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As we know, the 14th National Games took place in the ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province in September, 2021. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, the city has never been far from sports. It     1    (hold) a lot of sports events since the Western Zhou Dynasty, among which cuju is one example.

Cuju,     2     ancient Chinese competitive game, involves kicking a ball through an opening into a net. As the ancestor of football, cuju     3    (original) appeared in the famous Chinese historical work Zhan Guo Ce,     4     described cuju as a form of entertainment among the public. Later, cuju was commonly played in the army during the Han Dynasty. Liu Che, Emperor Wu of Han, was crazy about cuju     5     would set up a cuju field wherever his army went. He used cuju as a way of     6    (train) soldiers.

The     7    (early) record of women cuju players can date back to the Han Dynasty. We can see from some paintings women with their hair     8    (tie) waving their long sleeves (袖子) when playing cuju. At that time, various skills     9    (use) in playing cuju, mainly serving entertainment purposes.

As a way of national culture     10    (protect), cuju was listed as the first batch of China’s intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) in 2006.