What traditional sports are the intangible cultural heritage of the world?

Tai Ji Chuan, a traditional sports event, is a world heritage.

Wang Qi and Tai Ji Chuan were formed in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. On the basis of their own understanding and practice, they formed a set of unique Tai Ji Chuan routines with both form and spirit, combining practice and application. 20 14 was identified as a national intangible cultural heritage by the State Council. In 2020, it was identified as the intangible cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO.

During the centuries-long inheritance, Wang Qi and Tai Ji Chuan not only inherited the traditional practical techniques such as boxing routines, equipment routines, pushing hands and Sanshou, but also constantly adapted to and met the needs of social development and people's fitness, created many new routines and formed a rich and mature technical system with equal emphasis on art and theory.

The landmark stage of the development and inheritance of Tai Ji Chuan in Wang Qi;

1. The first stage is the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

After more than 20 years of early research and practice, Mr. Wang Qihe formed the basic routine of Tai Ji Chuan.

2. The second stage is more than 60 years before China's reform and opening up.

The second generation, represented by Liu Renhai and Wang, further improved Tai Ji Chuan and spread it in Xingtai, Tianjin and Taiyuan.

3. The third stage is more than 30 years after 1980s.

With the reform and opening up, the attention and support of governments at all levels, and the efforts of the third and fourth generations, this kind of boxing has developed rapidly, with tens of thousands of practitioners, which is widely known in the martial arts cultural circles at home and abroad.