Sports of the Xibe people
The Xibe people have been brave and good at shooting since ancient times. Their traditional sports activities include archery, wrestling, weightlifting, swimming, horse racing, holding sheep, kicking felts, and swinging. Swings etc. Among them, he is famous in the national sports world in archery and wrestling and is well-known at home and abroad. ?
Archery is an activity with a long history among the Xibe people. As early as when they were active in the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeast China, the Xibo people used horseback riding and archery as their main form of hunting. By the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the Xibo people were gradually taken over by the Qing Dynasty. After they learned that the Xibo people were good at riding and shooting, they incorporated them into the Eight Banners of Manchuria and began to live a military life, and assigned them to garrison in key areas in various provinces. At that time, the Qing army still used bows, arrows, spears, and swords as its main weapons. Therefore, practicing archery is the main content of military training. After some Xibo soldiers and civilians moved westward to Ili, Xinjiang, bows and arrows were still the main weapons of the Xibo army. At that time, each Niulu of the Eight Banners of the Xibo Camp held activities to select "Wukexin" (armored) every spring and autumn. The selection meeting It mainly tests the skills of riding and archery. Those who are selected as "Wuxin" can get a piece of public land for farming. Those who are not selected become "Sula" (idle) and cannot get public land. Young people over the age of 18 actively participate in the selection activities and strive to become armored men. Therefore, regular archery activities have become a practice for the Xibe people. In order to strive to become an armored boy, the boy has developed excellent riding and shooting skills since he was a child. The boy has been closely associated with bows and arrows since he was born. As soon as the child's father and grandparents learned that a boy was born, they quickly tied a small bow and arrow with a red silk rope and sent it to "Mama Xili" who symbolized the prosperity of the population and the safety of the family. Tie it up and wish him to become a warrior who can ride well and shoot well in the future.
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, bows and arrows withdrew from the military stage, but the Xibe people did not put down their bows and arrows because of this. Bow and arrow have become one of the sports for them to display their martial arts and exercise their bodies. In the past, every Niulu held one or two competitions every year.
The bows and arrows used in the competition are all specially made and have national characteristics. The archery target is made of horsehide and felt. There are six colored cloth rings of blue, yellow, green, black, purple and red stuck on the target. The red circle is the bullseye. The arrows of the archery competition are pointed and round, made of cowhide, with four small holes in them. As soon as the arrow leaves the string, it makes a deafening whistling sound, making the spectators feel refreshed and entertained.
After the founding of New China, the archery sport of the Xibe people, which was once on the verge of extinction, developed. Since 1979, Xibe youths have participated in major national and international archery competitions many times, winning gold medals many times and winning honors for their motherland. The master archers Guo Meizhen and Ruguang have become nationally famous archery masters. In 1979, the state also allocated special funds to Qapqal Xibo Autonomous County to build a spacious and beautiful Arrow Hall, creating favorable conditions for the descendants of Arrow Township to train rain or shine all year round. ?
Wrestling is a traditional mass sports activity in the Xibo area. Wrestling can hone people's fighting spirit and cultivate a competitive character. It is said that when the Yuan Dynasty was ruled by the Mongols, the Xibo people were indispensable in the annual wrestling competition ceremony. In every competition, the Xibo people were either first, second or third, and were often criticized. Rewards from Mongol princes. In modern times, there have been many wrestling masters among the Xibe people. They once knocked the foreign "Buku" (wrestlers) to the ground, which greatly improved the aspirations of the Xibe nation and the people of our country. It can be seen from this that the wrestling sport of the Xibo people has a long history. ?
Among the people, wrestling does not have a regular competition program like archery. In ordinary times, young and middle-aged people compete freely in public gatherings and in their spare time. People do not take failure as a shame, but teach and learn from each other. Now every festival, together with archery activities, wrestling competitions are often held. ?
After wrestling was listed as a sports event, Xibo wrestling has not only developed greatly, but also the training methods have become increasingly formalized and scientific. Athletes trained have won many national wrestling championships.
After modern sports were introduced to the Xibe area, in recent decades, many Xibe athletes have appeared in field events, track events, ball games and other competitions.