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Shiyan Wudang Wushu Festival Introduction

World Traditional Wushu Festival, also known as the "World Traditional Wushu Championships", is the International Wushu Federation, the Chinese Wushu Association sponsored by the world's traditional wushu competitions, but also the world's wushu community is currently the largest, highest specifications, the most extensive impact of large-scale sports events, known as "the Olympic Games in the world of wushu! ". World Traditional Wushu Festival, to carry forward the tradition of Chinese martial arts, promote the exchange of the world's traditional wushu, enhance the friendship and unity of the people of all countries, and promote wushu into the Olympic Games, played an important role. The World Traditional Wushu Festival was held twice in Zhengzhou, Henan Province in 2004 and 2006. The first Wushu Festival attracted more than 160 groups from 62 countries and regions with more than 2,100 wushu athletes registered to participate in the event, and in the investment activities carried out at the same time, more than 20 investment projects were signed, with a total investment of more than 4 billion yuan. The second Wushu Festival and more than 60 countries and regions more than 2,000 athletes to participate in more than 40,000 Wushu athletes at the same time to perform Wushu, more than 90 domestic and foreign media on the Wushu Festival reported. About to kick off the third World Traditional Wushu Festival, organized by the Hubei Provincial People's Government, Shiyan Municipal People's Government, when there will be many countries and regions, athletes, Chinese and foreign political dignitaries and well-known enterprises, tourist business associations, the news media and other nearly 5,000 guests to attend the opening ceremony.