When World Cultures and Kung Fu are amalgamated! Yang Style Taijiquan Heroes Gathering in Handan.

On August 16, 2024, the 5th Daqu Cup — Global Yang's Tai Chi Cultural Festival and the 5th Cross-Strait Tai Chi Cultural Exchange Conference were grandly held in Handan, the ancient city of Tai Chi, the capital of Tai Chi and the hometown of Yang ancestors. Thousands of tai chi lovers, numerous tai chi luminaries and research experts from all over the world participated in the congress. This conference is hosted by Hebei Yang Zhifang Tai Chi Culture Communication Co., Ltd., hosted by Yang Luchan Family Council, Handan Yang Tai Chi Research Center, co-organized by World Tai Chi Network, 《 Tai Chi 》 Magazine, 《 Wudang 》 Magazine, etc., and Handan Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau as the guiding unit .

This congress has received a lot of attention since the day it was organized, and the World Tai Chi Network conducted a special live broadcast for a special introduction. During this event, the World Tai Chi Network also broadcast and reported the entire event. The vast number of Tai Chi enthusiasts at home and abroad feel the rich connotation and thriving vitality of Yang-style Tai Chi through this conference.

On the evening of the 16th, the organizing committee held a welcome dinner for the guests. Old Tai Chi friends and relatives met. The atmosphere was warm and cheerful. Famous Yang-style Tai Chi masters and inheritors from all over the world gathered together to meet friends and share Taijiquan. Mr. Yu Gongbao, a well-known Tai Chi culture scholar, delivered a speech at the welcome dinner, explaining the three key words of Tai Chi: happiness, emotion, and skill - analyze the significance of this conference.

The opening ceremony of the congress was held grandly on the morning of the 17th at Handan Sports Center. Dozens of Tai Chi teams from all over the world lined up to demonstrate their skills. At the opening ceremony, a red carpet ceremony was held for famous Yang-style Tai Chi masters and outstanding inheritors , a

Leaders, guests, Tai Chi celebrities and outstanding inheritors attending the conference included: Li Jie, Li Jianfang, Jia Hongjun, Yang Zhifang, Yang Zongjie, An Zhenhai, Zhao Youbin, Chen Longxiang, Fu Qingquan, Hao Hongwei, Li Zheng, Guan Peng, Wang Fengying, Chen Lizhu、Ding Cenliang, Jiang Lan, Chu Yucheng, Sun Yonggang, Yang Zhanru、Lee Soo, Ja Li-young, Kim Yang-mei、Su Qingbiao, Ding Jie, Shen Aihua and others participated in the cultural festival.

Mr. Yang Zhifang, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of this Conference and a famous Tai Chi expert of the Yang family, delivered an opening speech in which he introduced the preparations for the Conference and the main contents of the Conference, and warmly welcomed the large number of participants from home and abroad.

Mr. Yu Gongbao, editor-in-chief of the World Tai Chi Network and a famous Tai Chi culture scholar, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. He spoke highly of the significance of the Global Yang Tai Chi Cultural Festival and summarized the outstanding characteristics of this conference, which are consistent in ancient and modern times.

Mr. Jia Hongjun, former Vice Chairman of the Handan CPPCC, opened the confere       After the opening ceremony, the Handan Tai Chi Culture Museum held a grand opening ceremony, with Mr. Yang Zongjie presiding over the ceremony. The Handan Tai Chi Culture Museum is the first museum in the world with Yang Style Tai Chi as its theme. It is of great significance to the development of Yang Style Tai Chi and the creation of an excellent brand of Handan cultural tourism.

On the afternoon of the 17th, the "“ Yang Style Tai Chi Global Summit Forum Academic Seminar ”" event was held, mainly focusing on the development of “ Yang Style Tai Chi ” and the construction of “ Handan Tai Chi Museum ”. The forum spoke enthusiastically, and many famous people's wonderful views blended with each other. Wonderful martial arts performances were also held on the forum.

On the morning of the 18th, a Yang-style Tai Chi ancestor worship event was held in Yongnian Guangfu. Everyone commemorated their Tai Chi achievements in front of the tombs of Yang Luchan and other ancestors and expressed their feelings of remembrance.

During the congress, Yang-style Tai Chi and mechanical exchange competitions were hyeld. Tai Chi masters from all over the world exchanged and discussed with each other, and competed on the field, showing a variety of Yang-style Tai Chi kung fu.

The three-dimensionalization of this conference shows the great value of Tai Chi in the contemporary era and explores the layers and forms of diversified development of Tai Chi. It is not only one of the most exciting cultural and tourism activities in Hebei Province in 2024, but also one of the typical representatives of the exciting activities of globalized Tai Chi.