摘要
上下五千年,我们的古代先人都曾努力寻求着养护生命的最佳方法,都试图在身体活动的游戏中得到精神上的愉悦。朝代的更迭、历史的演变,百姓们也不断变换着是生存还是享受的主题,第一运动也不断地应时而生。战国·马术北方游牧民族古来便是中原汉人的大患,骠骑横奔,弯刀闪寒,汉人与之交战,十不胜一。赵武灵王赵雍很郁闷,眼看着强秦兵力曰盛,赵国还要分神面对游牧民族的袭扰,以步兵之躯抵挡骑兵洪流,不被打得满地找牙才怪。被打急了赵雍有了离经叛道的主张,"今吾将胡服骑射以教百姓"。
Historians say horse racing was China's most popular sport 2,000 years ago and archery took over horse racing later. Polo was the No. 1 sport in Tang Dynasty and Cuju, an ancient version of football, was the most popular in Song Dynasty. In the following Ming and Qing Dynasties, go chess became an undoubtedly No. 1 game.
