The World Traditional Wushu Festival was launched on October 16 in
Zhengzhou, capital of
Henan
Province in central China. 152 delegations with around 2,100
contenders from 62 countries are taking part. The US has sent 11
teams, Japan 14 and Hong Kong 23. Twenty-six teams are from the
Chinese mainland.
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Some 30,000?players will line up along a 20-kilometer highway
in 200 groups to give Shaolin performances.
The international festival, the first and biggest of its kind,
is being organized by the International Wushu Federation (IWUF) and
the Chinese Wushu Association and features thousands of
participants in six age groups.
The four categories of event being contended are:
quanshu (using fists), qixie (using equipment),
duilian (one on one) and tuanti (team
events).
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During the festival, organizers will also host seminars on martial
arts, stage group performances and conduct tours to the Shaolin
Temple at Songshan Mountain.
(www.wushu.org.cn and
China.org.cn October 19, 2004)
