Compared with today's diversified entertainment, the amateur life of the ancients was much more boring. But they give full play to their imagination, fight all kinds of animals in the same circle, and develop into leisure, entertainment, and gaming projects, which are very popular among the people, and even many projects have developed a complete industrial chain. Common are: cows, horses, sheep, dogs, chickens, geese, geese, quail, fish, ants, crickets, beetles, etc. Check it out with Sbike Encyclopedia! (Top)
Fighting horses
Horse fighting is a traditional cultural and sports activity of the Miao and Yao ethnic groups in the mainland, and it is a contest of strength and courage between horses. Each time, two male horses fight each other, the loser falls, and the final winner is the champion. At present, the people's love and participation are getting higher and higher, and there are horse fighting in traditional festivals, which has become a mass entertainment. In 1987, the People's Government of Rongshui County designated November 26, the county day, as the Horse Fighting Festival.
Domestic geese
Domestic geese: The domestic geese of the mainland are the offspring of wild geese that have been domesticated for a long time, while the domestic geese of Europe mostly originated from gray geese. Its hearing is keen, alert, quick to respond, loud and aggressive, and when encountering strangers or animals, it will shout warnings, flutter with wings, peck with beaks, and is one of the famous rural bullies.
Goosefighting
Goose fighting originated from the Tang Dynasty on the mainland, the methods and scenes are similar to cockfighting, it was a very popular competitive entertainment in the imperial palace and aristocracy at that time, and Tang Yuzong loved goose fighting very much. Goose fighting to go through 4-5 years of breeding and training, weighing up to about 40 pounds, and the wingspan can reach 1.5m when attacking, which has a strong deterrent power, and nobles use it to watch over homes and nursing homes in addition to goose fighting entertainment.
argali
Pan sheep: The world's largest pan sheep, weighing up to 400 pounds, comparable to half-sized calves. Herd animals, usually in herds of 3-10. Pansheep are good at climbing mountains and are relatively hardy. It is mainly active in the morning and evening, and often forages during the day in winter. Its senses of sight, hearing and smell are sharp, its temperament is alert, and it quickly flees at the slightest movement.
Fighting sheep
Goat fighting has a long history in the mainland and is a traditional entertainment activity of the people of Heze, Shandong, with Liangshan County being the most popular. According to legend, originating from the Three Kingdoms, in order to boost his military prestige, Cao Cao gathered his subordinates to watch the sheep, which really boosted morale, and defeated Yuan Shao with a counterattack. Its gladiatorial scenes are thrilling and vivid, which will make the viewer feel proud. The participants still care a lot about winning or losing, and as the saying goes, brothers fight sheep and goats.
Thai betta
Thai betta: the spiritual leader of the betta fish series, the absolute representative, after artificial long-term cultivation, a wide variety of species, fierce temperament, colorful, male fish each fin long hanging, very dashing, plus beautiful body color, very ornamental value. Under artificial cultivation, there are red, white, blue, yellow and other colors, and even mixed varieties.
A popular pastime in Thailand, the contestants are sturdy males who are screened and raised in opaque aquariums to develop a solitary personality. During a fight, the betta fish will change color several times, and suddenly the initial grayness will suddenly glow with a metallic sheen. As the fight intensifies, the body color changes from gray-green to purple, and then from purple to light black. At the end of the battle, both sides were covered in scars, descaled, broken fins bleeding, and even killed. A wonderful betta usually lasts a few minutes and can last up to 1-2 hours.
quail
Quail: Quail meat and eggs are nutritious, delicious and have a long history of consumption in the mainland. During the Warring States period, it was listed as one of the six birds and became a treasure for feasts. During the Western Han Dynasty, the mainland domesticated quail Sai Dou and Sai Ming, and by the Ming and Qing dynasties, quail fighting had become a gambling method for dignitaries.
Fighting quail
Quail fighting is an old folk entertainment in the mainland, which originated in Shandong and is popular throughout the country. After the Spring Festival, the male quail has the fullest feathers, because the fighting quail is held in early winter every year, so it is also called "Dongxing". Quail is divided by age and feathers: virgin, early autumn, tanhua, Baitang, Baitang is the most combative. The fighting quail has been inscribed on the second batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list of Zaozhuang City.
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