How did the name bowling come from?

Bowling is an English transliteration: "bowling", which is an indoor sport of hitting wooden bottles with a ball on a wooden fairway. It has an auspicious name in China-bowling.

The history of bowling can be traced back to 7200 years ago. 1920, British archaeologists found 9 stone bottles and 1 stone balls in Egyptian tombs. The game is to throw the ball at the stone bottle and knock it down, which is very similar to the equipment and play of modern bowling. Therefore, bowling is considered to be one of the oldest sports in human history.

It is said that a similar game called Uraleka was popular in Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean in ancient times. What is even more incredible is that the distance between the service place and the bottle place is exactly 18.29 meters, which is similar to the distance of modern bowling alley.

Jiuzhu Opera originated in Germany in the 3rd-4th century A.D. and is considered as the predecessor of modern bowling. "Jiuzhuxi" was an elegant game popular among European aristocrats at that time, but it was originally considered as one of the activities of church religious ceremonies. People put nine pillars (symbolizing apostasy and evil) in the corridor of the church and then hit them with balls. This is called fighting the "devil". They believe that knocking down wooden pillars can eliminate disasters and atone for sins. If they fail, they should believe in God more devoutly. However, the interest of this sport makes people feel that it is not so much a religious ceremony as a pleasant game.

During the religious revolution, Martin Luther, the father of the religious reform, also made unified regulations on the game, the size of balls and bottles. It is stipulated to arrange nine balls in a diamond shape and hit the bottle with a big soft ball until the bottle is knocked down. Whoever throws the ball less often wins. Since then, 9-pin bowling has become popular in Europe, especially in Germany and Holland.

British aristocrats and upper-class people also like to play 9-pin bowling, but unlike continental Europe, their games are played on the outdoor lawn.

17th century later, Niga Bogaz, a Dutch immigrant, brought bowling to the United States. /kloc-at the end of 0/8, Americans improved bowling and added a bottle, forming a ten-bottle bowling system that continues to this day.

184 1 year, the earliest bowling alley was established in Guglini Town, new york.

From 65438 to 0875, 27 representatives from 9 bowling clubs in new york formed the world's first bowling association (NBA).

1895 September, American Bowling Association (ABC) was established. In order to knock down the pins continuously, the Association decided to change the diamond bowling arrangement into an inverted triangle arrangement, and formulated standard bowling equipment and other relevant rules. Since then, bowling has become a formal sport.

190 1 year, the first competition was held in the bowling alley of Verubak Building in Chicago.

From 65438 to 0946, AMF developed a fully automatic bottle-making machine, which pushed bowling into a new era.

1952, the International Bowling Association (FIQ) was established with its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. It advocates and promotes the development of this sport with the Olympic spirit as its purpose.

From 65438 to 0974, bowling was listed as an official event of the Asian Games.

1988, bowling was listed as a performance event in the 24th Seoul Olympic Games.

From 65438 to 0992, bowling was listed as an official event for the first time in the 25th Barcelona Olympic Games.