10th World Traditional Wushu Championships Held in Emeishan City, China
10th World Traditional Wushu Championships Held in Emeishan City, China
Rabu, 22 Oktober 2025 | 09:40
Opening Ceremony of the 10th World Traditional Wushu Championships in Emeishan City
EMEISHAN CITY, CHINA -
Media OutReach Newswire
- 21 October 2025 - On October 16, the 10th World Traditional Wushu
Championships opened in Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, China. Against
the backdrop of Mount Emei, a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage
site, 5,092 athletes from 54 countries and regions engaged in exciting
competitions.
The championships were held from October 17 to 19 at the Sichuan
International Tourism Trade Expo Center. Featuring both domestic and
international divisions, the event encompassed individual, duo, and
group competitions. The World Traditional Wushu Championships have now
been held in Emeishan City for four consecutive sessions. It has
gradually evolved into a platform for global traditional Wushu
practitioners to exchange skills and foster friendships, as well as a
bridge promoting cultural exchange and mutual learning between China and
other countries.
On October 16, the opening ceremony commenced with the grand "Tea and
Wushu Welcome Guests" performance. A unique blend of tea art, intangible
cultural heritage Wushu, and intelligent robots shared the stage,
presenting a fascinating dialogue between ancient culture and modern
technology. Subsequently, team flags and placards from the delegations
of various countries and regions entered the venue in sequence,
symbolizing the transmission and blending of the Wushu spirit across
national borders.
During the Image Ambassador awarding ceremony, the International Wushu
Federation (IWUF) presented honorary certificates to two individuals
with outstanding contributions to Wushu promotion: Jet Li and Wu Jing.
Concurrently, Wu Jing, as the new IWUF Image Ambassador, participated in
a handover ceremony with Jet Li.
This year's event not only provided a stage for global Wushu enthusiasts
to display their skills but also aimed to promote the global
inheritance and development of traditional Wushu through diverse
cultural exchange activities. During the championships, a series of
supporting events integrating cultural displays and interactive
experiences were held simultaneously. These included the "Golden Summit
Sword Discussion" (Jinding Lun Jian), the Wushu Masters Forum,
Wushu/Kungfu performance shows, and sports culture commodity
exhibitions, deeply showcasing the unique charm of the integrated "Wushu
and Tourism" concept.
Golden Summit Sword Discussion (Jinding Lun Jian)
As the host location for multiple World Traditional Wushu Championships,
Emeishan has its own representative tradition. Emei Wushu is a
representative project of China's National Intangible Cultural Heritage.
With a history of nearly three thousand years, it boasts over eighty
schools and hundreds of boxing styles and routines, making it one of the
three major schools of Chinese Wushu. In recent years, through measures
such as establishing the Emei Wushu College and developing standardized
systems, Emei Wushu has established a comprehensive inheritance and
development system.
Using Wushu as a universal language, Emeishan enhances its cultural
connections and sports interactions with the international community.
This effectively promotes the global dissemination and exchange of
outstanding traditional Chinese culture and injects new vitality into
the high-quality development of Emeishan's cultural tourism industry and
the enhancement of its international reputation.