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Traditional sports of ethnic minorities

Traditional sports of ethnic minorities: pearl ball, fireworks, wooden ball, shuttlecock, dragon boat, crossbow shooting, gambling, national equestrian and so on.

1, pearl ball

Pearl ball comes from productive labor-pearl picking, which is a traditional sport of Manchu people in China and is now a national "National Games" competition.

2. Fireworks, fireworks

Fireworks, also known as "grabbing fireworks", are traditional folk sports activities unique to Dong, Zhuang and Gelao nationalities.

3. Wooden ball

Wooden ball is a traditional sports event of the Hui nationality, which evolved from the activities of "shooting baskets" and "driving hair balls" when Hui teenagers graze.

4. badminton

Shuttlecock is a traditional sport loved by Dong, Miao and Shui compatriots and a social sport of Dong people.

5.dragon boat

Dragon boat race is a traditional folk water sport and entertainment project in China, which has been circulating for more than two thousand years. It is held on a festive festival and is a multi-person collective rowing competition.

Step 6 shoot crossbows

Crossbow shooting is a kind of folk sports activity, which has a long history in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Guangxi and other ethnic minority areas.

Step 7 make a bet

Also known as "elephant tug-of-war" and "Tibet tug-of-war", it has a history of one hundred years in Tibet.

8. National Equestrian Competition

Also known as "horse riding", China was first invented by nomadic people living in the north, and horse training and horse-drawn carriage control in the ancient Central Plains also appeared in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.