Peixian immigrants

China is recognized as the hometown of ancient football. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was an activity called "Tuju". Cuju, also known as Cuju, is a game including kicking posture. Among them, the "bow" is a solid football, which is stuffed with things like hair. Although ball games appeared very early in China, why did they decline and eventually fade out in the Ming and Qing Dynasties?

It is said that Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong, was a common people in Pei County when he was young. He used thrush and cuju for fun on weekdays. After Liu Bang became emperor, Liu Taigong, of course, accepted Chang 'an to enjoy himself. But Liu Taigong was unhappy all the time. Later, he learned that there was no game of cuju thrush in the palace. Therefore, Liu ordered people to imitate their hometown and build an ideal city around Chang 'an. At the same time, they invested all their elders in their hometown to immigrate and let their father settle in it. A new city was later called "New Fengcheng".

Because of this, cuju has become a common leisure activity in the Western Han Dynasty. Liu Hengshi, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a famous Chinese medicine practitioner, Chunyu Kun once diagnosed an official named Xiang Chu. Before leaving, tell him not to be too tired, or he will vomit blood and die. But I couldn't help but go to Cuju, and the next day I drove the crane west, which also reflected people's enthusiasm for Cuju from the side. During this period, cuju was not only a leisure activity, but also a part of military training at that time, which was marketed and promoted within the team. In the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, not only more professional Cuju books appeared, but even football institutions were founded. Moreover, there is also an organization responsible for Cuju events and publicity, also called "Round Club" or "Yun Qi Club", which is somewhat similar to the modern Football Association. The "bow" in this period was made of twelve pieces of leather products by surgical stitching, which was very similar to modern football.

But in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang wrote an imperial edict: "Kick your feet round and round", which was superficial, meaning that players would be kicked away and no one would pull their feet for fun and entertainment. In Zhu Youxiao, I once ordered a ban on folk cuju, which was a great blow to the folk cuju movement. After the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, in order to maintain the stability of its own rule, non-governmental associations were banned in North Korea. Cuju, as a group fitness sport, is actually banned, which leads to few people mentioning this sport.