What sport is Cuju? Why was it so popular in ancient China?

Not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in other times. There is a football museum in Zibo. From ancient times to the present, its development and evolution process. Teams need to pay a certain fee, which is called "incense gold", and the winner can get a prize, which is called "ball lottery". "Mountain Race" is also a process for Yun Qi Club to evaluate the technical level of domestic teams. For the teams that pass the examination, Yun Qi Club will issue a "name flag" similar to the certification certificate. "The winner is named after his mountain, and the loser is nameless."

Yes, Cuju was carried forward in the Song Dynasty, especially in Song Huizong. Because Song Huizong himself likes Cuju very much, and his skills are very good, this sport was very popular in China at that time. At that time, Gao Qiu was good at cuju and was appreciated and reused by Song Huizong. The Song Dynasty was associated with the word "poor and weak". But the real Song Dynasty was not poor and its economy was very developed. The economic thought of financial management has been running through the Song Dynasty. According to statistics, the economy of the Song Dynasty was ten times that of the Ming Dynasty. What is the relationship between Cuju movement and commodity economy in Song Dynasty?

According to textual research, the invention of Cuju should have been greatly developed in the Song Dynasty. There were also football artists who played football for a living in the Song Dynasty. According to records, famous players who played football at the Cuju banquet in the Palace were Su Shu, Meng Xuan, Zhang Jun, Li Zheng and other ancient Shandong Linzi people. Gao Qiu had a good time in the Northern Song Dynasty. It is estimated that if golf was born in modern times, our China team would have been in the top three! You will know the plot in the Water Margin of the Song Dynasty. Because of his good cuju skills, Gao Qiu changed from a diaosi to a phoenix, and suddenly became a court official. As you can imagine, Cuju was very important at that time. It is only in modern times that it has been declined by our generation. Dressed in four colors, embroidered Luo Kuan shirt, wearing a brocade belt, kicking hydrangea, the ball does not leave the foot, the foot does not leave the ball, Huating looks, and thousands of people look. "

It can be said that from the Warring States to the Tang and Song Dynasties, "Cuju" was a very popular sport in the historical evolution of more than 1000 years.

From aristocrats to civilians, almost everyone can play cuju. This is actually an important opportunity for the formation of China's ancient sports history with "Cuju" as the carrier.