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    The Soft Strength

    Dec 31, 2020 4 minutes
    By Yuan Yuan
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    Upon receiving the news that Taijiquan was decorated with a world intangible cultural heritage accolade on December 17, 2020, Chen Ziqiang was teaching a Taijiquan class in his hometown.

    The 43-year-old Taijiquan coach’s phone was soon buzzing with congratulatory messages from his students all over the world. A gala was held at Wenxian County, Henan Province in central China in celebration of the event. Chen’s hometown, Chenjiagou Village in this county, is reputed as a birthplace of Taijiquan.

    “China has made several attempts to list as a world intangible cultural heritage since 2008,” Chen told . “We knew that we stood a good chance to make it this time.”

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