The ancient art of WuShu gave a group of lucky BBU international students the perfect opportunity to delve deeper into Chinese culture when they participated in the Chinese martial arts Competition held at Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).

Group shot

In total 179 outstanding international students all Wushu athletes from 17 capital universities converged on BLCU in November, with 15 from BUU led by Teacher Liu Yanying from the Department of Physical Education.

This was the first time that BUU sent a team of international students to participate in this event and the group carried out concentrated learning and training in Wushu projects such as Taijiquan and Changquan - First Routine.

Teacher Liu Yanying led the international students in training

During the competition, the students fully demonstrated the Wushu spirit of being brave and tenacious. After intense competition and contention, BUU’s team finally won the eighth place in the group total score and the Excellent Organization Award. In the individual competition events, many students also achieved excellent results. Their instructor, Teacher Liu Yanying, was awarded the title of ‘Excellent Coach’ in the event.

Moments of the competition

Group shot of teacher and students

BUU adheres to introducing international students to China’s excellent traditional culture. Through this participation and training, BUU used Wushu as a medium to lead international students out of the classroom, enabling them to perceive and experience the Chinese Wushu spirit of ‘combining hardness and softness, advocating martial arts and respecting virtues, and valuing harmony and moderation’ as well as the unique charm of ‘Studying in Beijing’.

Award certificate

Ranking of the total team scores

In the future, BUU will also treat this event as an activity that encourages international students to participate on a long-term basis, continuously inheriting and promoting the Chinese Wushu spirit among the youth of the world.

Text by Division of International Exchange and Cooperation and Department of Physical Education

Photo by He Mengjie, Gao Shang

Edit by Rees-Farrell Peter