Xu Cai, male, was born in1926 in Zou County of Shandong. He is a leader of the Chinese martial arts, andsports activist, and a former deputy director of State Sports Committee; vicechairman of the All-China Sports Federation, national president of theInstitute of Martial Arts Commission, China Association Chairman and AsianWushu Association, and other grades.

At the age of 9, he began totake part in the revolution, and did the party's underground work, in Beijing,Tianjin. He graduated from Peking University. After the founding of the PRC hehas long been engaged in youth work and journalism. He was once a former memberof the Communist Youth League Tianjin Municipal CPC Committee, then a member ofthe Central Committee, the state-appointed head of political research.

In 1977 he was transferredto the state-appointed director of the sports clubs; 1980 he wrote the article"We need the highest spirit of the times,"  which won the prize "Good forComment" in the good news He advocated the sports news creation withChinese characteristics; In 1981 he served as deputy director of State SportsCommittee and president of National Newspapers,; in 1985 as the director of theInternational Institute of the Preparatory Committee; in 1986 as the firstPresident of the Chinese Wushu Research Institute. In 2007 he was named one of"The World's Top Ten Martial Arts Leaders". In 2008 he was named oneof "100 Extraordinary Martial Artists".

Mr. Xu has organized and leda large number of martial arts, paid attention to martial arts scientific andinternational development He has published many valuable papers on martialarts, Xu Cai Martial Arts Collection is his classical work. He advocates themass sports activities and tries to improve its level and strengthen thebuilding of the development of sports teams, with particular attention to thepopularity and exchanges of Taijiquan. He has made a major contribution to thedevelopment of Chinese martial arts.