▁major ▁arts . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁a ▁national ▁W ush u ▁system ▁that ▁included ▁standard ▁forms , ▁teaching ▁curr icul um , ▁and ▁instruct or ▁grad ing ▁was ▁established . ▁W ush u ▁was ▁introduced ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁university ▁level . ▁The ▁supp ression ▁of ▁traditional ▁teaching ▁was ▁relax ed ▁during ▁the ▁Era ▁of ▁Re const ruction ▁( 1 9 7 6 – 1 9 8 9 ), ▁as ▁Commun ist ▁ide ology ▁became ▁more ▁accommod ating ▁to ▁alternative ▁view points . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁the ▁State ▁Commission ▁for ▁Phys ical ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sports ▁created ▁a ▁special ▁task ▁force ▁to ▁re evalu ate ▁the ▁teaching ▁and ▁practice ▁of ▁W ush u . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁Chinese ▁National ▁Research ▁Institute ▁of ▁W ush u ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁the ▁central ▁authority ▁for ▁the ▁research ▁and ▁administration ▁of ▁W ush u ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁government ▁policies ▁and ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁sports , ▁in ▁general , ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Sports ▁Commission ▁( the ▁central ▁sports ▁authority ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁This ▁closure ▁is ▁viewed ▁as ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁partially ▁de - polit ic ize ▁organized ▁sports ▁and ▁move ▁Chinese ▁sport ▁policies ▁towards ▁a ▁more ▁market - dri ven ▁approach . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁changing ▁soci ological ▁factors ▁within ▁China , ▁both ▁traditional ▁styles ▁and ▁modern ▁W ush u ▁approaches ▁are ▁being ▁promoted ▁by ▁the