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Cuju is also called "kicking", "cuqiu", "kicking round", "making ball" and "kicking round", in which "kicking" means kicking with the feet and "cuju" means kicking the ball with the feet. It is an ancient sport in China, which has three forms: direct confrontation, indirect confrontation and beating in vain.

In direct competition, Cheng Ju, that is, the stadium, is surrounded by short walls. Both sides of the game have goals like small houses; There are 12 players on the court, and the two sides engage in direct physical contact confrontation, just like fighting. Those who kick and bow to the opponent's goal win. In the indirect competition, there is a goal in the middle, and there is an "eye of the wind" more than two feet high in the middle of the goal, and both sides are on one side. If the ball doesn't land, the winner can let it go through the eye of the wind. Playing white is mainly the game mode and skill, that is, the game "solution". Each scheme has a variety of kicking actions, such as turning, crawling, riding, twisting and so on. The ancients also named some movements, such as Zhuan Gan Kun, Yan Gui Nest, oblique flower arrangement, wind swinging lotus, Buddha crown bead, fish picking in dry land, pushing gold Buddha mill, shouldering the moon, turning a meteor and so on.

Cuju has been circulated for more than 2300 years. It originated from Linzi, the ancient capital of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and made great progress in the Han Dynasty. The Tang and Song Dynasties were the most prosperous, and they began to weaken from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Mainly popular in the Qing Dynasty. Since the 20th century, due to the influence of war, disaster and other reasons, cuju activities have become less and less common.

Cuju has an important influence on the emergence of modern football. In the Tang Dynasty, China Cuju spread eastward to Japan and Korea, westward to Europe, and developed into a modern football in Britain. From June 9 to June 1 1 day, 2004, an expert discussion meeting on the origin of football was held in Linzi District, Zibo City, Shandong Province, and a consistent conclusion was reached: China ancient Cuju originated in Linzi, the capital of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. On July 15, 2004, at the press conference of the 3rd China International Football Expo, FIFA and AFC publicly announced that China is the birthplace of football, and world football originated from Cuju in Linzi District, Zibo, China.