Ancient Chinese sports shown in woodcut picture
2008-04-22 05:04:24 Xinhua English
Children view a traditional Jiangzhou woodcut new-year picture featuring ancient Chinese sports in Xinjiang county of north China's Shanxi Province, April 22, 2008. (Xinhua/Xue Jun)
Photo taken on April 22, 2008 shows a part of a traditional Jiangzhou woodcut new-year picture featuring one kind of ancient Chinese sports cuju (football) in Xinjiang county of north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Xue Jun)
A girl points at part of a traditional Jiangzhou woodcut new-year picture featuring a kind of ancient Chinese sports polo when viewing the woodcut with other children, April 22, 2008. (Xinhua/Xue Jun)
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The 11-meter-long woodcut new-year picture created by a local farmer named Guo Quansheng depicted diversified physical activities in ancient Chinese history including jueli (wrestling), cuju (football), polo and so forth.
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