Looking forward to the future, inheriting and developing, and opening up a new situation of Wushu

　　In 2016, China Wushu Research Institute celebrated its 30th anniversary and held a symposium on the 30th anniversary, which was an important milestone in the development history of Chinese Wushu.
　　　 In the 30-year Development History of China Wushu Research Institute published at the end of last year, Zhang Qiuping, director of Wushu Sports Management Center of State Sports General Administration, chairman of Chinese Wushu Association and president of Wushu Research Institute of State Sports General Administration, prefaced the new book, reviewed the glorious course and achievements of Wushu development in China, remembered the contributions and efforts made by the majority of Wushu workers, looked forward to the future, inherited and developed, and opened up a new situation for the development of innovative Wushu.

Brilliant 30 years
　　　

　　In the Preface, Zhang Qiuping pointed out that Wushu is a cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, which has been passed down for thousands of years. It is an important part of Chinese traditional sports and culture, with rich connotations and diverse functions, and plays an irreplaceable role in general sports. Practicing martial arts can not only enhance physical fitness, but also become an important way and carrier to spread and publicize China and enhance the soft power of national culture. It is also an important means to carry forward national spirit, unite national feelings and enhance national identity and cultural identity.
　　　 After the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC), the Party and the government attached great importance to the development of Wushu. In 1953, the State Sports Commission specially set up a national sports research society. He Long, then director of the State Sports Commission, put forward the working principle of "exploring, sorting out, improving, carrying forward and developing Wushu", which has important historical guiding significance for the development of Wushu.
　　　 After the National Wushu Work Conference in December, 1982, an unprecedented scale of Wushu heritage excavation and arrangement was carried out in China, and fruitful results were achieved. Taking this as an opportunity, with the approval of the State Science and Technology Commission and the Ministry of Personnel in 1985, the Wushu Research Institute of the State Sports Commission was formally established in Beijing Capital Gymnasium in March, 1986, with Xu Cai, then deputy director of the State Sports Commission, as the first president, opening the Wushu cause.
　　　 Zhang Qiuping pointed out that in the past 30 years, the development of Wushu has made brilliant achievements: social Wushu activities have flourished, the competitive Wushu system has been improved day by day, the channels for international promotion and exchange have been continuously broadened, Wushu scientific research and academic activities have achieved fruitful results, and Wushu work for young people and schools has been steadily promoted; New breakthroughs have been made in Wushu industry and professional competitions. Wushu’s cultural function, sports function, social function, fitness function, educational function and market function have all been unprecedentedly displayed and developed. The 30 years since the establishment of Wushu Research Institute is the 30 years of rapid development of Wushu and the 30 years of its glory.

Scientific research and academic achievements are fruitful.
　　　

　　Over the past 30 years, China’s competitive Wushu system has been gradually improved. In terms of Wushu competition system and rules, in addition to routine events, Sanda, short soldiers, pushers, skill and other competition events have been further developed, further improving the Wushu competition system and forming a competition system with parallel development of Wushu routines and Sanda. According to the development law of Wushu events and the requirements of the development of the times, the competition rules and judging laws have been constantly revised and improved, which has made the Wushu competition rules more perfect and standardized, leading the development direction of competitive Wushu.
　　　 Over the past 30 years, social Wushu activities have flourished. Actively promoting the extensive development of Wushu national fitness activities is one of the foothold and goals of Wushu work. By holding mass Wushu events, various Wushu cultural festivals, exchange competitions, expositions and open competitions are deeply welcomed by traditional Wushu lovers at home and abroad, and China has formed various types of international and domestic competition brands; Remarkable achievements have been made in the "six advances" of Wushu, and the "hometown of Wushu" has become the inheritance and demonstration area for the development of social Wushu. Activities such as "Journey to the West of Wushu Frontier" and "Walking to the Grassroots" have effectively promoted the vigorous development of social Wushu activities.
　　　 At the same time, the work of Wushu between teenagers and schools has been steadily advanced. Teenagers are the main body of inheriting national culture and the future of the motherland. Popularizing Wushu in primary and secondary schools is the need of the development of quality education, and it is also the need of Wushu inheritance and development. With regard to the training of Wushu reserve talents, a platform of youth training competition system has been initially formed, which is mainly composed of the National Youth Championship, the National Wushu School Competition and the National Traditional Sports School League, and basically covers the young people practicing Wushu in junior sports schools, private Wushu schools and ordinary primary and secondary schools.
　　　 In addition, martial arts research and academic activities have also achieved fruitful results. Since its establishment, Wushu Research Institute has been undertaking the work of Wushu scientific research, academic exchange, publication of academic monographs, school Wushu education, member management, and Grade evaluation. Over the years, the Wushu Research Institute has organized national experts and scholars to edit and publish martial arts theoretical works and reference books such as China Wushu Boxing Record, China Wushu History, China Wushu Dictionary, China Wushu Encyclopedia, Grade Series Course of Chinese Wushu, and Wushu Series Aerobics for Primary and Secondary Schools. In cooperation with China Sports Newspaper Corporation, the academic journal "Chinese Wushu Research" was founded, and a platform for academic exchange of Wushu was established, which has gradually become an authoritative academic journal of Wushu.
　　　 In recent years, with the courage of deepening reform, the project has intensified the development of sports events and made continuous innovations. The martial arts industry and professional sports events have achieved initial results, and a number of high-end brand sports events have emerged to meet the needs of the times. Such as Sanda King Competition, China Kungfu Sanda Championship, Sanda Super League, Sanda Chinese-foreign Competition, Wushu Routine Wang Zhongwang Championship, National Wushu Dui Grand Prix and other events. In addition, the development of expansion projects such as Muay Thai, free fighting and ultimate fighting has gradually matured and achieved excellent results.

Give full play to the role of Wushu
　　　

　　Zhang Qiuping emphasized that the achievements and progress made in the development of Wushu in the 30 years since the establishment of Wushu Research Institute are attributed to the cordial care of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, the great attention and correct leadership of the State Sports General Administration, and the hard work and unremitting efforts of all comrades in the national Wushu community.
　　　 He pointed out that the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period is a decisive stage for China to build a well-off society in an all-round way, a crucial period for realizing the grand goal of "two hundred years" and the Chinese nation’s great rejuvenation of the Chinese dream, and also a strategic opportunity period for building a "healthy China" and promoting the great development of sports. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China’s Proposal on Formulating the Thirteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, adopted by the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, puts forward a new goal of promoting the construction of a "healthy China", which is an inevitable requirement for realizing the Chinese dream of great rejuvenation, and reflects the great importance attached by the CPC Central Committee to improving people’s health.
　　　 Zhang Qiuping emphasized that Wushu, as a traditional sport of the Chinese nation, has the functions of physical fitness, self-defense and self-cultivation, which can effectively improve people’s health and quality of life, and is increasingly becoming an important choice for people’s fitness. Therefore, we should firmly establish the development concept of innovation, coordination, green, openness and sharing, and give full play to the role of Wushu in the construction of "healthy China".
　　　 He said that 2016 is the first year of the 13th Five-Year Plan and the first year of the implementation of the Five-Year Plan for the Development of Wushu in China (2016-2020). We should unify our thinking, pay close attention to implementation and ensure that the goals and tasks set out in the Plan are implemented. Coordinate the international and domestic situations and strengthen international promotion, cooperation and exchanges; Promote the reform of Wushu competition system and standardize the unified technical system at home and abroad; Widely carry out social Wushu activities and provide rich and colorful activities; Pay attention to media propaganda, carry forward Wushu culture, and promote Wushu work for teenagers and schools; Pay attention to the cultivation and construction of Wushu scientific research team, implement the strategy of scientific and technological innovation, strengthen the inheritance and protection of traditional Wushu, cultivate the market of Wushu industry, increase the supply of Wushu products, help the national strategy of national fitness and serve the construction of "healthy China".
　　　 Zhang Qiuping pointed out that Wushu has gradually developed into a sports event which not only integrates the traditional culture of China, but also embodies the national characteristics, has a unique style and conforms to the laws of modern sports. We have established an efficient organization, formed a systematic competition system, gradually improved the theory and discipline system, and have a strong mass base, which has won wide recognition and favor from people all over the world. Facing the historical opportunities and challenges in the new era, the vast number of Wushu workers and enthusiasts are working hard and exploring constantly, and the development of Wushu will surely have a new leap.