[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 86 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1166]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF THE SHAOLIN PERFORMING GROUP

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Shaolin 
Performing Group, a group of young children ages 6-18 from China who 
will be visiting Cleveland to participate in the Wushu Kungfu 
Extravaganza Weekend on July 8 and 9, 2000. This weekend event is a 
special cultural, sporting and educational exchange between the East 
and the West. The Shaolin Performing Group, along with their coach 
Grandmaster Zhu, will be visiting the United States for the first time.
  This impressive group of young athletes train for years under the 
Shaolin monks in China and demonstrate incredible feats of martial art 
skills. These children, who attend the Zhengzou Martial Arts Major 
Institute, represent China in promoting cultural and educational 
exchange. Their teacher, Grandmaster Tianxi Zhu, is the director of 
this institute, and is a Chinese Wushu Degree 7. He earned the 
international outstanding Wushu achievement gold medal and was the 
first place winner of Shaolin Kungfu in the 7th World Cup Wushu 
Championships. The children under his tutelage demonstrate amazing 
speed, discipline, and skill.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in paying tribute to this 
exceptional group of athletes, the Shaolin Performing Group, and 
welcoming them to the United States for their performing tour.

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