球戏,是中国古代足类运动的总称,主要包括被称为古代足球的蹴鞠,骑马以杖击球的马球、徒步以杖击球的捶丸以及板球、手球等。多样的形式,丰富的内容,是中国古代球类活动千姿百态,成为中华民族体育的重要组成部分。
Ball Games
There were a great variety of ball game in ancient China, including cuju (football as an individual and team sport), polo, bat ball, handball and chuiwan, which bears a striking resemblance to the modern sport of golf.
Seal with Football-playing Design
Han Dynasty
Collection of the Palace Museum
画像中表现的是一女子蹴鞠的形象,此为目前时代较早的女子蹴鞠史料之一。
Football as depicted in a stone relief in the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), excavated in Dengfeng County, Henan Province, indicative of the popularity enjoyed by this sport among women.
The Paiting of The First Song Emperor Playing Football by Qian Xuan
Yuan Dynasty
Collection of Shanghai Museum
此图生动形象的描绘了仕女进行捶丸活动的场景。
A section of a scroll painting in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) showing some ladies in a chuiwan game.
Polychrome High-footed Bowl with Football-playing Design
Qing Dynasty
Collection of the China Sports Museum