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Chinese Embassy funds First International South American Shaolin Wushu Festival

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•BoliviaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•BoliviaSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2015
Start (actual)
Nov 18, 2015
End (actual)
Nov 24, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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The project held the South American Shaolin Wushu Festival in La Paz Bolivia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4499870

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Bolivia Shaolin Quan Kung Fu Association

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Shaolin Temple

NGO/CSO/Foundations

  • Bolivia Shaolin Quan Kung Fu Association
  • International Shaolin Chan Association in South America

Loan description

Chinese Embassy funds First International South American Shaolin Wushu Festival

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Project narrative

From November 18 to November 25, 2015, the First International South American Shaolin Wushu Festival took place in La Paz, Bolivia. The festival was organized by the Shaolin Kung Fu Association of Bolivia (Asociación de Kung Fu Shaolin Quan Bolivia) and the Shaolin Chan International Association in South America. It was funded and supported by, at least in part, the Chinese Embassy in Bolivia. The festival consisted of a competition with the following events: Shaolin Kung Fu, traditional and modern Wushu, Taiji Quan, and Sanda. It also included educational activities, including seminars from Shi De Yang, the head of the Shaolin Temple. The opening ceremony took place on November 21, while the closing took place on the 24th. Over 100 athletes participated, attending from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and other countries. The festival's intention was to facilitate Chinese martial arts culture and increase the influence of Shaolin Kung Fu in South America. It was hoped that the festival would be replicated in subsequent years and continue to promote cultural exchange between China and South America. A second South American Kung Fu and Sanda Championship was held in 2018 in Uruguay, though it does not appear Bolivia attended.