On the morning of April 25, the 4th Shanghai Citizen Games, the 2024 Shanghai Sports League for the Elderly, the 3rd Huangpu District Fitness Conference for the Elderly, the Huangpu District Special Session of the 40-Year Together Series of Activities, and the 7th Huangpu "Eighteen Methods of Practice" Thousand People Gymnastics were held in Luwan Stadium. The event was hosted by the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation, the Shanghai Sports Association for the Elderly, the Huangpu District Civil Affairs Bureau, and the Huangpu District Sports Bureau, and organized by the Huangpu District Representative Office of the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation, the Huangpu District Sports Development Guidance Center, and the Huangpu District Sports Association for the Elderly. The event was attended by 20 teams from Huangpu District, Hongkou District, Pudong New Area, Jinshan District, Minhang District, Putuo District, Xuhui District, etc.
National fitness and sports first, the snare drums are ringing, the gongs and drums are dumping, and the Huangpu 100-member snare drum team brings a snare drum performance, depicting a wonderful picture of the life of the elderly.
With the charm of traditional culture and the unique style of Chinese folk art, the empty bamboo dragon dance is not only highly skilled, but also very ornamental, implying good wishes and expectations for the future.
Taijiquan is a treasure in the excellent traditional Chinese culture, is the national intangible cultural heritage, it is broad and profound, there are various genres, both technical and self-defense functions, and have the function of strengthening the body, won the love of the majority of elderly friends. The 100-member Taijiquan team brought a combination of "Eight Methods and Five Steps" Taijiquan and Taiji Fan to perform "Taiji Shen Yun".
After the warm-up activity, accompanied by melodious music, the display of the eighteen methods of practice officially began, all the athletes lined up in a neat line, showing a high-spirited outlook, one move and one style stretched properly, rigid and soft, the movements were sometimes light and round, sometimes strong and powerful, fully demonstrating the unique charm of the eighteen methods of practicing the eighteen methods of prolonging life, and also embellished the entire Luwan Stadium into a colorful ocean.
The Eighteen Methods of Practicing Gong is a fitness activity that combines medical treatment and sports, born in the street of Nanjing East Road, Huangpu District, where the atmosphere of modern martial arts is very strong, and the promotion and practice for decades has proved its outstanding value in health care, so that countless patients at home and abroad have recovered their health and strengthened their physique, and have been widely loved by the public.
This year is the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation, 40 years of trials and hardships, the Shanghai Senior Citizens Foundation adheres to the concept of "caring for the elderly is caring for oneself", adheres to the policy of "picking up the missing and filling the gaps, focusing on the key points, and directly benefiting", pays attention to and adheres to the purpose of "supporting the cause of the elderly, helping the elderly in difficulty", and has been recognized by all sectors of society; over the past 40 years, the senior foundation has always paid attention to the needs of the elderly, listened to their voices, and provided them with practical help. Whether it is the elderly who encounter difficulties in life, or the elderly who pursue spiritual and cultural needs, the Senior Citizens Foundation actively extends a helping hand to help them solve problems and send warmth and care. In the future, the Senior Citizens Foundation will continue to innovate the service model, improve the service level, provide more high-quality and efficient services for the elderly, uphold the gratitude of tribute, gratitude and far-reaching, and do a good job in public welfare undertakings for the elderly with heart and affection.