Brief introduction of traditional sports in China

Analysis on the Characteristics and Functions of China Traditional Sports Culture

China traditional sports culture is an important part of China traditional culture. It inherits the idea of "people-oriented" in China culture and is influenced by China traditional culture, forming a harmonious and unified sports spirit. This is completely in line with the purpose advocated by the Olympics-sports serve the harmonious development of mankind to promote the establishment of a peaceful society that safeguards human dignity, and the Olympic spirit-to promote mutual understanding through friendship, unity and fairness.

Every nation's culture is adapted to its own characteristics and has an independent national character and social consciousness. In the historical origin of its self-replication from generation to generation, it has been constantly influenced by the outside world and mutated, gradually forming and enriching its own cultural accumulation. National culture includes three levels: material culture, institutional culture and ideological culture. It is the accumulation of knowledge and experience of a nation for thousands of years and the historical accumulation of its wealth, which has rich connotations. In the traditional culture of China, the traditional ethics of "harmony between man and nature, harmony between man and society" and the concept of emphasizing individuality have formed the unique sports values of China people.

The main features of China's traditional culture are: attaching importance to the harmony between man and nature, and attaching importance to the harmony between people. China's philosophy never thinks that man and nature are hostile, but that man and nature are complementary, and people should help and cooperate with each other. Emphasis is placed on the spirit of collective sacrifice, on taking righteousness as benefit, and on hard work and dedication. The concept of justice and benefit constitutes the value orientation of Confucian economic theory in production behavior. It is people's work attitude that brings out the benefits of righteousness. As early as the time of origin, hard work and professionalism were admirable virtues, which were derived from social knowledge. The so-called "people's livelihood is diligent, and diligence is not lacking." In dealing with the relationship between individuals and society, Confucian culture advocates solemn self-control, attaches importance to the influence of education, pursues skills, advocates social responsibility and hard work, and rarely emphasizes self-interest, forming the pursuit of harmonious and efficient development of groups, showing greater advantages than individualistic culture.

Culture is the root and soul of a nation, and national spirit is the spiritual pillar on which a nation depends for its survival and development. National spirit is deeply rooted in national culture. The reason why national traditional sports are enduring and have strong vitality is that it has contemporary value that cannot be ignored, has an environment suitable for its survival, and shows the cultural heritage value of Chinese national sports itself.

Culture is not only the spiritual home for human survival, but also the resource for human sustainable development. Culture is inherited, but without innovation, culture loses its vitality. Especially in the era of globalization, the Chinese nation has stood up politically and will occupy an important position in the world economically, but whether it can stand up culturally depends on cultural innovation. The 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China emphasized that "carrying forward and cultivating the national spirit should be regarded as an extremely important task of cultural construction, and it should be included in the whole process of national education and spiritual civilization construction, so that the people of the whole country can always maintain a high-spirited state of mind."

The development of today's world culture needs cultural diversity and the protection of different cultural communities and cultural ecology, because only the mutual knowledge, complementarity and mutual proof of different cultures can promote the development of human culture. The difference of national culture constitutes the richness and diversity of world culture. The reform plan submitted by the International Olympic Committee in 2000 pointed out: "The future Olympic movement must be diversified and cross-cultural." Numerous historical facts have proved that the development speed and level of a cultural form depends on its collision, exchange and integration with other cultures and on the richness of cultural resources it can use. The richer and more diverse cultural resources are, the faster and healthier their development will be. If culture is the core connotation of "People's Olympics", then the 5,000-year-old traditional culture of China will be the cornerstone for China to realize the People's Olympics. China's national traditional sports can continue to this day, relying entirely on its own national cultural qualification and functional value. Her history, tradition, nationality, fitness and entertainment make her an important part of China culture.

"Eliminating diseases and strengthening the body" is the fundamental starting point of national sports in China. It pays attention to "realizing the Tao in silence", imitates animals in action, and emphasizes that small muscle groups and small joints participate in completing the action. This cannot but be said to be related to the traditional culture of "peace of mind, relaxation of will, calmness of spirit, peace of body, gentleness of appearance and plain words". The essence of traditional sports in China is harmony and health preservation. This is something that western sports characterized by competition cannot do. When studying how the Olympic Games turn people into superman, we need to stand up and say that people can't do this! 2 1 century is the century of leisure, and how to relax is the focus of people's attention. When people turn their eyes from the Olympic Games to the outside of the stadium, and when people begin to search for sports activities that can preserve their humanistic spirit, they all regard oriental sports as classics.

Tai Ji Chuan, as a treasure of traditional culture in China, is an ancient fitness exercise in China, which integrates self-cultivation and internal and external training. As a cultural form, it has a unique health care mechanism and rich connotations. It can not only improve the functions of limbs and internal organs, but also improve the regulation of cerebral cortex, avoid the dysfunction of the body, delay the aging of the body, and achieve the function of fitness and health care. Therefore, from a medical point of view, Tai Ji Chuan is a kind of health gymnastics suitable for middle-aged and elderly people. For patients with chronic diseases, it is also an important means to resist diseases and restore health. Therefore, in the process of implementing the national fitness program, Tai Ji Chuan should be further promoted and popularized as a key project to promote the smooth development of the national fitness project in China.