Henan ** client reporter Cheng Anlin correspondent Xu Hongxing Huang Fuxing Cui Peng.
On December 17, the 2023 Taijiquan Inheritance and Development Conference was launched in Chenjiagou, Wenxian County, an important inheritance area of Taijiquan culture and the birthplace of Taijiquan.
Taijiquan, created by Chen Wangting, a native of Chenjiagou in Wenxian County in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, is a representative of excellent traditional Chinese culture, and has spread to more than 150 countries and regions around the world, with hundreds of millions of Xi practitioners. On December 17, 2020, Taijiquan was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The holding of the 2023 Taijiquan Inheritance and Development Conference is not only a vivid practice of implementing the spirit of the important instructions of the General Secretary of the People's Republic of China to 'inherit and develop the excellent traditional Chinese culture', but also a specific action to help the Provincial Party Committee shape the brand of 'Walking in Henan and Understanding China', and the Municipal Party Committee to build a 'World Taiji City and Chinese Health Resort'. Yang Lei, vice chairman of the Jiaozuo CPPCC and secretary of the Wenxian County Party Committee, said in his speech.
It is reported that this conference focuses on creating the concept of "Tai Chi +", relying on a cross-border integration of "Tai Chi" thought, highlighting the cultural essence of Tai Chi all-encompassing. In the future, Taijiquan will adhere to creative transformation and innovative development to achieve circle-breaking communication.
On the day of the launch of the event, a global flash mob**, about the Taijiquan Laboratory**, Chen Wangting's "Creating Boxing" Bella Picture Book Story Display, and Keep Taijiquan Course were released. The "Jiaozuo Taijiquan Protection and Development Regulations" was officially implemented on the same day, and the week of December 17 each year was designated as the Jiaozuo Taijiquan Protection and Publicity Week.
At the event site, the Taijiquan performance, the representative inheritor of Taijiquan, the "Taiji Tiger" with the bold integration of intangible cultural heritage dance and Taijiquan, and the immersive scene song and dance performance "Beautiful Chenjiagou" were brilliantly staged, bringing an audio-visual feast to the audience with a broad perspective, gorgeous colors and moving interpretations.
It is understood that a series of activities carried out simultaneously with the launching ceremony include the "I learn Tai Chi from the master" public welfare training activities, 8 national inheritors, 20 provincial inheritors, and 50 municipal inheritors organized by the seven major communities of Taijiquan, and carried out public welfare teaching activities in an online + offline way, teaching Taijiquan routines, boxing methods, and holding a series of public welfare lectures with the theme of health preservationThe exhibition of the achievements of the protection and development of Taijiquan will organize and carry out publicity week activities including the exhibition of the achievements of Taijiquan "Six Advances", intangible cultural heritage work training, intangible cultural heritage theme exhibitions, theme photography exhibitions, and special short exhibitions.
It is our common responsibility to protect, inherit and develop Tai Chi and Tai Chi culture. Wenxian County will continue to implement the strategy of integrating culture, tourism, culture and creativity, continue to strengthen the brand promotion of 'Tai Chi Culture', plan and comprehensively upgrade the national health tourism resort with Chenjiagou as the core, so that Tai Chi, a world cultural heritage, will shine with more moving charm and brilliance in the new era, and contribute Tai Chi wisdom and Wen County's strength to strengthen cultural self-confidence and continue the historical context. Yang Lei said.
The relevant person in charge of Jiaozuo City said that the city will further accelerate the construction of Chenjiagou Scenic Area and make it a "holy place" in the hearts of many Taijiquan enthusiastsWe will further expand and strengthen the Tai Chi cultural industry, promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Tai Chi, and make Tai Chi truly become the "golden signboard" and "fist product" of the development of the cultural tourism industry.