BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Tai Chi practitioners from around the world and across China celebrate International Taijiquan Day together on March 21, 2026. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated March 21 as the annual International Taijiquan Day at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Uzbekistan on Nov. 5, 2025.
An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2026 shows Taijiquan practitioners performing in Wenxian County, Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)
Tai Chi instructor Zhang Bo practices Taijiquan in Wenxian County, Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Taijiquan practitioners perform during the celebration event in in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, on March 21, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
An aerial drone photo taken on March 18, 2026 shows students practicing Taijiquan in Wenxian County, Jiaozuo City, central China's Henan Province. (Xinhua/Li Jianan)
Local people practice Taijiquan, a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, at the Confucius Institute at the University of Rwanda, in Kigali, Rwanda, March 18, 2026. (Photo by Cyril Ndegeya/Xinhua)
A teacher teaches a student to practice Taijiquan, a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, in class at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
Local students practice Taijiquan, a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
A local student practices Taijiquan, a kind of Chinese traditional martial arts, at the Confucius Institute at the University of Nairobi, in Nairobi, Kenya, March 18, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)
Chinese and Senegalese Tai Chi enthusiasts perform on Dakar's Atlantic seafront for a mass demonstration ahead of International Taijiquan Day on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Aliou Mbaye/Xinhua)
A Senegalese Tai Chi enthusiast performs on Dakar's Atlantic seafront for a mass demonstration ahead of International Taijiquan Day on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Aliou Mbaye/Xinhua)
Taijiquan practitioners perform during the celebration event in Paris, France, on March 18, 2026. A celebration ahead of the first International Day of Taijiquan, to be observed on March 21, was held on Wednesday at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) headquarters in Paris under the theme “Fit for Life, Go for Taiji.” (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)■