On June 10th, at the third Shanghai Student Sunshine Sports League Wuqinxi Competition (Higher Education Institutions), 517 athletes from 24 teams representing 18 universities in Shanghai showcased Wuqinxi, a traditional Chinese health practice.
The participants, dressed in uniform, performed the essence of five animals to melodious music. The tiger act was like a mighty tiger coming down the mountain, powerful and imposing; the deer act was as if a nimble deer leaping across a brook, light and agile; the bear act resembled a lumbering bear, steady and solid; the monkey act was like playful monkeys, agile and cute; the bird act was like birds soaring through the sky, elegant and stretching.
The competition was hosted by the Shanghai Education Commission, the Shanghai Sports Bureau, and the Shanghai Youth League Committee, organized by the Shanghai Student Activities Management Center and a university of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 2023, Wuqinxi was included as a competition event for the first time, attracting more than 300 athletes
