The initial germination of human gymnastics activities was produced in the struggle against natural disasters, which promoted the development of budding gymnastics in social development. Although there was no word "gymnastics" in ancient China, there were fitness activities such as "keeping in good health", "guiding" and "dancing" similar to gymnastics. China ancient gymnastics is hundreds of years earlier than western ancient gymnastics, which has the characteristics of keeping fit, belonging to society and superb skills.

Ancient gymnastics in China originated in China and was inhabited by human beings hundreds of thousands of years ago. In the primary stage of social development, in order to survive, human beings have to fight hard against natural disasters. In collective labor such as hunting, fishing and collecting wild fruits, physical strength and intelligence have been improved, and skills such as climbing, climbing, jumping, walking and running have been acquired, that is, the seeds of the initial gymnastics activities of human beings have emerged. In social development, budding gymnastics activities are combined with religion, war, entertainment and medical treatment respectively, which expands the social function of budding gymnastics and promotes its development. For gymnastics activities in the embryonic stage of primitive society, we can see some clues of primitive gymnastics games and dances from myths and legends, historical documents and unearthed cultural relics. Huangdi, Yan …