冰戲,是我國(guó)古代冰上運(yùn)動(dòng)的總稱(chēng),它源于寒冰的北部地域。中國(guó)古代的冰戲活動(dòng)興起較早,但盛于明、清時(shí)期。這個(gè)時(shí)期的北方以速度滑冰、花樣滑冰和冰床、冰上射箭等運(yùn)動(dòng)為主要形式。這是中國(guó)古代少數(shù)民族傳統(tǒng)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的主要項(xiàng)目。
Sports on Ice
Winter is long and bitterly cold in the vast northern part of China. Sports on ice started from the hoary past and prospered during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1611-1911) dynasties, especially among some national minorities, in the form of speed skating ,figure skating ,sledding and archery on ice.
這是《冰嬉圖》畫(huà)卷中表現(xiàn)的一個(gè)花樣滑冰的場(chǎng)面。
Part of a Qing scroll painting showing figure skaters. Imperial Place Museum.
托床冰嬉是清代冰上活動(dòng)中的重要形式,這幅畫(huà)面是對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)冰床活動(dòng)的形象描繪。
A Qing painting showing a sleigh propelled forward with poles like a pleasure boat on water. Imperial Place Museum.