Skateboarding, BMX and inline skating are among the activities being used to show the link between culture and sport at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's (PolyU) annual Arts Festival this month.
'Culture in Sport, Sport in Culture' is the theme of the third, month-long festival, organised by PolyU's Culture Promotion Committee.
During the past two years, the event focused on different aspects of Chinese culture (2004) and creativity (2005), but this time the organisers want to highlight how sport has become an integral part of every-day life.
A three-day carnival on campus last week gave students a chance to try out 15 different sports, with experts from many disciplines offering tips and demonstrations.
'Sport and culture are closely related, and we have aimed to show this in our carnival by choosing new sports like skateboarding, as well as the traditional ones,' said PolyU vice-president, Leung Tin-pui.
More than 300 students gathered at the main square to watch a demonstration of extreme sports during the festival's opening ceremony last Wednesday.
