It is said that there was a curfew in Chang 'an at that time, but you were not allowed to go out at night, and it was even more difficult for a girl to go out. You must wrap yourself up and have company. You may think that people in the Tang Dynasty were generally overweight and should be dead houses that didn't like sports very much, then you are wrong. On the contrary, Chang 'an people like sports very much. First of all, ancient people like to visit everywhere. When they arrive at a place, they may have to sing poems to each other, and their interest can't stop. Speaking of sightseeing, Xu Xiake (Ming) is a representative figure. He solemnly wrote Xu Xiake's Travels. In addition, the famous Leyuan Scenic Spot and Du Fu's "Joy in the Garden" are their travel notes when they saw a highland called Leyuan Scenic Spot in Chang 'an.
Besides sightseeing, a sport that young people from aristocratic families are keen on is called polo. 19 emperors in Tang Dynasty, 1 1 was a polo enthusiast. It is said that when the last emperor Tang Zhaozong was running for his life, there was no place to put his treasure, and he didn't forget to bring a pair of sneakers, which shows his obsession with polo. Dancing is a sport that has to be said. Even if you come out of the modern square dance and cross to the Tang Dynasty to attend the aristocratic banquet, you should be able to adapt. When the dancers display their talents and the guests are full of food and drink, the male host will start to get high with the male compatriots present and dance with bare arms in the depths of love. Civilians hold hands and jump hand in hand. If they dance happily, they may stay up all night.
Ancient gentlemen had six skills of "courtesy, pleasure, shooting, command, writing and counting", among which "shooting" refers to archery, which is one of the basic talents that ancient students must master. Unfortunately, there is no such physical education class in school now. Cuju, similar to today's "football", was popular among the people as early as the Warring States Period. It was a sport with a long history and great influence in ancient China. Polo was called "bowing" in ancient times, and it was a kind of sports activity that started with riding a horse and hitting the ball with a polo club. In Cao Zhi's Mingdu, there is a poem "Even riding a bow and hitting the soil, it is clever and endless", which describes the situation of people playing polo at that time. It is understood that among the 65,438 emperors in the Tang Dynasty, 1 1 was a polo player.
Speaking of the noblest outdoor sport, it is hunting. If you want to integrate into the high society of Chang 'an, one skill you must master is riding a horse. Secondly, you can't be afraid of lynx (animals bigger than cats and smaller than leopards), because you have to ride a horse and go hunting with a bunch of people. After a busy day, I have meat to eat again! In the era when there is no gym, you will find that the life of the ancients is still colorful.