2001 9th All China Games Wushu VCDs

August 2001 I had the chance to go to China to watch the 9th All China Games' Wushu competition in Shunde, Guangdong China. This is the most important wushu tournament held only once every four years as part of China's national olympics. It features only the top athletes and features the following divisions for men and women: Changquan, Broardsword/Staff, Straightsword/Spear, Nanquan, Taiji and Sparring Sets. Each of these divisions (with the exception of the sparring sets) is a combined division, meaning it was comprised of two events. For example the Changquan is requires competing with both an individual form as well as the international compulsory, the Taiji is both taijiquan and taiji sword. Click here to read the beijingwushuteam.com coverage of the games

I was fortunate enough to bring along a DV camcorder and came back with 9 tapes worth of great wushu. Besieged with requests for copies, and intriqued with the convenience of digital video production, I decided rather than making VHS tapes out of my DV tapes, to go straight to VCDs. It is by no means a professional product, but for an amatuer tape, I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out. Using Adobe Premiere I was able to edit the footage as well as add titles, scores and results. There is some limitation to the quality of the VCDs for this type of event, and my camera work does leave a bit to be desired, but you can definitely see some great wushu no matter what.

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4/1/02 UPDATE: VOLUMES 5 and 6 NOW AVAILABLE!

Volume 1: Combined Changquan -

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Men's and Women's Combined Changquan (New International Compulsory + Individual Forms)
Each competitor competes in both international compulsory and an individual form.
Total Running Time: ~71 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
Athletes featured:
Women: Liu Qinghua - Beijing, Xu Zhaohui - Zhejiang, Han Xiaonan - Tianjin, Zhang Yanan - Hebei, Fu Yang - Xiaxi, Wang Xiaonan - Hebei, Wang Xiaona - Beijing, Lin Ying - Fujian, Mei Han - Liaoning, Hang Jie - Anhui, Geng Xiaoling - Henan, Zhang Yaqiong - Anhui

Men: Yuan Xindong - Shanxi, Zhao Qingjian - Beijing, Zhang Xiaopeng - Tianjin, Zhang Jidong - Beijing, Sun Chunhe - Tianjin, Zhang Chongwei - Shanghai, Qi Jianyong - Hebei, Wang Li - Shandong, Li Mingxiao - Fujian, An Xiaowei - Jilin, Wei Jian - Shanghai, Dong Hui - Jiangsu, Du Yuhang - Hong Kong

Samples:
Trailer (11 mb)
Still 1 (Liu Qinghua Individual Changquan)
Still 2 (Liu Qinghua Individual Changquan)
Still 3 (Wang Xiaonan Compulsory Changquan)
Still 4 (Zhao Qingjian Individual Changquan)

Volume 2: Combined Broadsword/Staff -

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Men's and Women's Broadsword and Staff
Each competitor competes in both staff and broadsword.
Total Running Time: ~73 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
Athletes featured:
Women: Wang Xiaonan - Hebei, Liu Xueyan - Jilin, Wang Rui - Jilin, Li Qiang - Beijing, Liu Xiaolei - Beijing, Wang Xiaona - Beijing, Cao Jing - Shandong, Zhang Yanan - Hebei, Geng Xiaoling - Henan, Song Ling - Anhui, Gu Minmin - Zhejiang, Yang Yingying - Henan

Men: Zhang Xiaopeng - Tianjin, Jian Zenjiao - Beijing, Liu Haibo - Henan, Qi Jianyong - Hebei, He Jingde - Beijing, Zhao Chao - Shandong, Sun Chunhe - Tianjin, Zhao Qingjian - Beijing, Wei Xin - Shandong, Wang Li - Shandong, Shao Changjun - Yunan, Zhao Zhiguang - Shandong

Samples:
Excerpt (6.2 mb)
Still 1 (He Jingde Staff)
Still 2 (Lu Xiaolei staff)
Still 3 (Jian Zenjiao Broadsword)
Still 4 (Zhang Yanan Broadsword)

Volume 3: Combined Nanquan -

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Men's and Women's Combined Nanquan (Nanquan + Nandao/Nangun)
Men compete with International Compulsory Nangun (Southern Staff) and Individual Nanquan (Southern Fist) forms, Women compete with International Nandao (Southern Broadsword) and Individual Nanquan.
Total Running Time: ~74 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
Athletes featured:
Women: Huang Chunni - Guangxi, Wang Nini - Guangdong, Chen Yanping - Guangdong, Ding Huiru - Shanghai, Luo Hao - Tianjin, Wang Lin - Jiangxi, Wu Qiong - Fujian, Shu Li - Hubei, Huang Yanhui - Fujian, Li Qiang - Beijing, Mao Yaqi - Zhejiang, Guo Wenfang - Anhui, Huang Yi - Sichuan, Cao Li - Jiangsu

Men: Lang Rongbiao - Tianjin, Chen Lun - Guangdong, Chen Shuai - Fujian, Tan Rancong - Guangxi, Zhang Jianfeng - Zhejiang, Ye Jun - Jiangxi, Li Jianqiang - Zhejiang, Xie Xianggang - Sichuan, Wei Yue - Tianjin, Song Lin - Fujian, He Jingde - Beijing, Hu Lifeng - Army, Sun Peng - Army, Zheng Jiahao - Hong Kong, Liang Hongmin - Macau

Samples:
Still 1 (Chen Lun Nanquan)
Still 2 (Wang Nini Nanquan)
Still 3 (Song Lin Nangun)
Still 4 (Huang Chunni Nandao)

Volume 4: Combined Straightsword/Spear -

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Men's and Women's Straightsword and Spear
Each competitor competes in both spear and straightsword.
Total Running Time: ~73 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
Athletes featured:
Women: Liu Qinghua - Beijing, Zhao Yangyang - Henan, Jiang Ludi - Henan,Fu Yang - Xiaxi, Huang Qin - Shanghai, Song Liuling - Anhui, Dong Peng - Hebei, Chen Chen - Army, Li Ao - Liaoning, Chen Bei - Shanghai, Pan Haohao - Beijing, Ji Xinhua - Shanghai, Zhong Xiulan - Macau

Men: Shi Kun - Beijing, Wen Bing - Gansu, Tang Kangmin - Sichuan, Zhang Jidong - Beijing, Jiang Bangjun - Guangdong, Wang Jun - Jiangsu, Gao Song - Tianjin, Ding Wei - Sichuan, Li Yonghu - Chongqing, Wang Jiqiang - Henan, Dong Hui - Jiangsu, Guo Liang - Shanghai

Samples:
Trailer (9.5 mb)
Still 1 (Shi Kun Spear)
Still 2 (Zhang Jidong Straightsword)
Still 3 (Pan Haohao Spear)
Still 4 (Zhong Xiulan Straightsword)

Volume 5: Combined Taiji -

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Men's and Women's Combined Taiji (Taijijian + Taijijian)
Each competitor competes in both taiji combined style handform and taijijian (sword).
Total Running Time: ~75 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
[Note:Due to the length of this event, not all athletes are featured performing complete forms. Please refer to the listing below for specific contents]
Athletes and sets featured:
Women's Taijiquan: Qiu Huifang - Beijing, Liang Xiaokui - Guangdong (partial form), Kang Renxia - Shanxi, Qi Li - Sichuan

Women's Taiji Sword: Qiu Huifang - Beijing, Liang Xiaokui - Guangdong (partial form), Fan Xueping - Anhui (partial form), Zhang Fang - Sichuan (partial form), Zhao Lin - Guangxi, Pan Haohao - Beijing

Men's Taijiquan: Hei Zhihong - Beijing, Zhuang Zhiyong - Ningxia, Kong Xiangdong - Guangdong

Men's Taiji Sword: Kong Xiangdong - Guangdong, Yi Peng - Hubei, Tian Xiaoxi - Gansu, Si Wei - Ningxia, Mo Fan - Guangdong, Hei Zhihong - Beijing

Samples:
Trailer - LOW RES (7.3 mb)
Trailer - FULL VCD RESOLUTION (16 mb)
Still 1 (Hei Zhihong taiji sword)
Still 2 (Kong Xiangdong taijiquan)
Still 3 (Qiu Huifang taiji sword)
Still 4 (Kang Renxia taijiquan)

Volume 6: Sparring Sets -

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Men's and Women's Sparring Sets
Choreographed weapons and empty-hand sparring sets.
Total Running Time: ~45 minutes (including portions of medal ceremony)
[Note: Because of the speed of this event, run time of this disc is only 45 minutes, despite containing all 24 teams that competed]
Teams featured:
Womens: Tianjin, Hebei (2 teams), Ningxia, Army Team, Zhejiang (2 teams), Sichuan, Jiangsu (2 teams), Beijing and Xiaxi

Mens: Shanxi, Sichuan (3 teams), Liaoning, Henan, Hebei (2 teams), Gansu, Beijing, Zhejiang, Tianjin

Samples:
Trailer - LOW RES (7.7 mb)
Trailer - FULL VCD RESOLUTION (12.8 mb)
Still 1 (Shanxi Men's Team)
Still 2 (Sichuan Men's Team)
Still 3 (Jiangsu Women's Team)
Still 4 (Ningxia Women's Team)

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Is this a professional production? No, meaning you get a little unsteady camera work, you get the occasional head coming into the frame, a little commentary in english and chinese from people sitting behind the cameraman (including the occasional curse at the afforementioned heads in the picture). But as you can see from the clips and stills above, the quality is pretty decent and the editing and titles are better than you'll find on many 'professional' videos on sale.

How much does it cost and how much to ship and how long will it take to get it? For orders to the US and Canada, the cost is $15 per disc. Shipping for up to 6 discs is just $3.95. It will be shipped US Postal Service priority. Domestic customers should get it within a week to ten days.

For International orders, the cost is $16.00 per disc and $3.95 for shipping of up to 6 discs (since paypal.com only lets sellers use one set of shipping charges, the increased cost of shipping is reflected in the disc price). Discs will be mailed US Postal Service global priority. Shipping time depends on the distance and the foriegn postal service, so I can't make any promises about how long it will take to recieve it.

What is the return policy? Due to the difficulty in shipping and crediting orders once they're sent, there are absolutely no returns. All discs are tested before being shipped, but if you have problems playing your discs, email me at raffi at beijingwushuteam.com .

Is this product related to the Beijing Wushu Team? No, although I am a big fan, to the point where I have created the 'beijingwushuteam.com' website, this product is not related to the team. As I am a fan, I tended to get more footage of the Beijing Wushu Team athletes as they competed, so the videos do in some cases feature them during scoring and when on deck for competing. Also I was sitting with the Beijing Team cheering section during the most of the competition, so expect to hear the Beijing Team cheering a LOT louder than the other teams' for that one.

So what makes this competition worth seeing? There are a couple good reasons to check these discs out:
1) It is the latest wushu sets and movements among top athletes in China.
2) you can see the New International Compulsory Changquan set as performed by pros in China.
3) It is the last competition for many of your favorite athletes (many veteran athletes retire after this competition since its the big event they've been waiting four years for).
4) These VCDs actually have titles and results in English, so unlike most wushu tapes, you actually know who the athletes are, what team they're on and how well they did.
5) Rather then spending hours to download low resolution video clips off the internet you can get an entire CD-ROM worth of great wushu that you can watch on your television for a reasonable price.

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