(A) from the sports background to see the differences between western sports culture
China is a big country with a long history, with excellent cultural traditions and 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 profound. The words "harmony" and "harmony" are the profound connotations of the inherent characteristics of our sports culture. Traditional sports mainly focus on "health preservation". So there are few intense sports and methods. Generally speaking, physical exercise is mainly internal, which downplays the exercise of physical appearance. Its purpose is to strengthen the body, preserve health and improve intelligence. The ancients in China thought that exercise should be moderate, neither too big nor too small, and too much exercise is harmful to health. On the contrary, if it is too small, it will not achieve the purpose of 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 based on the overall 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 their strongest side. Their sports is a kind of competitive sports, taking extremely fierce competition as the sports process, taking the victory or defeat of sports competitions as the purpose and pursuing individualism. The pursuit of 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 of the body and competitive ability, and "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 very slow, which leads people to think that sports can't play any role, and even "emphasizing literature over sports" makes sports gradually weak. China attaches importance to development, cultivates people's collective concept, and puts the overall situation first in everything. Western countries attach importance to sports and worship the brave. Only brave people can truly show their own characteristics and potential. People in Sparta have to receive strict military training from birth 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 strong physique and exercise. But they can't take part in any competition, let alone watch any competition. Westerners pay attention to personality development and strongly advocate it.
(B) Chinese and Western sports humanistic spirit is different
What is humanistic spirit? Humanistic spirit is a universal self-care of human beings, which is manifested in the maintenance, pursuit and care 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 an all-round development ideal personality. Its goal is to pursue goodness and beauty, and its core is people-oriented.
China is an ancient country, and the cultural traditions passed down by predecessors have a very important influence on the humanistic spirit of sports. The humanistic spirit embodied is "harmony between man and nature", "harmony" and "moderation". 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 blend with each other. "Harmony" is advocated by man and nature, and by people in China. Pay attention to the way of keeping in good health, absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and pay attention to internal cultivation, which makes the content and methods of sports uniform. Take Tai Ji Chuan, a typical event of traditional sports in China, as an example. It is characterized by the integration of man and nature, without interference from external factors, good mentality, calmness and wait-and-see. To practice Tai Ji Chuan, we must first practice from the heart.
On the contrary, western countries have embodied the humanistic spirit of "taking individuals as the center" and "advocating competition". They are self-centered, attach importance to the development of personal ability and emphasize that individuals should transcend nature. If they want to make themselves outstanding, they will inevitably lead to competition, and 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 as an example, why has it become the overlord of the world sports world? 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 the physiological limits of human beings, it is time to challenge and surpass 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 cognition of sports, which is inseparable from the historical and cultural background 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 and respected. In ancient China, we didn't attach importance to competitive sports and didn't agree with that kind of intense sports. Finally, sports in our country have gradually become vulnerable.