People’s Daily Online Henan Window News Dongfang Jinbao reported: "Although martial arts has become a special event of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Shaolin Temple itself will not participate in any competitive martial arts competition." Yesterday, the person in charge of Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Co., Ltd. made it clear.
Shaolin Temple made it clear that it would not participate in the competition.
On October 2nd, the "Huang Feihong Cup" Chinese Wulin Conference was held in Nanhai City, Guangdong Province. Zhang Faqiang, member of the Standing Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the Chinese Olympic Committee, attended the opening ceremony. Zhang Faqiang said here that through the efforts of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the International Olympic Committee has agreed that Wushu will be a special event for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but it is neither a formal competition event nor a performance event, and it will not occupy the gold medal of the Olympic Games.
When it comes to martial arts, I have to mention Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kung Fu. Will Shaolin Temple, which attracts the most attention, participate in the martial arts competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?
Yesterday morning, Qian Daliang, general manager of Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Co., Ltd. made it clear that Shaolin Temple itself would not send anyone to participate in any martial arts competition in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
China Wushu belongs to competitive sports, while Shaolin Wushu belongs to China traditional Wushu. They are different in nature, standards and connotations. "As a competitive sport, China Wushu can be quantified, while Shaolin Wushu can’t be quantified specifically. It contains Zen elements and stresses the integration of Zen and Wushu. Even in history, Shaolin Wushu was only cultivated against outsiders and did not contain competitive elements. " Qian Daliang said that Shaolin Wushu is a cultural heritage and Wushu competition is competitive sports. These are two completely different concepts. Shaolin Temple is full of monks, so it is impossible to send people to participate in competitive competitions.
However, Qian Daliang said that Shaolin Temple will give support from the cultural and spiritual aspects.
Wushu needs to be reformed if it is to become a formal project.
"Why can Japanese Judo and Korean Taekwondo be included in the Olympic Games? Because they all have a specific quantitative standard. " Another person in charge of Henan Shaolin Temple Industrial Development Co., Ltd. said that both Japanese judo and Korean Taekwondo originated in China, but both of them have been specifically reformed and accepted by many people in the world, and Shaolin Wushu has not been reformed accordingly.
Hosting the Olympic Games in Beijing undoubtedly provides an opportunity for Wushu to enter the Olympic Games, and it is of far-reaching significance for Wushu to become a special event of the Beijing Olympic Games.
Embodiment of Shaolin Wushu meet in Beijing Olympic Games
If BOCOG invites Shaolin Temple to perform at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games, will Shaolin Temple send a powerful group of monks? Qian Daliang said that he would definitely send someone to attend. In addition, it is certain that Shaolin Wushu will be reflected in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. "There are too many martial arts schools in Dengfeng, and students can’t say that they are not Shaolin martial arts." Qian Daliang said that Shaolin Temple will not send people to participate in the competition, but the martial arts school will send people to participate in the competition.
Liu Haiqin, president of Tagou Wushu School of Shaolin Temple in Henan Province, told reporters that they would send people to participate in the Olympic Wushu competition. Now, the school is training hard.
Editor: Xu Guimei
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