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As we know, the National Games 1 (take) place in the ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province in September, 2021. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, the ancient city has never been far from sports. It 2 (hold) a lot of sports events since the Western Zhou Dynasty, of which cuju is one example.
Cuju, 3 ancient Chinese competitive game, involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor of football, cuju 4 (original) appeared in the famous Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce, 5 described cuju as a form of entertainment (娱乐) among the general public.
Later, cuju was commonly played in the army during the Han Dynasty. Liu Che, Emperor Wu, was crazy about cuju 6 would set up a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of training soldiers.
The
7 (early) record of women
cuju players can also date back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from some paintings females with their hair
8 (tie) waving their long sleeves (衣袖) when playing
cuju. Up to the Tang Dynasty, women players became popular at the court, as emperors enjoyed watching football games. At that time, various skills were used in playing
cuju, mainly
9 (serve) as entertainment purposes.
As a way of national culture 10 (protect), cuju was listed into the first China’s intangible cultural heritages (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.
