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CIA-RDP96-00792R000200650011-3
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: Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200650011-3 UNCLASSIFIED SG1A PAGE : 0003 BODY COUNTRY : PRC SUBJ : CHIINA TO HOLD FIRST WUDANG FESTIVAL OF MARTIAL ARTS SOURCE : BEIJING XINHUA IN ENGLISH 0741 GMT 17 JUN 91 TEXT: ( (TEXT) ) WUHAN, JUNE 17 (XINHUA) -- CHINA WILL HOLD THE FIRST WUDANG FESTIVAL OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS IN WUDANG MOUNTAIN, THE HOLY PLACE OF TAOISM. AS ONE OF THE CHIEF RELIGIONS IN CHINA, TAOISM IS MORE THAN 1,800 YEARS OLD AND HAS CREATED A UNIQUE SCHOOL OF CHINESE TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS. THE FESTIVAL, TO OPEN ON NOVEMBER 8, WILL INCLUDE WUDANG BOXING, SWORD DANCING, QIGONG AND TAOIST MUSIC. ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE ATTENDANTS TO THE FESTIVAL WILL BE INVITED TO WATCH A TAOIST MASS. A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SAID THAT THEY HAD SENT MORE THAN 3,000 INVITATIONS TO MAJOR CULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS AT HOME AND ABROAD. THE SPOKESMAN EXPECTED THE FESTIVAL TO BRING ABOUT AN ECONOMIC VITALIZATION IN THIS AREA. ADMIN SG11 (ENDALL) 170741 TL991706.006 ST 17/0838Z JUN UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200650011-3
Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200650011-3 UNCLASSIFIED BT #3631 NNNN PAGE : 0004 UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2003/09/09 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200650011-3