Interesting folk games

Shuttlecock kicking is an ancient traditional folk sports activity, which originated in Han Dynasty and developed from ancient Cuju. Popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it has a history of more than 2,000 years, as a simple fitness activity. Deeply loved by young children, especially young women.

Step 2 swing

Use game equipment, tie the long rope to the shelf, hang the pedal below, and people swing back and forth with the pedal. Swing is a sport created by northern minorities in ancient China. It was introduced into the Central Plains in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because its equipment is simple and easy to learn, it is deeply loved by people and quickly swept the country. After the Han Dynasty, the swing gradually became a folk activity of Tomb-Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival and other festivals, which has been passed down to this day.

3. Tug of War

Tug of war has a long history in China. Tug-of-war activities existed as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but it was not called tug-of-war at that time, but called "hook strength" or "pull hook", which later evolved into a popular "hook play" in Jingchu area. Tug-of-war is a sport in which both sides wrestle at one end of each rope, which is a traditional sport in China. 20 15 12, tug-of-war (tug-of-war) applied by Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines was successfully listed in the intangible cultural heritage list.

Step 4 grab a stone

The eastern part of Guanzhong is called "grasping the child", "grasping the stone" or "grasping the stone", playing with pebbles or peach stones. Catching the sheep's turn is Xi 'an's name, because the sheep's turn is the bone on the sheep's spine. Snatching sheep turn is called "snatching sheep" in the west of Guanzhong, playing with some small, round and slippery stones. The name is different, and the gameplay is similar. But one thing is certain: catching sheep is not a patent game for girls, and boys also like to play it. Mutual PK and bungee jumping are girls' patent games, and boys seldom play them. Some areas in Henan province call it-grasping, fishing and touching.

5. rubber band skipping rope

Rubber band jump, also known as rubber band jump, rubber rope jump and monkey rubber band jump, is a folk game suitable for children and popular in the 1950s and 1980s. The jumping of rubber bands originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. As for who invented it, there is no textual research. It is said that it originated in today's Hebei area. At that time, it was folk acrobatics, and later it gradually spread among the masses. In the Qing dynasty royal family, rubber band jumping was one of the main entertainment items for concubines and princesses in the harem.

6. Throw sandbags

The sandbag project belongs to the traditional national and folk sports. It is difficult to study its origin. Like most sports and folk games, throwing sandbags has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient times. Human ancestors used hard objects such as stones to hit their prey. With the development of the times and the progress of human civilization, as a game, of course, sharp tools such as stones cannot be used, so people began to use sandbags with less harm instead. The earliest ball game in China was handball, and throwing sandbags may be this early ball game.

7. Cuju (the originator of modern football)

Cuju first appeared in Historical Records Biography of Bian Que and Cang Gong. It is recorded in the book that in the Western Han Dynasty, he was infatuated with cuju as an "Anling Hanligong Rider", but even though he was seriously ill, he refused to go out to play cuju according to the doctor's advice and died. Later, the word Cuju appeared many times in Hanshu. However, the Warring States before the Han Dynasty called ancient football "indigenous residence". The general playing style and modeling rules of modern football are all evolved from Cuju. On May 20th, 2006, with the approval of the State Council, Cuju was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.