The 9th World Kungfu Championships Held in Emeishan City of Sichuan Province
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Monday, August 28, 2023
EMEISHAN, China, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 25, the 9th World Kungfu Championships kicked off in Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, China.
Key Points:
- EMEISHAN, China, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 25, the 9th World Kungfu Championships kicked off in Emeishan City, Sichuan Province, China.
- Hailed as the "Olympic Games of Wushu", the World Kungfu Championships is held every two years, currently the largest, highest-level and most influential major sports event in the global wushu sphere.
- This is the third time for Emeishan City to organize such event after successfully hosting the 7th and 8th World Kungfu Championships in 2017 and 2019.
- Emeishan City is the seat of the eponymous world cultural and natural heritage Mount Emei, an Excellent Tourism City of China and Home of Advanced Wushu of China.