UTAR Wushu Night for Charitable Cause
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
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Written by: Wong Qun Ting
Photography: Loh Jing Li & Wong Qun Ting
Kampar, 30 March – Wild cheers and applauses erupted at
UTAR Grand hall when Wushu Night 2 came to a successful close on the 23th of March 2013.
UTAR Perak Campus Wushu
Club successfully raised RM20, 000 for the charitable cause of upgrading the
facilities of SJK (C)
Kampar Girls with performances
by its members.
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Cheque presentation accompanied by (from third left to third right) Tan
Chin Siang, Headmaster of SJK(C) Kampar Girls, Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik, Dato Dr
Chuah Hein Teik.
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The event aimed to present the spirit of Chinese
Martial arts and popularize Chinese culture amongst the younger generations.
Tun Dr. Ling Liong Sik emphasized on the importance of
sharing, caring and providing financial aid to those who are in need during his
speech. Besides, he also expressed his happiness to see that the UTAR Wushu
Club was willing to lend a helping hand to raise funds for SJK(C) Kampar Girls.
The Guest of Honor, UTAR council chairman, Tun Dr.
Ling Liong Sik made a donation of RM10, 000 to Wushu Club.
According to UTAR
President Professor Academician Datuk Dr Chuah Hean Teik, UTAR Wushu Club is an
active club and its members frequently volunteer in charitable contributions to
the society.
“I am proud of the Wushu Club’s accomplishments because the
members are active in participation of competitions and had managed to win 21
medals in the Perak State Wushu Championship last year,” he added.
Tan Wai Kim, the event
organizing chairperson, expressed his sincere gratitude to all the performers
of Wushu Club who had put in a lot of effort for the preparation. He also
thanked the sponsors and the audience for their support.
The opening act was a
short drama based on the famous Chinese fable, the legend of ChangEr.
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HouYi and
ChangEr, the most beautiful of all goddesses, were deeply in love.
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The Jade of Emperor was angry with HouYi (right) for killing his sons (9 sons) and therefore sent soliders (left) to battle with him.
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A surprise Lion Dance performance was then followed by
a series of fascinating explosive jump kicks and acrobatics performed by Sparring
and Wushu experts.
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The Wushu expert brought his amazingly vigorous style of
sword playing to the stage.
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The Wushu
troupe who demonstrated the Wushu athletic prowess brought the house down.
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Also, the gripping Luminous Dragon Dance performance was
greeted with thunderous applause from the audiences.
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The Dancing Dragon’s body with its colourful luminous
effect awed the audiences.
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Taichi enthusiasts performed with smooth but strong
movements proved to be one of the highlights of the night.
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Talented Taichi
members gave a commendable performance with elegant movements.
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Skilful
fan action done by a Taichi performer. Powerful, yet graceful.
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Marking the end of a event, the energetic 24 Festive
Drum performance was rewarded with explosive applause.
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24
drummers incorporated elegant dance steps into the explosive drum performance.
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The show ended with scene of ChangEr ascending to the
moon after consuming the pills of immortality.
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“I had felt pressured because besides being a
performer, I was also part of the committee. However, I did my best for the
performance because this may be a once in a life time chance,” said Lam Hew
Yuen, one of the performers for the 24 Festive Drum performance,
Accompanied by her four sons, Lew Chee Moi, 52, said
that she was amazed by the live performances and especially enjoyed the 24
Festive Drum performance.
“Besides, we should spare no effort to support any
kind of charity event,” she added.
The event successfully attracted more than 2500 audiences
including UTAR students, staffs, lecturers and also the public.
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The
performers cheering for the final photo after the Wushu Night 2 show ended.
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