Rock-paper-scissors. Gambling games. Dance competitions: Chinese folk games and gambling customs

Author: Wang Dingzhang
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Throughout the long history of social development, humanity has endured long and arduous years, traversing a tortuous and arduous journey. By today, people can no longer recall its original clarity. As time passes, the original form of history becomes even more blurred. How difficult it is for today's people to explore the starting point and initial trajectory of humanity. This small book is not a lament or remembrance of China's long-standing traditional culture, nor does it intend to systematically organize it. The author merely hopes, through a historical reflection on the formation background, development clues, and changes of Chinese game entertainment and gambling customs that have influenced the survival and development of the Chinese people and their lifestyles, to explore their relationship with the historical development of the Chinese nation, excavate ancient Chinese traditional leisure customs, and study representative game entertainment content that has shaped the Chinese national character. Through a historical lens, we can recognize the essential characteristics and social significance of leisure and game entertainment, as well as the historical origins and contemporary impact of gambling activities.