Chapter 17 Swing on the third quarter

Swinging is an ancient physical activity.Its origin is directly related to the fact that humans climbed trees, collected fruits, and floated on the branches in early society.According to the records of "Ancient and Modern Art Pictures", the ancient swing was introduced from a minority living in the north - Shanrong. The Shanrong people like swinging very much, and it is very important to use swings to cultivate people's vigor and agility. fighting qualities.During the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Huan of Qi brought this activity to the Central Plains when he fought with the Shanrong people.Why is this activity called "The Swing"?According to Gao Wuji of the Tang Dynasty, swing means Qianqiu, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty wished himself a long life, so the harem of the Han family liked swing games ("Han Wudi Houting Swing Fu"). "Xiangsu Miscellaneous Notes" also pointed out that swing is a game played in the harem of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was originally called "Qianqiu", which was a word for birthday celebrations, but was later misrepresented as "swing".

The ancients believed that swings can not only "get rid of scabies" and get rid of diseases, but also "relieve boudoir boredom" and entertain girls in deep boudoir, so they are loved by the general public, especially women and children.Swing has become an extremely popular sports game since the Tang Dynasty, just like Du Fu wrote in a poem "The Customs of Swing for Thousands of Miles" ("Two Poems of Qingming").Swinging is mainly carried out in spring, especially before and after the Cold Food Festival and Ching Ming Festival, when people swing and play football.In a poem describing the scene of the Cold Food Festival, Wang Wei, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, described the vivid scenes of swings going up and down in the spring forest, and football competing with the birds in the sky. Yang Li" ("Cold Food City East Immediately").Swings have also brought a lot of joy to the palace ladies who have lived in the deep palace for many years and lived a lonely life.As soon as the Cold Food Festival comes, the maids can't wait to set up the swing frame, put on gorgeous clothes, and swing on the swing.This kind of game of ups and downs, floating in colorful clouds and tree branches makes people feel as if they are floating in the sky, so Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty and the court ladies also called it "The Play of Half Immortal" (" The Legacy of Kaiyuan Tianbao·The Play of the Half Immortal").The girls in the Tang Dynasty were very courageous when they played this kind of semi-immortal drama, without the slightest fanciness of a lady. I saw them "with light skirts, thin and easy to generate strength, and their hands facing the sky like bird wings", always swinging on the swing Even if the hairpin on the head falls to the same level as the tall tree, I don't care (Wang Jian's "Swing Ci").Sometimes I ride the moonlight to swing at night, "I can't sleep without lights in the middle of the night, and the swing hangs in the moonlight".Zong Mo of the Southern Dynasty also wrote in "Jingchu Sui Shi Ji" that in spring, long ropes are hung from tall trees, and girls in bright clothes sit on them and float back and forth.

Cold food and swinging around Qingming Festival were still very popular among women in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Even in the years of war and chaos, women in rural Shandong still followed the custom to swing on the cold food festival (Li Kaixian's "Watching the Swing") .The custom of Chinese women's swinging has been continued and has become an important women's sports activity in ancient China. In addition to this kind of swing, "grinding swing" appeared again in the Warring States Period, that is, a large pillar was erected on the ground, and wheels were mounted on the top of the pillar, and four poles or ropes radiated from the wheels, and the people playing the game played with them. The running edge hangs from a rod or rope and spins with the wheels.

Swing is also a very popular sports and entertainment activity for many ethnic minorities in our country. For example, the Naxi people have the traditional folk custom of "swing meeting". As described in a poem, "Hanging a colorful frame to meet the sky, celebrating the new year better than the old one, sisters in gorgeous dresses competing for beauty, and lovers throwing ropes to send swings." ("Yanyuan Zhuzhi Ci") Various forms of swing games are also popular in different ethnic areas.For example, the "spinning wheel swing" or "windmill swing" of the Achang nationality in Yunnan belongs to this category.This kind of swing is like a huge spinning wheel or windmill. There are four wooden boards fixed on the wheels. During the game, people sit on the boards. When the big wheel turns to the ground, they push the ground hard in turn to make the swing continue to rotate around the axis, just like a windmill. Spinning endlessly, turning faster and faster.Lisu girls also like this kind of spinning wheel swing very much.

The swing invented by the Kyrgyz people is also unique. They use the wooden pillars of the tent to set up a three-meter-high bracket with six U-shaped ox hair ropes hanging from it.The middle two are longer.This kind of swing is a two-person cooperative game that requires close cooperation between two people.When swinging, the two sides face each other, with their backs leaning on the two outer ox hair ropes. At the same time, they reach out to the side of the body to grab the two ropes, and their feet alternately step on the middle two long ox hair ropes, just like stepping on a swing board. The same as above, and then make a concerted effort to swing up.This kind of activity is deeply loved by Kirgiz young men and women.The Kirgiz people who love music also have the habit of singing swing songs while playing on swings, and there are many names and forms of swing songs.Both boys sang and girls sang, both during the day and at night, and the audience sang in a mixed chorus.

Gelao people also have a special feature of "Momoqiu", which is used for festive entertainment after the harvest or around the Spring Festival.When mentioning the seesaw, people will naturally think of the "springboard" which is popular among the Koreans in the Yanbian area of ​​northeast my country.Springboard and swing are the two most popular sports and entertainment activities for Korean women. They are usually held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Dragon Boat Festival.At this time of year, girls of the Korean ethnic group set up a long seesaw, with one person standing at each end of the board, using their own inertia when bouncing and falling off the board, to throw each other high into the air. Have guts, but also have skill.Some daring girls performed some rolling movements in the air from time to time, and some danced while jumping rope.The springboard can also be used as a collective event, and the pair with the highest jump wins.The springboard has a somewhat romantic origin. It is said that a long time ago, a young man was imprisoned after a wrongful lawsuit. His wife used the springboard to see her husband in prison. I saw my husband inside the big wall.There is also a saying that the girls who were bound by the feudal code of ethics in the deep boudoir were extremely lonely, eager to see the vast world outside the courtyard wall, and invented it.

In addition, there are many forms of swings such as "Moqiu" of the Yi nationality, "Wheel Autumn" of the Tujia nationality, and "idling wheel" of the Uyghur nationality.