Published on: 2026-04-22
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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Beijing, April 22 /Xinhua/ — Recently, the 5th China-Russia festival for cultural and sports exchange in the field of health-improving Qigong gymnastics was held in the city of Manzhouli of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region /Northern China/, located on the border of China and Russia. The festival attracted more than 300 Chinese and about 200 Russian Qigong enthusiasts, according to a statement posted on the official website of the Manzhouli city administration.
The organizers of the above-mentioned event were the Association of Wushu, Fitness and Qigong of the city of Manzhouli and the local travel agency “Iu”. About 200 Russian participants represented the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Republic of Buryatia.
Three experienced Chinese trainers were invited to the festival, and a support team was also created, consisting of volunteers, medics, translators, and safety personnel, in order to create a barrier-free and high-quality platform for training Chinese and Russian gymnastics Qigong enthusiasts.
During the festival, more than 300 Chinese and Russian Qigong gymnastics enthusiasts performed on one stage, executing the ancient health-improving Qigong complex Ba-Duan-Jin / Eight Pieces of Brocade / and providing an ideal combination of fitness functions and the artistic spectacle of Qigong gymnastics movements.
The aforementioned festival reflected a deep integration of sport and culture, as well as becoming an innovative practice that contributes to the high-quality development of sports tourism in the city of Manzhouli. The event allowed Russian guests to experience the unique charm of traditional Chinese wellness culture, contributed to strengthening the global influence of Chinese culture, and further solidified the foundation of friendly exchanges and cooperation between neighboring regions of China and Russia, according to a statement from the Manzhouli city government.
At the same time, the event, organically combining sports, culture, and cross-border tourism, demonstrated the rapid development of humanitarian and cultural exchanges in the city of Manzhouli as one of the strategic pillars for China’s openness in the northern direction, the city hall emphasized in its statement. -0-
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