Cuju

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Song Emperor Taizu playing with Prime Minister Zhao Pu, painting by Qian Xuan (1235–1305)
The Yongle Emperor (1402–1424) watches his eunuchs play.
Representation from the Ming Dynasty

Cuju ( Chinese  蹴鞠 , Pinyin cùjú , W.-G. ts'u-chü , also Ts'u Chü or Ts'u Kü ) was an Asian ball game that is considered to be the forerunner of football .

history

Cuju was played in the 3rd century BC at the latest. The leather ball, originally filled with feathers and hair, had to be carried through an opening only 30–40 cm wide into a narrow net that was attached to two long bamboo poles.

During the Tang Dynasty , people switched to a ball filled with air. This resulted in the variants Zhu Qiu and Bai Da .

Interest in the sport waned during the Ming Dynasty . It wasn't until the 20th century, when the game of soccer was globalized, that the game regained importance in China.

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Huba (ed.): Football world history. Munich: Copress Verlag / Stiebner Verlag, 2007. ISBN 3767909588
  • Sabrina Loi: (Myth) Football - A History of Development. GRIN Verlag, 2007. ISBN 978-3-638-80747-0

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