中国古代女子相扑新说

The New Judgment of Women's Sumo in Ancient China

相扑在中国古代颇为流行,宋代更为大盛,无论是官方还是民间都极为喜爱,女子相扑就是在这种氛围中应运而生的。在史料笔记和小说故事中,都有不少关于女子相扑的记载或描述。较之男性相扑,女子相扑除了具有一般相扑的基本动作和规定之外,它还有一定的女性特色,虽曾一度出现过裸体相扑,但它还是更为注重女性的身形、容貌和着装之美,所以女子相扑兼有竞技性、健身性、娱乐性和审美性等方面的特性。

Sumo was quite popular in ancient China, especially in the Song Dynasty both for officials and civilians. Women’s sumo emerged in that atmosphere. There are many records about women’s sumo in the historical notes and novels. In contrast to men’s sumo, women’s sumo has the female characteristics of the beauty of women’s figure, appearance and dressing besides possessing the basic actions and regulations as men’s. Therefore,women’s sumo features competitiveness, fitness, recreation and aesthetics.