What is the favorite sport of traditional hockey?

Traditional hockey is a favorite sport of Daur people.

Hockey has a long history in Daur nationality and is a traditional sport that people like. In winter and spring, the two teams compete on the spacious flat ground, each with a goal, and the outcome is judged by the number of goals scored. Hockey games are very active among people and there are many spectators.

The Daur nationality inherited most of the Qidan national culture, including hockey. At that time, hockey was not called by this name, but the sports methods and rules were roughly the same as those of modern hockey. The Daur nationality is also the only nationality in China that continues this movement, and it is a precious heritage of Daur culture.

Hockey is the oldest, most extensive and unique sport in the traditional sports activities of Daur nationality. According to legend, it is the inheritance and inheritance of the "bow-beating" movement of Qidan people in Liao Dynasty.

According to historical records, the "stepping ball" movement prevailed in the Tang Dynasty, which was very similar to the hockey movement of the same era. This kind of ball game was popular among the Khitans in Liao Dynasty. It was called "Bowing" in Liao history, and the bat with bent lower end was called "Moon Battle". With the passage of time, this sport later disappeared among other ethnic groups in China, and only the Daur people kept and developed this sport.

Historical development of hockey

In Daur, the hockey stick is called "Polie". The hockey stick is about 1.5 meters long. It is made of oak with curved roots and straight and tough trunk. Hockey is the size of a fist, with a diameter of 10 to 12 cm. Hairball, wooden ball and fireball are three kinds, and occasionally bone balls are used.

Hairball is made of animal hair, which is light, soft and elastic, and rolls slowly after hitting, so it is suitable for children to hit. The wooden ball is ground with apricot root or oak root, which is hard and not easy to be damaged, and is suitable for adults to hit. Fireballs are made of hardened tremella growing on birch trees. Punch a few holes in the ball, inject it into Song Ming, and then fly at will.