How would the ancients play the World Cup?
Football was called Cuju in ancient China. Also known as kicking, cuqiu, kicking round, ball making, kicking round, etc. "Kick" and "Kick" all mean kicking with the feet, and "bow" is the ball. According to historical records, Cuju appeared as early as the Warring States Period. At that time, as an entertainment, it was deeply loved by everyone, and people's enthusiasm for it was no less than the madness of watching the World Cup at night.
Cuju in Han Dynasty: From offensive and defensive military training to competitive sports. There is also a record about Cuju in Historical Records Biography of General Wei Biao Qi: "It is outside the Great Wall, and its pawn is short of food, or it can't be self-excited, but Biao Qi (referring to Huo Qubing) is still squatting in the territory." This means that cuju was mainly used for military training at that time, and soldiers used skills such as running, jumping, dodging and emergency stop to exercise their agility, strength and speed.
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Cuju is kicking the ball with your feet, which is an ancient sport in China. The ball used for cuju in Tang Dynasty was inflated with animal's bladder, and then sewn into a round ball shell with eight pieces of sharp leather. Cuju has three forms: direct confrontation, indirect confrontation and beating in vain.
Cuju has been circulated for more than 2300 years. It originated from Linzi, the ancient capital of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and made great progress in the Han Dynasty. The Tang and Song Dynasties were the most prosperous, and they began to weaken from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Mainly popular in the Qing Dynasty. On May 20th, 2006, with the approval of the State Council, Cuju was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage.