Synchronous rope skipping is a traditional sports event in Xi City, Shaanxi Province, and it is one of the fourth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage lists in Shaanxi Province. Synchronous skipping refers to the movement of participants jumping over one or more ropes in various ways.

On the basis of traditional rope skipping, pattern skipping combines dance, skills, martial arts, street dance, music and other sports art forms, and combines speed and strength, difficulty and pattern, and gradually develops into a sports event integrating fitness, entertainment, competition and performance. In 2002, double skipping was included in the Third National Games of Shaanxi Province.

In 2009, synchronous skipping was approved by Xi beilin district Cultural and Sports Bureau and included in the list of the first batch of representative district-level intangible cultural heritage in beilin district. On September 2065438+2003 1 1 day, synchronous skipping was approved by the people's government of Shaanxi Province and included in the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Shaanxi Province. The project number is ⅵ- 1 1.

Historical origin:

The rope used for skipping rope in ancient times was called "rope". People use marijuana to make ropes. In the process of weaving ropes, they often cross the ropes repeatedly. Children find it very interesting, so they imitate it with short ropes and try to find some simple ways to cross the ropes over time.

Gradually, this action of crossing the rope was played by children as a game, so the activity of skipping rope came into being. Among the cultural relics unearthed in Mawangdui, there is a saying of "long rope jumping", and the picture of skipping rope has appeared in the stone carving depiction of "Le Wu Che Tu" in Han Dynasty. Book of the Northern Qi Dynasty in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties? There is a record of skipping rope by a single person in "The Last Master".