集實戰(zhàn)、表演和健身于一體的中華武術(shù),是獨具民族特色的傳統(tǒng)體育項目。其內(nèi)容包括徒手、器械等,各種套路和形式。武術(shù)活動源于史前人類的社會實踐,興盛于宋代,明清時得到了進(jìn)一步發(fā)展,出現(xiàn)了豐富多彩的套路,形成了風(fēng)格迥異的流派。
The Martial Art of Wushu
Combining fighting, performance and physical exercise, wushu is a traditional sport practised in different styles and on set patterns, either with or without weapons. It flourished in the various dynasties during the past millennium and embarked on a new stage of development in the early fifties of this century.
圖案說明當(dāng)時的拳術(shù)套路已甚為豐富。
A Qing porcelain pot showing a variety of wushu movements.
這是一幅反映二童子在進(jìn)行棍術(shù)對練的畫面。
Cudgel play as painted on a lacquer plate dating back to the third century, unearthed in 1984 in Ma’anshan, Anhui Province.
執(zhí)棍者為正在習(xí)練棍術(shù)的少數(shù)民族武士。
A clay figurine in the Tan Dynasty (618-907), unearthed in 1960 in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, showing a warrior in an ethnic group wielding a cudgel.
圖中描繪了武士習(xí)武的情景
Wushu performances to entertain Emperor Xianzong (reigned 1465-1488) of the Ming Dynasty on the Lantern Festival.
圖中兩武士正各執(zhí)長槍在比試槍術(shù)。
Wushu with spears: A mural in Chongshan Temple in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).