Development of Modern Chinese Wushu
2 min readAfter the founding of the People’s Republic of China, wushu became one of the important sports of the people, and has witnessed great advancement.
In October 1949, All-China Sports Federation was established with the approval of the State Council. In 1950, the All-China Sports Federation held a symposium on wushu in Beijing, advocating the development of wushu, and putting wushu development on the national sports agenda. In 1978, Deng Xiaoping also wrote the”good shadow-boxing”banner and donated it to Japanese friend. This inscription is not only praise for the Chinese wushu, but also a great inspiration to the world’s wushu enthusiasts.
Established in 1952, the National Sports Commission listed wushu as a key event, and set up National Sports Research Society, responsible for mining, sorting, inheriting, and promoting wushu and other forms of national sports according to the guideline of “absorbing the essence and rejecting the dross,””all flowers blooms together,”and “weeding through the old to bring forth the new.”In1055, based on actual work needs, the Wushu Division was set up under the sports department of the National Sports Commission. Later the division was upgraded to the Wushu Section, responsible for national wushu policy and guideline implementation, and the popularity, enhancement, and competition of wushu. In order to promote wushu development, the Wushu Research Institute of theNational Sports Commission was established with the approval of the State Council. In September 1987, Wushu Section was incorporated into the Wushu Research Institute of the National SportsCommission. In May 1994, the Wushu Administration Center of the National Sports Commission was established with the overall function of the administration of wushu events.
In September 1958, the Chinese Wushu Association was established. It is the national organization of Chinese wushu, and one of the single event associations under the All-China Sports Federation. The Chinese Wushu Association has extensive exchanges and cooperation with other wushu associations around the world. Since the 1g7os, the Chinese wushu delegation has toured five continents, and witnessed frequent foreign exchanges of wushu in recent years. Meanwhile, in order to promote wushu sports more extensively, the Chinese Wushu Association also provides free assistance to such developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas to implement wushu activities, which has been widely praised.
