Throwing a pot is a bit like throwing darts now, but at that time, the arrow was standing in the distance and thrown into the pot.
3. Archery, the ancients used many kinds of archery, not only to hit the bull's-eye, but also to learn how to shoot five shots, namely "white arrow", "joint", "paddling" and "well instrument". After the first arrow is shot, the next three arrows will be shot continuously, commonly known as renju arrow. Note that the arrow can't fall from a height, but it is horizontal and direct, and it can't form an arc. Ruler means that when shooting, the arm is as straight as an arrow and the elbow is flat and steady. Well gauge means that four arrows should be fired at the target in TIC-tac-toe arrangement. During the Tang and Song Dynasties, archery was also widely carried out among the people. There are many archery competitions and performances at temple fairs, social fires and other gatherings. These competitions or performances are mostly divided into step shooting and riding shooting, with fixed and moving targets, and even archery is done with various actions, which immediately hits the target accurately and wins the cheers of onlookers.
At that time, in the Ming Dynasty, a game called willow shooting was also very popular. Shooting willow is shooting willow branches with arrows.
4. Mountain climbing, hiking: In ancient poetry, climbing into the distance is not just a lyrical technique. There is a custom of climbing mountains on the Double Ninth Festival, and people will go hiking and sweeping graves in the suburbs on Qingming and other festivals.
5. Flying kites and playing badminton
6. Aerobics: We often hear about "Wuqinxi", "Baduan Brocade", "Sixteen Duan Brocade" and "Taiji Biography". This kind of aerobics is the medical gymnastics commonly used in international medicine.
7. Ancient people's characteristic fitness methods: stone locks, stone shoulders and various heavy objects.
As a necessary skill training equipment for ancient martial arts practitioners, stone locks are also one of the important contents of the highest martial arts scholar examination in ancient times. The size and weight of each stone lock are different, mainly according to the requirements of users, ranging from 20 kg to 60 kg.
Tao Kan was a famous general in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He has been a military commander for more than 40 years and has made numerous military achievements. At the age of 70, he was still in command. The layout of Tao Kan's study is different. There are not only Four Treasures of the Study, but also 100 big bricks. Every morning, he moved all the 100 bricks in his study outside, and at night, he moved 100 bricks back to his study. Rain or shine, hot or cold, he keeps carrying bricks every day.