Participants perform taiji touliqiu collectively at the opening ceremony of 2013 Beijing International Taiji Rouliqiu Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2013. (People's Daily Online/Wu Fan)

Beijing, Sept. 16 (People's Daily Online) -- 2013 Beijing International Taiji Rouliqiu Festival was held in Shijingshan Stadium, Beijing on Sept. 15, 2013. 54 teams comprising more than 650 taiji rouliqiu players, from 18 countries and regions including China, Russia, Britain, France, Belgium, and Japan, participated in the performance and competition.

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