Equestrian polo
Polo was popular in the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, and it was mainly popular in the army and court nobles until the Qing Dynasty. There is no exact statement about the origin of polo in the world at present. However, according to China literature, polo should be a local sport in China, not an exotic sport. On June 7th, 2008, polo was approved by the State Council to be included in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.
Polo bronze
Generally speaking, besides hobbies, we should also train polo skills. About the origin of polo, it is said that it originated in Persia (present-day Iran) and was introduced into the Central Plains through Tubo (present-day Tibet). It is said that it originated in Tibet and was introduced into the Central Plains from Persia. It is also said that Cuju originated from the Han Dynasty in China. Opinions vary and there is no conclusion. However, according to the ancient documents in China, as early as the 3rd century AD, there was already a "famous city with many enchantresses" in Cao Zhi's "Famous City", and Luo Jing, as a girl, had already played bow. Even riding a horse and digging dirt, Qiaojie has only ten thousand ends.
During the Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, polo once declined due to social unrest. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, polo was revived due to the prosperity of social economy. The Tang Dynasty can be said to be the most prosperous period of polo in China. Among the 23 emperors in the Tang Dynasty, 1 1 was an avid horse fan. Polo in the Tang Dynasty is made of strong and light wood, fist-sized, hollow in the middle, and painted with cinnabar or painted outside. Therefore, it is also called colored ball, colored ball, seven treasures ball and so on in ancient poetry. The bat is several feet long and has a crescent-shaped top, which is used to hit the ball into the door. The court is rectangular, or there are two doors at both ends of the court, or there is a door in the middle. The door is made of wood, with a hole with a diameter of 1 ft in the middle and a net behind it. During the competition, they were divided into two teams, wearing colorful clothes and running in ponytails. Both sides decide the outcome by the number of shots.
In this way, polo and football have the same characteristics in court style, but in the form of competition, the types of balls are very different, especially from basketball. But whether it's football or basketball, it's all about hitting the ball into the opponent's net to score. Polo had the same influence in ancient times as football and basketball had on modern people. As an ancient sport, polo has become a splendid intangible cultural heritage.