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Posted by ping zhen cheng -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hosted by many top students of the legendary Ma Brothers, Ma Xianda, Ma Mingda and Ma Lingda, the first Annual Tongbei Tournament will be from 8/23-26 in Macau/Zhuhai of Canton, South China, the tournament is all set, if any of you guys are in HK around that time, it would be great to check it out because this might be the last public gathering of the Ma Brothers, all in their senior ages. I will be one of the division's head judge as well and will also help out the English-speakers. Ping Zhen Cheng(taijizen@aol.com) Chinese Martial Cultural Festival-¡°WenWu ZhongGuo¡± Unlike other ¡°martial¡± only competitions, this festival is one of the first aiming to fuse the tangible and the intangible cultural heritage, bridging the physical & the spiritual, and to display an union between the Western influenced culture of Macau & the 5000 years of Kung fu/Wushu traditions of the East through competitions of sharing and exchanging, a true union of culture and martial arts. The competitions are held by many cultural and wushu organizations of Macau, mainland China and US to promote the traditional Chinese culture, and to display the arts of the physical and non-physical traditions, to build a platform for Macau¡¯s international cultural exchanges. Overall, in today¡¯s ¡°global village culture¡±, skills in martial arts and skills in paintings are only means to an end: through sharing and exchanging, mutual advancements and social, racial, cultural harmonies can be actualized. The competition has diverse divisions including form, Sanshou & sparring, WuKung &Qigong£¬calligraphy and paintings, etc. It is indeed a Wen Wu China Festival. The grand competition will have many available rewards and prizes. All participating artists at the calligraphy & painting competitions will be receiving official certificates eligible for charity auction. A portion of charity sales of the awarded works will be honored as funds for development of the martial arts. All the great works will be collected by the Chinese Art Museum in Macau. INVITATION LETTER Organizer: Hong Kong China Wushu Abroad Training School ¢ò. Time: August 23-26, 2007 ¢ó Schedule. Morning Afternoon Night Place ¢ô.Regulations of participation.
on August 10, 2007, 12:51 pm
222.209.254.105
First Annual TongBei Martial Culture Fesival
¢ñ. Introduction of the competition
The World Cup Sanshou King
& The 2nd International Traditional Kung Fu/Wushu Invitational
With Traditional Calligraphy and Painting Demo
Celebrating the 1st anniversary of the World Cultural Heritage Award received by the City of Macau
WenWu Zhonguo, The Chinese Martial Cultural Festival---the World Cup Sanshou King & the 2ndInternational Traditional Kung Fu/Wushu Invitational Competition at Macau, with Traditional Calligraphy and Painting Demonstrations will be held from August 23 to 26, 2007, as a Celebration of the 1st anniversary of the World Cultural Heritage Award received by the City of Macau.
During the competion, the General Assembly will invite elites of martial arts, calligraphy and painting to participate with the audiences. Participants not only will be experiencing Macau¡¯s leisure comfort and warm-hosting atmosphere, you will also appreciate her world-famous, unique architectural & scenery attractions.
In celebrating the 1st anniversary of anniversary of the World Cultural Heritage Award received by the City of Macau£¬the chairman of the Competition Organizing Committee, Mr. Luo Deming, would like to invite________ to participate in Wen Wu China------The World Cup Sanshou Championship held in Macau, China, on August 22-26, 2007.
R.S.V.P._______
Tel:
The Association of Macau and Shanxi
The Association of Chinese Artists
Host:
The Art and Culture Communication Limited of World Sanshou King
Macau International Chinese Martial arts & combat
Assoication
Sponsors and Assistant Organizers:
Macau Tourism Bureau
Macau Venice Taipa Resort
Macau Culture Bureau
Zhuhai Sports Bureau
The Association of China Macau Martial Artists
Sun Yat-sen University Zhuhai Campus
Supporters
Liaoning Oriental Wushu Training Center
Xibei Wushu College
The General Taijiquan Health Association of Guangxi Yumen
Wuhan Sports College Associate¡¯s degree Campus
Zhuhai Wushu Association
Zhuhai Taijiquan Association
Hong Kong Yang¡¯s Taijiquan General Association
Qinghua Science Park ( Zhuhai), sports stadium
The Association of Artists in West China
CCTV Grand Martial Arts Competition Program
Phoenix Weekly Magazine
Wudang Magazine
Chinese Kungfu Magazine
Enlightened Martial Studies New York Branch
Place: Macau and Zhuhai
9:00-12:00.a.m. 14:00-17:00.p.m 19:00-22:00.p.m.
Aug 22
Registration Meeting of
judges,
team leaders
and coaches Zhuhai
Aug 23 Opening ceremony, competition
Competition Welcome feast Zhuhai
Aug 24 Arrival in Macau, accommodation
Competition Gala of the famous Macau
Aug 25 Competition Competition The world Sanshou Cup competition. Closing ceremony Macau
Aug 26 Wushu industry forum, lunch Tour the World Heritage, travel around Macau, shopping Macau
Remark:
According to the arrangement of the General Assembly, various competition clothes and souvenirs will be given away for participants that register one day before the competition.
The international competitors go to Macau directly for registration on 23rd, August and the competition begins the next day.
1) Deadline of the registration: August 10, 2007 (according to the local postmark)
2) Participants
Kungfu/Wushu organizations of all countries & regions.
Kungfu/Wushu organizations under the names of sponsors.
Individuals
For competitors who are lodging with the General Assembly, up to 4 events/divisions may be registered for free: one team/group division, One pair division & two individual events.
3) Competitors, who are unable to participate in the competition after registration, may submit refund applications for the amount of registration fee of RMB 100, and other fees. There will be no refund 5 days after the registration deadline.
4) Competitors who need to change divisions/events after registration should hand in applications and submit RMB 100 for each change.
¢õ.Registration and Financial Conditions
1. Lodging with the committee
Fill in the entry form first, then sent the following items to Organizing Committee.
Remittance documents ¡ª--Registration fee RMB 400 for each individual, event fee RMB200. (only required for competitors)
The copy of ID card (or passport)
Two photos (with competitors¡¯ names on the back)
The Organizing Committee will send out official invitations so that participants can easily apply for entry or exit visas. After the procedure, please remit hotel fee (RMB 1950 each person) to the account number given by the committee.
The Organizing Committee will make a competition card and number for each competitor. The card is used as the admission to the competitions and other activities.
2.Hotel fee also includes:
1).form/ Routine competition fee and Sanshou competition fee
2). Board and lodging (Macau 4-star hotel)
3). food and souvenirs at the competition site
4). special unprecedented performance in the opening ceremony
5). Zhuhai- Macau trips
6). The tours organized by the committee.
7). Other transportation fees during the competition
3.Lodging with the committee has discounts
1). If a team lodges with the committee and there are 16 or more members in the team, one of the members stays for free, but registration fee is still required. (event fee is also required for a competition).
2). The usual # of occupancy in the double room is two in Macau¡¯s 4-star hotels. If a third person wants to be added in the same room, please hand in a written application when filling the form. If the application is permitted, the third person would need to pay RMB 800 for lodging, RMB 400 for registration and transportation. RMB 200 for the event fee. A routine/form competitor should also submit RMB 380 for competition fee (with a minimum of two events), Or RMB 680 for Sanshou competitor .
4.Free service offered by the committee
Hotel lodging is available from 27th to 30th August, 2007(five days and four nights in total), outside of this period, you would pay on your own. During the competition, the Organizing Committee can book the return tickets. Room and tickets are booked by OC when informed exactly 15 days before the ceremony.
5.Not lodging with the committee
Fill in the entry form first, then sent the following items to Organizing Committee.
Remittance documents ----Registration fee RMB 400 for each person , event fee RMB 200 (only participants are required), Routine competitor £¤380 for competition fee (at least two events) or Sanshou competitor RMB 680.
The copy of ID card (or passport)
Two photos (with competitors¡¯ names on the back)
The Organizing Committee will make a competition card and number for each competitor. The card is used as the admission to the competitions and other activities.
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