What are the equestrian sports in Han Dynasty?

Riding refers to "riding", also known as "equestrian", also known as "bending" in ancient China. Like archery, it is one of the six arts.

Equestrian, mainly including circus and horse racing, can be traced back to the Warring States Period.

In the Han Dynasty, horse racing was very popular. On the brick found in Zhengzhou, there is a typical portrait of horse racing map. During this period, circus performance also became one of the main contents of hundred operas. In Zhang Heng's Xijing Fu, there is a description that "a hundred horses share the same weight and keep pace with each other". On the stone reliefs and brick reliefs in the Han Dynasty, there were vivid descriptions of thrilling stunt equestrian performances by unknown artists at that time. Among the hundreds of stone music and dance paintings in Yi 'nan Han Tomb, there is a circus, two children performing on horseback, and two horses running towards each other. A child on the left is standing on a horse with a whip in his left hand and a crank in his right hand. This is the skill of "standing and riding" in circus. On the right, a child is riding on horseback with halberd in both hands, flying sideways, his feet leaning back and his horseshoes flying, showing the performer's exquisite skills.