In Honghe Prefecture, a specific geographical area, influenced by geography and environment, many Hani people live in high mountains and valleys, and are influenced by production level, transportation, information and culture. Form a single agricultural economic structure based on agricultural management, and its fruit forms a self-sufficient economy based on this economic structure. On this economic basis, the unique national traditional sports of Hani nationality and the Hani sports culture in Honghe Prefecture have been formed.
Hani festival is a folk sports festival with strong national style, which is often related to praying for gods, offering sacrifices to ancestors, celebrating harvest, ethnic exchanges, folk entertainment and so on. Such as "bitterness", "sweetness" and "Angmatu", in these festivals, sports competitions, songs and dances are the important contents of festival activities. Sports, dance, music and other forms of activities are integrated into one, showing a harmonious and unified scene. These activities are a combined culture formed by sports and other cultural forms to show a long history and ancient civilization.
Traditional sports of Hani nationality is the main way for people to relax and entertain in a closed natural and social environment. It pays attention to interest and practicality, integrates fitness and entertainment, and does not take sports performance as the ultimate goal, so as to achieve the purposes of fitness and entertainment such as "grinding autumn" and "kicking shuttlecock". It is simple to play and practical to entertain.