5th International Health Qigong Tournament and Exchange & 1st World Health Qigong Scientific Symposium, which was sponsored by International Health Qigong Federation and organized by China Arts and Entertainment Group, was held in New York city, USA from 18th to 24th August, 2013.

International Health Qigong Tournament and Exchange is held every two years. Selecting New York City as the host city, this has become the milestone for promoting the standardization and internationalization of Health Qigong. Apart from the International Health Qigong Tournament and Exchange, 1st World Health Qigong Scientific Symposium was held as well, which has become the most authoritative academic event in Health Qigong circle worldwide. Besides, this event made Chinese Health Qigong further obtain wide-spread attention and recognition worldwide, promoting the influence of Chinese traditional culture.

Since 2006, Chinese Health Qigong Association has taken the plan of “Going Out and Coming in” to promote the development of Health Qigong worldwide. At the 14th World Conference on Sport for All held inBeijingin September, 2011, IOC President Jacques Rogge granted the IOC Sport for All Grant for the program “Chinese Health Qigong Hundred-city and Thousand-county Demonstration and Exchanging Series”, which was sponsored by Chinese Health Qigong Association. On September 21st 2012, 86 delegates of International Health Qigong circle from 33 countries and regions, totally 52 Health Qigong organizations met inHangzhou,Chinaand participated in the founding meeting of International Health Qigong Federation. The establishment of International Health Qigong Federation remarks that Health Qigong has stepped onto the stage of world sports activities and come into a new stage of international exchange and cooperation.

Mr.Chang Jianping, the Director-General of Health Qigong Administrative Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, said that 1stWorld Health Qigong Scientific Symposium & 5th International Health Qigong Tournament and Exchange was held in New York city, USA and this has further promoted Chinese Health Qigong and Chinese traditional culture, making the world know more about China, expanding China’s influence and enhancing China’s soft power.

HOST CITY

ABOUT NEW YORK

New York is the largest natural harbor and the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. A global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.

ABOUT NEW JERSEY

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the U.S. state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania, and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-least extensive, but the 11th-most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States. New Jersey lies mostly within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey located at the center of the Northeast megalopolis, between Boston and New York City, surrounded by Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

HOTEL

SHERATON PARSIPPANY

Address：199 Smith Road, Parsippany, NJ 07054  

Tel：001-973-515-2000

Location.

Situated in Parsippany, Sheraton Parsippany is in the business district and close to Parsippany Main Library. Additional area attractions include Frelinghuysen Arboretum and Mennen Sports Arena.

Hotel Features.

Sheraton Parsippany has an indoor pool, a health club, and a spa tub. High-speed (wired) Internet access is complimentary in public areas. Business amenities include a business center, a meeting/conference room, and limo/town car service. Guest parking is complimentary.

Guestrooms.

The 370 air-conditioned guestrooms at Sheraton Parsippany include safes and coffee/tea makers. 32-inch flat-screen TVs are equipped with premium cable channels, video-game consoles, and pay movies. All accommodations provide desks, complimentary weekday newspapers, and direct-dial phones with voice mail.

SCHEDULE  

August 15th   Press Conference

August 17th     Registration

August 18th     World Health Qigong Scientific Symposium

August 19th     The Executive Committee Conference of IHQF                                            Training Seminar for International Referees of Health Qigong

(Evening)                   Technical meeting for the Tournament

August 20th to 21st            The 5th International Health Qigong Tournament

August 22nd to 23rd        Health Qigong Training Seminar 

August 24th    Duan examination

August 25th             Departure