In ancient times,
Keju is the Qingming season,
A popular entertainment social drama activity.
The Tang Dynasty poet Qian Fu had a poem:
"Keju on the spot February day,
The fairy wind blew down the two Chan Juan. ”
It depicts a female bow.
Keju, before the Han Dynasty, was called "stepping ju",
According to legend, it was invented by the Yellow Emperor,
It arose during the Warring States period.
The word "Keju",
It was first mentioned in the Chronicle of History.
"Kick" means to stomp, step, kick,
"Ju" was first used for hunting stone balls,
Later, it evolved into a ball of outer leather and inner rice bran.
Therefore, keju in ancient times,
It is the activity of kicking, stomping, kicking the ball,
Similar to today's football.
The Ming Dynasty Taiping Qing Dialect records that:
"Keju began after Xuanhou,
The drama of martial arts training in the military,
Leather is used as a porch, and it is actually hair. ”
Keju began to flourish in the Han Dynasty,
In addition to being a martial arts practice in the military,
Court and folk popular keju activities.
Keju was especially prevalent in the Tang and Song dynasties,
Professional Keju organizations and entertainers began to appear.
Especially on the Qingming Festival,
In addition to people walking on the green and sweeping the grave,
Will make friends and family,
Go outside for a bow.
According to historical records,
In addition to the performative projects,
In the Tang Dynasty, there were inflatable bow balls,
And there began to be a competitive keju.
Wang Wei wrote in a poem "Cold Food City East Matter":
"Keju has repeatedly passed over the birds,
The swing races out of the weeping yangli. ”