Characteristics of Chinese National Traditional Sports

Traditional Chinese national sports are an important part of Chinese sports and a valuable cultural heritage of the Chinese nation. Many excellent ethnic traditional sports not only have strong fitness value, but also have high artistic value and rich entertainment and educational functions. Since the founding of New China, the government has paid special attention to the development of traditional sports for ethnic minorities, and has unearthed and organized more than 1,000 sports. For example, wrestling, horse-racing and archery of the Mongols, known as the "three games for men"; shuttlecock and tug-of-war of the Hui; yak-racing of the Tibetans; swinging and dragon boat-rowing of the Miao; and "embroidered ball-throwing" of the Zhuang, which has been transformed from an expression of love by young men and women into a confrontational competition; Korean springboard; Manchu ice skating; Dong riding wooden horse (pedal foot); Yao playing gyro; Alpine kite flying; Kyrgyz "chasing girls"; Brown rattan ball and so on. Dragon boat racing, kites, rice-planting songs, Go, qigong, taijiquan, etc., is the Han and ethnic minorities are *** with the favorite traditional sports.

The dragon is the symbol of the Chinese nation. Imitation of the dragon shape, the dragon named dragon boat, is the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in the long-term production practice and social activities in a unique national style of creation. Dragon boat racing has a strong recreational and intense competition, in the southern water areas, more broad-based masses.

The kite is one of the important inventions of ancient China, and is the earliest man-made flying machine in the world. Its production is extremely common in China, and the kites of Beijing, Tianjin, Weifang of Shandong Province and Nantong of Jiangsu Province have formed a school of their own, distinctive and world-famous. Every April is the annual kite festival in Weifang, where enthusiasts from all over the world exchange skills and spread friendship.

Yangge is a kind of folk dance accompanied by rhythmic music, mainly popular in northern China. Because of its large dance range, it has gradually changed from an artistic performance to a fitness exercise, and is especially loved by middle-aged and elderly women.

Go originated in China, and was recorded in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. It was later spread to Japan, Korea, Europe and America. After the founding of New China, it was listed as an official sport competition, and has now spread and developed all over the world.

Wushu is a sport that focuses on boxing, equipment, routines and combat forms, which can be used for both self-defense and health care, and has been widely spread among the public for thousands of years.

Taijiquan is one of the many types of Chinese martial arts and has a history of three to four hundred years. It was created by integrating ancient Taoist health-care and cultivation techniques and combining yin and yang and meridian theory. Taijiquan originated from Chenjiagou in Wenxian County, Henan Province, and there are many styles of Taijiquan, such as Chen-style, Yang-style, Wu-style, Sun-style, Wu-style, etc. The movements are soothing and coherent, and it requires that the body be guided by the intention, and that the intention, the qi, and the body be coordinated and cooperated, and that the body be kept calm and the body be overcome with softness and flexibility.

Qigong is an excellent cultural heritage of the Chinese nation with a long history of several thousand years. It has a positive effect on dispelling diseases and strengthening the body, as well as cultivating the temperament. Therefore, martial arts and qigong are not only popular in China, but also widely spread around the world.