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INTERNATIONAL VIETNAMESE MARTIAL ARTS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF IN BINH DINH

The province was considered a cradle of tra-
ditional Vietnamese martial arts during the “
golden ” period under the reign of King Quang
Trung-Nguyen Hue (1753-92).
“The festival will be organised between August 1
and 4 in the central city of Quy Nhon ,” said Ngu-
yen Van Dung , director of Binh Dinh provincial
Culture, Sports and Tourism Department .
It will include exchange activities by Vietnamese
martial arts schools and performances by Sumo,
Karate-Do and Kendo martial artists from Japan
and the Republic of Korea .
Highlight of the event will be a Martial Arts
Championship for 20 Vietnamese troupes be-
tween July 30 and August 3.
Male participants will compete in 10 weight cate-
gories and women in eight weight categories.
A Martial Arts Beauty contest will be organised
among female contestants from overseas and
Vietnam. The final round of the contest will be
held in the city on August 4.
A downtown street festival at 8pm on August 2
will include a mass performance by 600 martial
artists.
Other sideline activities include a classical drama
by National Young Professional Artists , a photo
exhibition, and a festival of regional food.
The biennial martial arts festival has been organi-
sed in the province since 2006. Regional martial
arts were recognised as a national cultural intan-
gible heritage in 2012.

Source : The Hanoitimes
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