What country did the bow and arrow originate in?

The bow and arrow, which originated in ancient Egypt 5,000 years ago, was first used in warfare and hunting. In 1500 BC, Asians invented the backward curved bow, which could shoot with greater power and was easier to master. The bow and arrow once left a heavy chapter in the history of human war because of its killing power, speed and other factors.　

In China, there are many beautiful stories and characters related to the bow and arrow, such as the latter game shooting the sun. In modern times, with the emergence and use of firearms, the bow and arrow and other cold weapons gradually withdrew from the war stage, but because of its fitness function, athleticism, recreation and other characteristics of the upper class, for a period of time, the bow and arrow hunting had been preferred by royalty and nobility around the world. With the process of human history and civilization, archery gradually popularized, civilian, modern social life, developed into a sport for people's entertainment and leisure. This challenging, competitive ancient sports, in the modern pursuit of novelty, excitement, return to the psychological requirements of nature, is preferred by more and more people, has been silent for a long time in the leisure and entertainment industry hope to scrape up the archery storm.

Archery, can be said to be the ancestor of the ancient Chinese sports program, according to archaeological discoveries, it has appeared more than 28,000 years ago. With the development of arrows from stone to metal, the form of archery has changed a lot, for example, archery in the Zhou Dynasty was included in the content of the education at that time, when the six arts: ritual, music, archery, the Imperial, books, numbers, of which archery is a very important content. At that time, archery was a kind of ritual, archery activities to drink, but also play music, which can be said to be the earliest archery activities in China's ancient history. At that time, Confucius, Xunzi, as well as Mozi and so on, were all archery enthusiasts, not only practicing themselves, but also encouraging students to shoot arrows.

By the time of the Wei, Jin, and North-South Dynasties, archery had become a professional game. Archery was also extremely popular in other countries around the world. According to historical records, the first European archery tournament was held in Switzerland in the Middle Ages, and Switzerland's national hero, Wilhelm Tell, was a skilled archer.

Modern archery began in the United Kingdom, and the Fonsecanton Silver Archery Tournament, held in Yorkshire, England, since 1673, continues to this day.

Archery was included in the Olympic Games as a performance sport in 1900 and 1904, and as an Olympic competition sport in 1908.

Archery visited the Olympic Games a few times between 1900 and 1920, but then disappeared for more than 50 years, only to return for the 1972 Munich Olympics, where it has been an official Olympic sport since then. Currently, in addition to the Olympic archery competitions, important international archery competitions include the World Archery Championships, the World Outdoor Archery Championships, and the International Field Archery Championships.