Is skipping rope a traditional culture in China?

Skipping rope is an excellent sport, which can effectively train the individual's reaction ability and endurance, help to keep the individual healthy, and thus achieve the purpose of strengthening the body. The equipment of skipping rope is very simple, just a rope, light clothes and a pair of suitable sports shoes; In addition, there are not many venues for skipping rope, so there is no need to rent a special venue, and the number of participants is not limited. One or more people can complete it alone. In addition to pattern skipping, you can also run to the finish line while shaking the rope at a certain distance to speed up the game. Skipping rope consumes about 1000 calories per hour, which keeps people's heart rate at about the same level as jogging, but it can avoid the pain of knees and ankles caused by running. It can be seen that skipping rope is a simple, convenient and easy exercise.

Skipping rope has a history of thousands of years in China, which was recorded in Tang, Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Skipping rope was called "threading rope" in the Tang Dynasty, "skipping rope" in the Song Dynasty, "white rope" in the Ming Dynasty, "rope flying" in the Qing Dynasty and "skipping rope" after the Republic of China.

Shaanxi is the hometown of skipping rope, and jumping rope fever has been set off many times. 1957 Xi' an senior high school created "Skipping Rope"; 1959, Shaanxi Normal University held the first "Skipping Training Course" in China. On April 3rd 198 1 China Sports Daily published the classification and methods of skipping rope, which is a part of Teacher Hu's On Skipping Rope. Subsequently, all parts of the country responded to the call of the State Sports Commission and launched a "three jumps" competition. On May 2nd, 1992, "The First Skipping Competition in Xi 'an" was held, with more than 800 participants. On May 9th, 1993, the second skipping competition in Xi 'an was held. More than 40 teams participated in the competition, and Shaanxi TV broadcasted 100 minutes for free, which created a precedent for the live skipping competition on TV. 199365438+On February 27th, the first "Skipping Association" in China was established in Xi 'an Normal University. June 65438+July 0995 "Shaanxi Skipping Exchange Group" was invited to visit Singapore; 1 August 9991day, the world's first "Skipping Art School" was established in Xi 'an Normal University. 1September, 1999, Shaanxi synchronized rope skipping team went to Beijing to participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Day, and won the first prize in the performance skill category of the 6th National People's Games, and the rope skipping won the international prize for the first time. In 2000, he participated in the Spring Festival Gala of Shaanxi TV Station. In 200 1 year 1 month, he was invited to visit Hong Kong and gave four performances for the "Hong Kong Rope Skipping Conference", which was warmly welcomed by everyone. In May, 20001,Shaanxi synchronized rope skipping team went to Shijiazhuang and won the "Excellent Performance Award" of the first national fitness activity for hundreds of millions of women. In July 2002, skipping was included in the official competition of the third National Games in Shaanxi Province, ending the history that skipping was only a folk activity. In September, 2003, Shaanxi synchronized rope skipping team won the first prize of performance skills in the 7th National Games in Yinchuan, Ningxia. * * * Jumping rope won five national awards, which created conditions for Shaanxi provincial government to apply for the inclusion of skipping rope in the official competition of the National People's Games.

Pan Ronglu in A Qing era called skipping rope "jumping white rope" when he recorded the folk entertainment activities of Lantern Festival in Qing Dynasty. There is a poem in Song Fengge's Poems: "White light is like a round dance, one child dances and sings, and the other jumps into the light wheel." This skipping game with a backup singer is very entertaining. There are many ways to jump rope, such as jumping with one foot, changing with one foot, jumping with both feet at the same time, jumping back and forth with both feet in the air and jumping left and right. When jumping, the swinging rope should be synchronized with the jumping action, which can be one shake, one shake and two jumps or even one shake and three jumps. The direction of swinging rope can be forward or backward. With the long rope, two people can shake at the same time, take turns to jump together or jump at the same time. When jumping, you can also arrange various action patterns according to different situations, and you can also sing some songs with appropriate rhythm and melody. In addition to pattern skipping, you can also run to the finish line while shaking the rope at a certain distance to speed up the game.