Taijiquan's 1st Anniv as a UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Marked

Taijiquan's 1st Anniv as a UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage Marked

陈氏太极拳申遗成功一周年，走进陈家沟看传承人拳拳生风

Taijiquan, also known as Tai Chi, was officially included on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 17, 2020.

2020年12月17日，太极拳被联合国教科文组织列入人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录。

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One year later, on December 22, 2021, we revisited Chenjiagou village (the famous Taiji town in China) of Jiaozuo city, Central China's Henan province.

2021年12月22日，在申遗成功一周年之际，大河网记者来到温县陈家沟太极小镇。

Chenjiagou village, birthplace of Chen-style Taijiquan, is so small that it takes only half an hour to go around. However, symbols of Taiji culture can be seen everywhere, even in corner shops and on the walls.

陈家沟是陈式太极拳发源地，在这座逛完只需半个多小时的小镇上，随处可见太极元素，无论是街边小店，还是墙上壁画，都是有关太极的内容。

Taijiquan performance. [Photo/dahe.cn]

In Chenjiagou, everyone practices Taiji, even senior villagers and children.

在陈家沟，大家从小就接受太极拳的训练，上至耄耋老人，下至小孩幼童，打起太极拳都有模有样。

Lots of venues about Taijiquan masters across the village have also attracted Taijiquan fans, such as the memorial hall for generations of Chen-style Taijiquan masters, Chenjiagou Wushu Academy and the venue where Yang Luchan (1799-1872, founder of Yang-style Taijiquan) learning Taijiquan from Chen Changxing (1771-1853, the sixth-generation Chen-style Taijiquan inheritor).

这里也有非常多的专业大师的太极拳馆，比如陈式太极拳历代宗师纪念馆、陈家沟武术馆，还有充满传奇色彩的杨露禅大师学拳处，都吸引着太极拳爱好者的到来。

Taijiquan performance. [Photo/dahe.cn]

After years of inheritance and development, Chenjiagou has established many public/private Wushu academies and homestays. Every year there are lots of people seeking roots, learning Wushu, relaxing and experiencing Taiji culture in Chenjiagou.

经过多年的传承与发展，陈家沟太极拳文化旅游区现有大型武校3家、家庭武馆30余家、家庭宾馆16家，每年来陈家沟寻根问祖、拜师学艺、健身养生、感受太极文化的游客络绎不绝。（中文来源/大河网 记者/宋向乐 编译/赵汉青 播音/王家琦 王君艺 审校/李文竞）