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What kind of sport is kongzi?

Kongs are one of China's traditional folk sports activities, mostly held in festivals. The bar is made of wood, shaped like a single bar, high and low thickness without regulations, can be erected on the ground, but also in the car set up a wooden frame, cross-bound wooden bar instead. Because in the past, the ends of the wooden bar more carved with a dragon head, so the northern people also known as the kong movement for the "art of the dragon". When practicing, one hand or both hands hold the bar to do a variety of skill movements. Movements are divided into three categories: the upper handle, for the bar upside down and so on, there are "gold back top", "fist top", "wheel top", etc.; in the handle, for the body to unify the bar back to the ring over the bar action, such as the "turn reel". "turn reel" and so on; under the handle, refers to the hanging action under the bar, such as "front pressure", "back pressure" and so on.