December 28 morning, the signing ceremony for the cooperation between Shaolin Temple and Henan University to train international students in martial arts was held in the Grand Auditorium of Minglun campus. Henan provincial officials, XU Hengzhen, Associate Inspector of the Education Department, SHI Yongxin, Abbot of Shaolin Temple, and TAN Zhen, XU Shaokang, members of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and vice presidents of HENU, and representatives from President’s Office, International Affairs Office, Security Office, International School for Chinese Language and Culture, the School of Physical Education and Sport, the Wushu College, participated the ceremony. The ceremony was hosted over by Hong Hao, Dean of the Wushu College.

At the ceremony, splendid performances presented by students from the Wushu College, the International School for Chinese Language and Culture, and the Music School won rounds of applause from the audience

Speeches were delivered by XU Shaokang, SHI Yongxin, and XU Hengzhen, after which TAN Zhen and SHI Yongxin on behalf of HENU and Shaolin Temple signed the contract for setting up the international major in martial arts.

After signing the contract, SHI Yongxin made an academic report of Shaolin Culture: An Outstanding Representative of the Excellent Chinese Traditional Culture, and answered questions asked by teachers and students

It is worth mentioning that before the signing ceremony, President Chun-Peng Song met with Abbot Shi Yongxin at Minglun campus. They exchanged views on joint cultivation program in martial arts, the feasibility and prospect of martial arts becoming an Olympic event, and the integration of martial arts and national fitness, etc.

LU Keping, Party Committee Secretary of HENU, also met with SHI Yongxin, discussing in-depth topics of the inheriting of the excellent Chinese traditional culture, the training of international talents majoring in Shaolin wushu, and the developing and promoting of the Shaolin wushu grading.