(A) from the sports background to see the differences between western sports culture
China is a big country with a long history. It has an excellent cultural tradition and a great historical background. China's sports culture has a deep foundation, which is produced in the exchange and integration of various ethnic groups and regions in China. There are many traditional cultures in China, which are profound and have a long history. The words "harmony" and "harmony" are the profound connotations of the inherent characteristics of China's sports culture. Traditional sports mainly focus on "keeping in good health", and there are few intense sports items and methods. Generally, physical exercise is mainly internal, which dilutes the exercise of body shape. Its purpose is to strengthen the body, preserve health and improve intelligence. The ancients in China believed that exercise should be moderate, neither too large nor too small. A large amount of exercise will hurt your health, otherwise you will not be able to achieve the purpose of cultivating your self-cultivation. At the same time, we should also pay attention to these aspects of diet and daily life. Therefore, the background of China sports culture is the whole culture of China.
Western sports culture originated from Greek culture, experienced Renaissance and industrial revolution, and gradually formed a marine culture with religion as the core, pursuing individual freedom and advocating individual struggle. Westerners advocate the embodiment of "strength" and "beauty", and usually show the strongest side. Their sports is a kind of competitive sports, with extremely fierce competition as the process of sports and winning or losing in sports competitions as the purpose. The pursuit of individualism and sports is also the pursuit of human strength, speed, flexibility, endurance, agility and other physical factors, and its potential ability has been fully tapped and brought into play. Westerners pay more attention to the external shaping and competitiveness of the body. "Higher, faster and stronger" competitive sports is the mainstream of western sports.
The difference between the two is also due to the different cultural connotations between China and the West. China attached great importance to the inner cultivation of human body and advocated wisdom, so China developed rapidly in chess. As a result, the development of sports in China is extremely slow, and people think that sports can't play any role. What's more, it is "emphasizing literature over body", which makes sports gradually weak. China attaches importance to developing and cultivating people's collective concept, and everything should be based on the overall situation; Western countries attach importance to sports and worship the brave. Only brave people can truly develop their own characteristics and potential. From birth, the people of Sparta all over the country have to receive strict military training and learn various survival and combat skills to deal with emergencies. Only capable people can be valued and respected by the people. At the same time, women must have a strong body and exercise more. But you can't take part in any competition, let alone watch any competition. Westerners pay attention to personality development, advocate the sense of competition, and pay attention to utility in everything. It is this strong sense of competition that enables western countries to develop rapidly.
(B) Chinese and Western sports humanistic spirit is different
What is humanistic spirit? Humanistic spirit is the universal self-care of human beings, which is manifested in the maintenance, pursuit and concern of human dignity, value and destiny, the great attention to various spiritual and cultural phenomena left over by human beings, and the affirmation and shaping of the ideal personality of all-round development. Its goal is to pursue goodness and beauty, and its core is people-oriented.
China is an ancient country, and the cultural traditions handed down by predecessors have a very important influence on the humanistic spirit of sports, which embodies the humanistic spirit of "harmony between man and nature", "advocating harmony" and "observing the golden mean". The so-called "harmony between man and nature" means that the two elements of nature and man are regarded as a whole, that is, the human body should adapt to the rhythm of natural changes and make them integrate with each other. "Advocating Harmony" Whether between man and nature or between people, China advocates mutual coordination and harmony, emphasizes the way of keeping in good health, absorbs the aura of heaven and earth, and emphasizes inner cultivation. So are the contents and methods of sports. Take Tai Ji Chuan, a typical event of traditional sports in China. It has the characteristics of flexibility, dynamic and static combination, braking and static, and changing with the constant. The unity of heaven and man is not disturbed by external factors, and has a good attitude. It is not urgent or impetuous, and it will wait and see. To practice Tai Ji Chuan, we should practice from the heart first, and then from the inside out. His aim is to cultivate one's morality.
On the other hand, western countries are just the opposite to our country, which embodies the humanistic spirit of "individual-centered" and "advocating competition", attaches importance to self, attaches importance to the development of individual ability, and emphasizes that individuals should transcend nature. If you want to highlight individuals and make yourself a leader, you must lead to competition. Only those who win in the competition will "stand out from the crowd" and "lead the way" and become the hegemon. Take the United States for example, why did it become the overlord of the world sports? The United States is a country that fully advocates individualism, pursues individual freedom and has a strong competitive atmosphere. It fully affirmed the individual value and indomitable spirit of athletes, and promoted the development of strength, skills, competition and competition. It is this spirit that allows athletes to constantly explore their own potential, challenge themselves and bravely climb the peak. Western sports also strongly advocate transcending nature. After challenging and surpassing human physiological limits, it is necessary to begin to challenge and transcend nature. So westerners have adventurous spirit, such as mountain climbing and rafting. These are extremely dangerous projects, and accidents will happen if there is a slight delay. But every year, we still see many people participate in activities that challenge nature to realize themselves.
The difference between Chinese and western humanistic spirit lies in the different understanding and understanding of sports, which is inseparable from the historical and cultural heritage of China and the West.
3) Comparison between the two
Our country's sports culture pays attention to self-cultivation and coordinates body and mind through sports; Western sports parties emphasize "competition". China traditional sports is a kind of body-building and heart-nourishing. Western sports attach importance to competition, and usually give full play to themselves in fierce competitions to win, and they are proud of it and respected. China did not attach importance to competitive sports in ancient times, nor did it agree with that kind of intense sports. Finally, our sports gradually became vulnerable.