Taijiquan joins UNESCO heritage list

Taijiquan joins UNESCO heritage list

太极拳申遗成功，你对它了解多少?

China's taijiquan, also known as tai chi - a major part of the stunning opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and represented by numerous practitioners worldwide - was added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on Thursday.

周四 (2020年12月17日)，中国的太极拳被列入联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。2008年，北京奥运会的开幕式惊艳全球，其中一个重要的组成部分就是太极拳表演，而在世界各地都有许多人在打太极拳。

On its website, UNESCO described the cultural icon as " a traditional physical practice characterized by relaxed, circular movements that work in harmony with breath regulation and the cultivation of a righteous and neutral mind" .

联合国教科文组织在其网站上将太极拳这种文化标志描述为“一种传统的体育运动，它以放松的圆周运动为特点，这种运动特征与呼吸调整，以及正义与中立思想的修炼相协调。”

It was added to the UNESCO list during the 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.

在联合国教科文组织保护非物质文化遗产政府间委员会第15次会议上，太极拳成功列入联合国教科文组织非遗名录。

Taijiquan, which originated during the mid-17th century in Wenxian county in Jiaozuo, Henan province, is practiced throughout the country by people of all ages and ethnic groups, according to UNESCO's website.

根据联合国教科文组织的网站报道，太极拳于17世纪中叶起源于河南省焦作市的温县，现已在全国各地广泛普及，练习太极拳的人们来自各个年龄段和各个民族。

Influenced by Taoist and Confucian thought and theories of traditional Chinese medicine, the practice has developed into several schools or styles named after a clan or a master's personal surname, such as Chen style or Yang style.

受道家、儒家思想和中医理论的影响，太极拳已发展出多个流派，这些流派多以氏族名称或大师个人的姓氏命名，例如陈式太极拳或杨式太极拳。