Cuju from the royal family, down to the common people like to play, why cuju will fire for thousands of years?

As early as more than a thousand years ago, China's ancient people invented a household name on the foot ball game - Cuju. From the court down to the people, all of them are happy to cuju. And on the field of the "players" even the emperor.

"Cuju", that is, kick. "Ju", that is, the ancient soccer ball, generally sewn with leather, there are hollow ball and solid ball points. The earliest in the "Historical Records - Su Qin Liezhuan". In Linzi, the capital city of Qi at the time, cuju this kind of entertainment has been widely prevalent in the folk.

During the Han Dynasty, cuju was regarded as a way of "ruling the country and practicing martial arts". Cuju game is more inclined to direct confrontation, not only can strengthen the body, but also can make the warrior to maintain good physical and emotional. And gradually developed into a very professional sport, began to appear "Ju Cheng" such as a professional soccer field with walls and bleachers. And there appeared the world's first sports monograph - "Cuju 25".

During the Tang Dynasty, because Emperor Tang Taizong and Emperor Tang Xuanzong loved to watch "Cuju", "Cuju" sport quickly became popular. Cuju in the scale, norms, venues and equipment have been further developed.

"Cuju" is no longer the Han Dynasty, "hairballs", but with eight pieces of sharp leather sewn round shell, shell put an animal urine bubble, inflatable, to become more round, lighter ball. The goal is also similar to the modern style, consisting of two pillars, with a net hanging in the center.

Because the ball used in Cuju was lighter, rounder and less confrontational, women's soccer emerged in the Tang Dynasty.

After the Yuan Dynasty, many ladies loved red makeup more than cuju. With the modern women's soccer advocate power and speed is different, women's Cuju because of the performance-oriented, to kick high, kicked out of the pattern for the ability to engage in Cuju women's appearance, stature, skills have higher requirements, and therefore is also known as the "beauty of Cuju", reflecting a woman's unique beauty of the feminine.

The rise and fall of cuju in ancient China is not unrelated to the emperor's preferences, "Ming History" recorded Zhu Yuanzhang after the emperor, strictly prohibit military cuju misuse, and decree "cuju unloading foot". But because of its own charm, cuju is still prevalent in the folk.