china sports?

Question

what is china's main sport!?!?!?

Answer 1

ping pong and badmitton are really big, the Chinese also love soccer, swimming is also a favorite, but my guess is that basketball will someday be just as big, the Chinese love basketball, the NBA, Jordan and the Bulls made it really popluar and now Yao Ming is making it even bigger

Answer 2

This is a good question - not too many peoples know anything about China. It about time for us to open our eyes, and explore...
The main sports? All the sports that listed in the Olympic games. In 2008, you watch the Olympic game in Beijing, China (you will be able to see the telecast everyday on your cable), you will learn China is the 2nd super power in the world. Based on the recent statistics, they own most of the U.S. Bonds that our government issued for the past 15 years. When time comes, you will find how many gold medal they will get in 2008. Swimming, Exercises, 100 meters, many many more... The are not too good at the basket balls, baseballs, but they have a couple of super stars. They are good at ping-pont balls.

Answer 3

After 1979, the Chinese sports, the millenniaold practice of wushu, or martial arts, is back on the upswing in China-and around the world. There are at least a hundred different forms of wushu (also called gongfu or kung fu) in China alone. Traditionally, practical needs like selfdefense and physical strengthening were only part of what drew practitioners to wus u; it was also a vehicle for spiritual development. It made its impact on other branches of Chinese culture, as well; wushu moves were often incorporated into performing arts such as opera and acrobatics. Famous centers of wus u study include the Buddhist Shaolin Monastery in Henan and the Daoist Wudangshan temples in Hubei. Tai chi (or tai i), a toned-down version of wus u featuring slow, fluid, circular body movements, is extremely popular with the nation's elderly, who pack into parks at the crack of dawn for morning exercise.

After 1949, sports began to intertwine with politics; the Communist government treated athletics as a means of building and displaying national prestige. The government encouraged participation in sports and built public sports facilities. During the height of the Maoist era, the Chairman, an avid swimmer since childhood, urged the nation's young people to "leani to thrive in the turbulent waves" (both figuratively and literally). Millions heeded his call and dove into the nation's rivers and lakes, even as they plunged into the violent tides of politics.

Due to overcrowding in Chinese urban spaces, the most popular sports today also tend to be the most space-efficient. Ping pong and badminton took the country by storm in the middle of the century. Pioneering the rapid-firing "pencil grip," Chinese ping pong players overwhelmed opponents still using traditional grips and established themselves as the unquestioned leaders in the sport. In the early 1970s, when China was at the height of its international isolation, ping pong matches were the first instances of the unofficial cultural contacts between the U.S. and China that led to the normalization of relations between the two; hence, the phrase Ping Pong Politics.

In the last few decades, freed from the weighty burden of promoting political agendas, sports have flourished as leisure activities. Bowling, billiards, tennis, and racquetball, though increasingly popular, are still considered sports of the well-to-do. Bans on "bourgeois sports" like golf, bowling, and horse-racing have been lifted, though gambling remains officially illegal. Michael Jordan (known as Qiaodan) mania hit China hard, and basketball is now mind-bogglingly popular among young people. In Olympic competition, China is traditionally strong in diving, gymnastics, women's volleyball, and table tennis, but overnight successes in swimming and track and field have raised suspicions about the use of performance enhancement drugs.

The most popular spectator sport is soccer, and the failure of the Chinese men's team to quality for the World Cup has been the cause of deep national disappointment. Even the most ardent fans must resort to cheering for other countries (Brazil being the most popular, followed by Germany, Nigeria, and the Netherlands). Fortunately for fans, Chinese women's teams have continuously succeeded where their male counterparts have not. Winners of six straight Asian championships, the Chinese women are considered one of the premier teams in the world. Over 91% of Be&g residents stayed up until the wee hours of the morning to watch the 1999 Women's World Cup Medals, in which China finally fell to the U.S. after playing a scoreless match lasting 120 minutes of regulation play and overtime.

Answer 4

Elephant Polo, Downhill Cheese-Rolling, & Underwater Table-Tennis are China's three most popular spectator sports.

Answer 5

In terms of people playing, basketball is huge, mostly because it doesn't require a lot of space. Badminton and table tennis are also big. People are big soccer fans, but there are limited places to play.

Answer 6

Productivity into the USA & the world>

Answer 7

i think their main sport would be Ping-Pong you can see some crazy videos on you tube, and alot of them are asian

Answer 8

Ping Pong ball ^^

Answer 9

Spitting ! Everyone participates.

Answer 10

basketball and ping pong..