda Team and colleagues in the provincial and municipal martial arts circles, "The Silk Road spread the Tang Wind, Yanta Hui martial arts, Xi'an, as the ancient capital of the thirteen dynasties and the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, has a rich history and culture, and the style of martial arts is rich, and the folk martial arts practice in Yanta District is very prosperous. Since the first traditional martial arts elite competition of 'Healthy China Silk Road' was held in 2017, until now, Yanta District Wushu provides a platform for traditional martial arts enthusiasts to show, exchange and communicate. This year's fifth edition of the competition, innovatively set up the preschool group under 6 years old and the birthday group over 70 years old, expanded the age range of participants, attracted more people to sign up for the competition, and made tangible contributions to promoting national fitness and the exchange and development of traditional martial arts culture, and further expanding the mass base of traditional martial arts. ”
In Tian Suhui's view, without national fitness, there will be no national health, and martial arts, as a representative of China's excellent traditional culture, is deeply loved by the masses and plays an active role in guiding and promoting national fitness. Tian Suhui hopes that the martial artists of Yanta District can further give full play to the advantages of being close to the masses and serving the masses in the future, promote the integration and development of economy, sports and culture in Yanta District, truly let wushu sports benefit the people, and become a new cultural bridge for foreign exchanges and communication in Yanta District, make national fitness a bright new window for Yanta District to display its comprehensive strength, and let the sports industry add new vitality to the development of Yanta District, Xi'an City and even the entire Shaanxi Province.
Cherish the communication platform and enjoy the participation process
As Tian Suhui and Zhao Baoan said, one of the highlights of the 5th Traditional Martial Arts Elite Competition is the large age range of the participants, but both martial arts juniors and martial arts enthusiasts in the near ancient years cherish this rare opportunity to meet, exchange and communicate.
Li Shenqi, a 13-year-old Xi'an junior who has been practicing traditional martial arts for four years, admits that he is particularly obsessed with wushu, "In the last competition, I represented the Xi'an Asia-Pacific Martial Arts Center in the traditional routine chain boxing and five-step boxing competition in the youth group, and won a gold medal and a silver medal. This year I have grown up by a year and want to challenge for a medal in an internationally prescribed competition! Although he hopes to win another medal, Xiao Li also understands that as he gets older, the challenges he faces and the strength of his opponents are also improving, which requires him to show better performance and competitive state in the arena, "I will definitely do my best to show my usual hard training skills, even if I don't get on the podium as I wished, I will cherish this opportunity to participate in exchanges, hone myself through such competitions, and make my martial arts more refined." ”
Unlike Xiao Li, 70-year-old Li Lin signed up for the traditional martial arts elite competition for the first time, and she and nine other elderly martial arts enthusiasts formed the "Qinling Sunshine National Art Second Team" and participated in the traditional martial arts equipment team competition in the senior group. "I have been practicing tai chi myself for more than ten years, and I really like this traditional martial art that combines strength and softness. In order to prepare for the traditional martial arts elite competition, my teammates and I carefully practiced a set of Tai Chi umbrella movements, and in the past few months, everyone has overcome various difficulties such as injuries and family chores, and intensified practice in parks and communities rain or shine, enhancing friendship with each other, and experiencing the breadth and depth of traditional Chinese martial arts. Compared with the results of the competition, the whole process of preparation, participation, mutual learning and mutual encouragement is more memorable and cherished by our group of elderly martial arts enthusiasts, and we will definitely actively participate in the next competition! ”
Zhao Baoan, as the head of the organizing committee of the competition, was very pleased and moved by the enthusiasm of the participants and their love for traditional martial arts, he said: "This year's traditional martial arts elite competition from the registration of the players, to the grand opening, and then to the end of the competition on the 16th, although it was only a short period of three days, but the whole process of organizing the competition condensed the wisdom and hard work of countless people. In recent years, Yanta District Sanqin Wuxia under the strong support of the district government and sports authorities at all levels, actively promote the spirit of martial arts, spread martial arts culture, successfully held a number of martial arts events, and gradually formed a 'government-led, association promotion, public participation' development pattern, we hope to let more people through the traditional martial arts event exchange platform, to achieve the goal of challenging themselves, showing style, chasing dreams, as the host, we will also do our best to provide warm and thoughtful services for everyone, and strive to make 'Healthy China· The Silk Road's Traditional Martial Arts Elite Competition continues to expand in size and influence. ”