China Wushu: China Wushu has a long history and many kinds. It can be traced back to the primitive stone age, and it is a technique to fight wild animals. During the Warring States period, Wushu was widely introduced to the people because of its dual nature of entertainment and military technology. With the evolution of history, Wushu has now become a means for people to exercise. Nowadays, Wushu is a kind of exercise which takes kicking, hitting, throwing, taking, hitting and stabbing as raw materials, and weaves various routines with bare hands and instruments according to the corresponding changing law of the contradiction between offensive and defensive advance and retreat, weakness of motion and static, and combination of rigidity and flexibility.
Qigong: Qigong is a health care method for ancient people in China to get rid of diseases, strengthen the body and prolong life. It originated in ancient times and has a history of thousands of years, including basic sports such as breathing, body movement and massage. Wuqinxi and Baduanjin belong to qigong.
Wrestling: The origin of Chinese wrestling is very old, and it appeared at the end of primitive society. In ancient times, wrestling was called "pancratium", "pancratium", "wrestling", "sumo" and so on, and each dynasty was different. From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Jiaojiao was a military training program. After Qin and Han dynasties, it evolved into an entertaining sports activity. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, a corner of the Central Plains accepted some characteristics of national wrestling and formed a new form of wrestling-sumo wrestling. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, wrestling activities have been carried out more widely and competitions have been held regularly. The Sui Dynasty usually held the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month. In addition to the Lantern Festival, the Tang Dynasty also held autumn competitions on the Mid-Yuan Festival (July 15 in the summer calendar). Wrestling in the Song Dynasty was called "wrestling", and the winner got prizes and even official positions. In the Song Dynasty, there were also female contestants in the competition, and some even won prizes, which shows that the competition was very prosperous at that time.
Flying a kite: It was originally called "wooden kite". Legend has it that Lu Ban was inspired by the eagle harrier hovering in the air. Mo Zhai once made a tree for a harrier and let it fly into the blue sky. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Han Xin cut bamboo strips and tied them into shelves, pasted them with paper, pulled them up with thread, and floated them into the air in the wind, which was called "paper kite". In the Five Dynasties, Ye Li installed bamboo flutes and silk whips on paper kites. After flying in the air, it sounds like A Zheng when it is windy, hence the name "kite". In the Tang Dynasty, the noble prince and grandson made kites out of precious silk, and flew kites in Tomb-Sweeping Day during the day and at night for fun. After the Northern Song Dynasty, kites began to spread among the people. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, flying kites became a common activity. Later, kites gradually spread all over the world and were loved by people all over the world. Now our country still holds a kite festival and kite competition in Weifang, Shandong every April 1 5!
Shuttlecock kicking: Shuttlecock kicking is an ancient sport. The image of kicking shuttlecock has been painted on the murals of Han portrait bricks. Shuttlecock kicking became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty. By the Ming dynasty, very elegant kicking methods had been formed, such as cheap inside and outside, dragging guns, bending knees, bulging belly, beads of Buddha, scissors turning and so on. In the Qing dynasty, the emperor also included kicking shuttlecock in one of the military exercises of the Eight Banners Army.
Skipping rope: It was called "jumping white rope" in ancient times. It has been circulated among the people in China for thousands of years. It was very popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. On the 16th day of the first lunar month, children's skipping competitions will be held in rural areas of the Yellow River valley. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, skipping rope developed further, and Beijing had the custom of skipping rope during the Lantern Festival. It is clearly recorded in the Ming Dynasty's Scenery of the Imperial Capital: "On the fifteenth day of the first month, two boys drew a rope slightly, like a white wheel, and one boy jumped into the light, saying that he jumped into the white rope."
Swing: According to legend, it is a game activity of ancient Shanrong (Beirong) people. When Qi Huangong crusaded against Shanrong in 663 BC, this activity was introduced into the Central Plains. In the Tang Dynasty, women in the royal family and many officials' families loved this activity. It's about a woman who dances with her nepotism and is ecstatic when she swings. The swing is also known as the "Half Fairy Play". In the Northern Song Dynasty, not only women loved to swing, but also folk artists listed it as an acrobatic performance. Since then, swings have spread among the people.
Tug of war: Chu started in the Spring and Autumn Period 2400 years ago. Chu has a wide waterway, and besides the army, there is also a powerful water army. The water army used a weapon called "refusing hook" to hook the fleeing enemy ship and pull it. The sergeant refused to hook the enemy ship with a hook and pulled it back hard, so that it could not escape, while the defeated ship desperately got rid of it, forming a strength competition between the two sides. Later, the refusal spread from the army to the people and evolved into a tug-of-war competition. By the Tang Dynasty, tug-of-war activities had been widely carried out. Now, tug-of-war is still a popular cultural and sports activity.
In addition, there are intelligence competitions such as cuju (football), weightlifting, outing, willow shooting, water swinging, Go and chess.