What changes have taken place in the Qingming Cuju Movement in the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

After Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor, the Qingming Cuju movement prevailed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and a decree was issued prohibiting soldiers from playing Cuju. However, cuju is still popular among people because of its charm.

After Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Cuju activities gradually moved towards pure entertainment games. In the "Picture of a Lady" painted by Du Jin in the Ming Dynasty, there is a picture of a lady playing cuju. In the picture, several ladies are playing cuju, one of them is kicking the ball with her feet, and the partners on both sides are staring at the kicked ball. The picture is lively and interesting.

In the Qing Dynasty, cuju activities mainly became the amusement content of women and children, and Manchu people who loved skating combined it with skating and invented a kind of cuju on ice. After the middle of Qing Dynasty, with the introduction of western football, the traditional cuju activity in China was replaced.