Farmers from nine agricultural areas showcased the charm of Tai Chi at a sports and fitness event in Shanghai
Recently, the 2023 "Industrial Bank Cup" Shanghai Urban Amateur League and the 4th Shanghai Farmers Sports and Fitness Week Tai Chi Group Performance Competition, with the theme of "Celebrating Harvest and Promoting Harmony", was held in Huizhong Village, Pujiang Town, Minhang District. More than 100 athletes from nine agricultural areas showcased the sports charm of Tai Chi.
It is reported that the series of farmer sports and fitness week events are hosted by the Shanghai Agriculture and Rural Committee, Shanghai Sports Bureau, and Shanghai Farmers Sports Association, and hosted by the Minhang District Sports Bureau in Shanghai. The activity aims to use agriculture as a medium, running as a medium, empowering with sports, and releasing the light of sports.
Tai Chi is a traditional Chinese martial arts with a long and profound history. Guided by ancient Chinese philosophical concepts such as Tai Chi, Yin Yang, and the Five Elements, it integrates various functions such as fitness, health preservation, self-defense, and mental cultivation. It is a martial arts technique that combines internal and external cultivation, softness and slowness, and a combination of hardness and softness. It is also known as the "quintessence of China". In recent years, with the improvement of people's living standards and the enhancement of fitness awareness, Tai Chi has been widely spread and promoted worldwide.
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This performance competition is not limited to any school or style, and consists of over 100 outstanding Tai Chi representative teams from nine agricultural areas in Shanghai, including Songjiang District, Pudong New Area, Qingpu District, Minhang District, Jiading District, Jinshan District, Fengxian District, Chongming District, and Baoshan District. The team showcased the sports charm of Tai Chi and showcased the new style of contemporary farmers.
Under the accompaniment of music, the Tai Chi movements of each team are skillfully coordinated and full of charm, presenting a visually pleasing experience for the audience. After scoring by the referee, the Minhang District representative team won, the Songjiang District representative team and the Qingpu District representative team won, the Baoshan District representative team, the Jiading District representative team, and the Pudong New Area representative team won, and the Jinshan District representative team, Fengxian District representative team, and Chongming District representative team won.
A contestant from Minhang District said, "I enjoy traveling. Every mountain, river, and land in our country has left my footprints in practicing Tai Chi. Age is just a symbol, and mentality is the most important. We should live until old, practice until old, and be happy until old."
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It is understood that in order to deeply implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and meet the deployment requirements of accelerating the construction of an agricultural and sports power, Minhang District has adopted a new model of "sports fitness+" and utilized the Farmers Sports Fitness Week as a sports brand activity to inherit and promote traditional sports projects for farmers. It has built a platform for Tai Chi enthusiasts in various districts of Shanghai to exchange and display, promote and inherit the spirit of Tai Chi culture, enhance the influence of Tai Chi in mass sports fitness, and continuously promote the sustainable development of the national fitness cause.
Officials from the organizers of the event also stated that such activities allow citizens to enter the countryside, get close to nature, experience the fun and flavor of agriculture, and discover beautiful rural areas that are suitable for living, business, and tourism. This Farmers Sports and Fitness Week aims to create a positive, upward, united, and harmonious social atmosphere by carrying out extensive and interesting sports and fitness activities, attracting more people to participate in rural construction, continuously gathering strong forces to care for and support rural revitalization, and jointly building a brand of new era farmers' sports. This has important practical significance for leveraging the role of farmers' sports in the construction of new rural areas.