Cuju: The world's oldest football

Author: Liu Bingguo, Zhao Mingqi, Liu Huaixiang
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Most people's understanding of Cuju today comes from descriptions in ancient Chinese novels like Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei. This book comprehensively and systematically discusses the origins and evolution of Chinese Cuju. It provides detailed introductions to the main forms of ancient Cuju conducted in different periods. Additionally, it explains cultural phenomena related to Cuju, such as literature, music, etiquette, and artifacts, and briefly analyzes the evolutionary changes leading to its decline. Covering many aspects of social life, such as classical poetry, ancient novels, ancient armies, and court and folk life, the book cites abundant references and includes a number of illustrations.