2 1 century is a new century for human beings to pursue harmonious development. Sports is the eternal theme of human pursuit of a better life; The World Chinese Games, bearing the common aspirations of Chinese people all over the world, was born under the sunrise of 2 1 century.
In 2004, the World Federation of Chinese Organizations, together with some overseas Chinese communities and celebrities, initiated and founded the World Chinese Games, which achieved a great pioneering work with historical significance.
As an international non-governmental organization, the World Chinese Games takes humanity, nature, health and harmony as its spiritual concept, takes the inheritance of Chinese national culture as its own responsibility, advocates the view that "sports serve human health", builds a global Chinese communication platform with sports, and promotes the global Chinese sports cause and the harmonious development of the world.
According to the Constitution of the World Chinese Games, all the contestants of the World Chinese Games are non-professional athletes. In the setting of sports events, the Chinese Games will fully consider the characteristics of participating athletes, take easy participation and promotion as the principle, and focus on traditional sports events in China. Players from all over the world are welcome to participate in all competitions.
On September 24th, 2006, the World Chinese Games Committee held a grand and warm press conference in the Great Hall of the People. Announce the official start of the first World Chinese Sports Conference to the whole world. After the press conference, more than 300 mainstream media at home and abroad made detailed reports.
Since 2007, the World Chinese Games has held a number of single and multiple sports events in countries and regions where Chinese, overseas Chinese and Chinese are relatively concentrated, aiming at promoting and building the brand of the World Chinese Games. Wushu Federation, Jeet Kune Do Association, Sports Dance Federation, Badminton Committee, Winter Swimming Committee and Golf Committee were established one after another. At the same time, it has set up branches or representative offices in Hong Kong, Macau, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Canada, the United States, France, Germany, Indonesia and other countries or regions.
The World Chinese Games set sail in Singapore
The world-famous city of Singapore is picturesque, fresh and beautiful.
On June 10, 2007, a moment that will be recorded in the history of Chinese people in the world came: the first World Chinese Games was held in Singapore.
At the solemn opening ceremony, the flag of the World Chinese Games fluttered in the wind, and athletes, coaches and referees from more than 80 countries and regions led the following teams to enter. Some of them are teenagers in their teens and some are old people in their sixties and seventies. In addition to the Chinese, there are many players from other nationalities. The same hobby ties us together closely, and a specific place brings us together.
On the court, young football players from Southeast Asian countries are all alive and kicking, struggling hard under the scorching sun; In the gymnasium, Wushu athletes waved swords, spears and halberds to show the northern leg of Nanquan, winning bursts of applause and applause; Badminton experts pushed the block up and down, so that everyone could feast their eyes and applaud their game.
The most lively scene is the tug of war. More than 80 teams arranged by the zodiac compete with each other on the field, which is full of fun and creatively excavates the cultural connotation of tug-of-war.
Huayun torch rises in Malaysia
In the extraordinary year of 2008, Malaysia Division of the World Chinese Games launched golf, martial arts, badminton, diabolo and other events with the active efforts of a large number of well-known Chinese and Chinese communities who are enthusiastic about public welfare.
On June 5438+February 2 1 day, 2008, the torch relay charity race kicked off in Malaysia. After the 65,438+00 km race, the contestants gathered at Longxue Jason Wu Gymnasium, which has a history of more than half a century. The representative of the main organizer lit the flame for the first time in Malaysia, symbolizing the unity and friendship of the people of China and containing the good wishes of Chinese people all over the world.
Diabolo is a traditional sport of the Chinese nation. From the motherland into Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other countries. After active promotion by enthusiastic people, it has now developed into a mass movement. In the competition, whether it is a team competition or an individual competition, the athletes have come up with their own unique skills to compete for the level, which has opened the eyes of the audience.
20111February, the Malaysian organizing Committee held China chess, chess, swimming, fishing, bowling, marathon, karaoke, table tennis, martial arts and other competitions. It has won strong support from governments at all levels and all walks of life in the region. Athletes from all over the world participated in various competitions. Athletes from other nationalities, such as Russia, India and Malaysia, won the prize and were very happy. They held high trophies and medals and kept taking pictures as a souvenir.
With the approval of Malaysia Post Office, the first World Chinese Games Malaysia Division issued a limited first day cover, which was collected by people from all walks of life as a souvenir.
World Chinese Games Build a Bridge of Friendship
At the beginning of the new year, October 2065438+65438 in00+1April coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and India, and the World Chinese Games is full of good wishes for the Indonesian people's New Year greetings and solidarity and friendship. Not far away, Wan Li came to Jakarta and held a torch relay ceremony symbolizing sportsmanship with the local organizing committee. Since then, dragon dance, lion dance, Tai Ji Chuan, basketball, line dancing, karaoke and other activities have been held one after another, which started the "China-Indonesia Friendship Year".
China people, overseas Chinese and Chinese children compete with athletes of other nationalities on the same stage during the Dragon Boat Festival.
As a key promotion project of the National Games in China, Tai Ji Chuan Sports not only attracted a large number of fans from China and Tai Ji Chuan, but also attracted many Muslim players. They frequently display their skills on the stage, and their moves and styles reveal a calm, peaceful and flowing Tai Chi charm, which has become a highlight of this competition.
June+10/October 65438+ In the early morning of July of that year, more than 3,000 people from more than 90 countries braved the torrential rain and rushed to the morning sports meeting of the Chinese Games. With the rhythm of music, everyone carried out various fitness exercises under the guidance of coaches, which witnessed the charm and cohesion of the World Chinese Games. Everyone likes the atmosphere, feeling, happiness and happiness brought by the Chinese Games. ...
At the grand dinner in Jakarta, Indonesia to celebrate the success of various activities, Chinese people from all over the world gave touching speeches. It is universally acknowledged that the World Chinese Games broke through the boundaries of language, culture and race, and created a valuable intangible cultural heritage for Chinese people all over the world, which contributed to the present and benefited the future. The Chinese Games not only promoted the continued development of Chinese culture among Chinese people around the world, but also played a positive role in bringing Chinese people around the world closer to people of all ethnic groups around the world.
The World Chinese Games promotes exchanges and cooperation.
The World Chinese Games brings Chinese people from all over the world together through sports. Although they come from all walks of life, the common hobbies and pursuits let everyone know each other.
During each competition, the Organizing Committee of the Chinese Games organizes entrepreneurs from participating athletes to visit, inspect and exchange business, so as to strengthen mutual understanding among Chinese and between Chinese and the host city, promote various cooperation and achieve good results.
At the same time, the World Chinese Games also held many large-scale exhibitions and itineraries of China calligraphy and painting, and held karaoke competitions of Chinese songs in some countries in Southeast Asia and North America. It not only encourages overseas Chinese and their children to learn and inherit China culture, but also attracts many friendly people from all ethnic groups in the world, enabling them to have a deeper understanding of China culture. These activities have won wide recognition and participation from all walks of life in the host area.
On 20 12 10, a table tennis delegation organized by the World Chinese Games visited Pohang, South Korea. During this period, Chinese and Korean table tennis experts held an exchange competition. Although they don't know each other, as soon as they stand in front of the table, they immediately stick together and exchange technology with small table tennis. After the game, the local authorities repeatedly expressed the hope that the Chinese Games would invite more China table tennis players to South Korea in the future.
20 14 13, the World Chinese Games successfully held the "King Thai Cup-Muay Thai and China Kung Fu Challenge" in Bangkok, Thailand. The event was fully supported by the Thai royal family and the Thai government. Muay Thai fighters led by boxing champions in 2008 Olympic Games challenged China Wushu athletes. In the boxing ring, the contest of different skills between athletes of the two countries constantly collided with wonderful moments; Under the boxing stage, thousands of spectators from Thai Chinese and other nationalities continued to cheer for the athletes, with thunderous applause, loud drums and loud music.
Representatives of the King of Thailand, some members of the royal family and Thai government officials attended the event. Thailand's national mainstream TV station broadcast the status quo of the game live. All walks of life in Thailand agree that holding boxing matches is a good form to promote cultural exchanges between China and Thailand.
Since its founding nearly ten years ago, the World Chinese Games has been known as the "people-oriented, natural, healthy and harmonious development" humanistic spirit through world-renowned sports competitions and various cultural exchange activities, and has actively promoted the friendly exchanges and cultural integration between the Chinese nation and people of all ethnic groups in the world, and is known as the "civil friendly messenger". The Chinese Games, with sports as a bridge, spread China culture to all parts of the world, contributing to the harmonious coexistence of Chinese people in the world and the people of the host country and the harmonious development of the international community.
The first World Chinese Games was a complete success.
On the basis of successfully hosting a number of events in many countries and regions, the World Chinese Games held the "First World Chinese Sports Conference" on 2011in four places on both sides of China, namely Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, Macau and more than a dozen cities in the Mainland.
In order to show the humanistic spirit of the World Chinese Games, the organizing committee of the 1st World Chinese Games adopted the concept of Jin Mu, fire, water and soil in China traditional culture, and selected five cities in China representing the five elements, namely Changbai Mountain in the northeast, Chongqing in the west, Sanya in Hainan in the south, Yuxian in Hebei in the north and Wudi County in Shandong in the middle, to hold grand fire-making activities respectively. After that, the five kindling were gathered together and presented at the main venue in Hong Kong.
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A guard of honor, composed of judges, led the China flag, the Hong Kong flag and the flag of the Chinese Games. More than 120 delegates from nearly 100 countries and regions entered the venue and won continuous warm applause from the audience.
Mr. Ju Bosheng, President of the World Chinese Games, handed the torch of the Chinese Games collected and lit in five areas of China to Mr. Lu Weiqiang, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the main venue. At that moment, everyone present was filled with emotion: the Olympic Games of the Chinese people in the world were finally successfully held; The international sports brand belonging to China people in the world has finally been formally established; The dream of dozens of generations of Chinese has finally come true, which is the pride and pride of Chinese all over the world!
To commemorate the convening of the first World Chinese Games, the Organizing Committee of the Chinese Games specially issued the Highlights of the Chinese Games, a commemorative stamp album and a commemorative first day cover stamp.
The brands of the World Chinese Games are increasing.
At the closing ceremony of the 1st World Chinese Sports Conference on 20 1 1, the representative of the new york Organizing Committee, the venue of the 2nd World Chinese Sports Conference, solemnly accepted the flag of the Chinese Games, symbolizing that the brand of the World Chinese Games will continue to grow in glory as the Chinese Games embark on a new journey. At present, the Organizing Committee of the World Chinese Games is actively preparing to hold the second World Chinese Sports Conference in new york, USA.
Facts have proved that the birth of the World Chinese Games has created a new history of China sports in the world. It is not only a sports event for Chinese people all over the world, but also a grand event to promote the harmonious development of the world, and it is also a grand cause with strong vitality. Over the years, People's Daily, China CCTV, Xinhua News Agency and many other mainstream media in China and even the world have been paying attention to the development of the World Chinese Games.
The journey of Huayun has set sail, the fire of Huayun is passed by you and me hand in hand, and the chapter of Huayun is written by you and me. On the Golden Avenue, where the history of Huayun has been extended, there are laughter and tears shed by you and me. Inherit Chinese culture, promote national exchanges, and let the song of friendship sing around the world, sing happiness and well-being, and sing happiness and auspiciousness. Let's join hands in singing and stride towards every harmonious corner of the world.