Influenced by her parents and society, Wu Zetian learned to write and practice martial arts from an early age, and learned to ride horses and shoot arrows. When she entered the palace at the age of fourteen, Emperor Taizong named her a gifted scholar. At that time, talents needed both civil and military skills. Wenneng Chyi Chin's calligraphy and painting, singing and dancing, and writing poetry; Martial arts should be able to ride horses, shoot arrows, fight boxing and protect the queen. After becoming queen, Wu Zetian often practiced riding and shooting, and sometimes even led soldiers to train shooting. When reviewing the troops of the Tang Dynasty, she always rode a war horse and looked radiant.
She also likes polo very much. Polo was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. The monarch ordered the establishment of a cavalry team, and selected young people with strong physique and extraordinary intelligence from the maids and concubines in the harem to be trained by instructors. At the beginning of its establishment, Wu Zetian was not a member. However, because some ladies-in-waiting fell off their horses because of timidity on the training ground, Wu Zetian got a chance to fill the vacancy. Because of her well-proportioned figure, agility, skillful equestrian and hard training, her polo skills improved rapidly and she became the veritable captain of this women's polo team.
Swing dance was very popular in the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty and was very popular with women. In Du Fu's famous poem Qingming, there is a sentence:? Ten years later, Cuju will be far away, and the custom of swinging in Wan Li is the same. ? Thus, as a folk sport in the Tang Dynasty, swinging was very popular. The poet Wang Wei wrote in Cold Food in the East of the City:? Cuju repeatedly crossed the bird, and the swing competed for weeping willows. ? It can be seen that swinging requires not only skill and physical strength, but also courage and courage. This sport can strengthen people's arm strength and exercise their courage. Swing is also Wu Zetian's favorite sports activity since childhood. When his father was governor, there was a swing in his yard. After entering the palace, she often practiced swinging in the palace and enjoyed the fun brought by this sport.
With the continuous improvement of technology, she can even make various difficult postures when swinging, such as swallow balance and golden rooster independence. When the swing reached the horizontal line, she suddenly loosened the rope, turned over, floated like a bright rainbow, and finally landed gently on the ground in a graceful posture. Because of this stunt, she is often praised by maids.