Time of the opening ceremony of the Ethnic Minority Games

The time for the National Ethnic Minority Games has been set, with five competitions open to everyone. Therefore, friends who want to watch the game can pay attention to the game time and number of games. Here is a brief introduction.

The font opening ceremony will be held on the evening of September 8, 2010.

Due to factors such as limited space, nature of the event, and security measures, the 11th National Ethnic Games *** has five competition events: ethnic martial arts, ethnic aerobics, woodball, dragon boat, and bamboo rafts open to the public. open. Spectators for other competitions are organized by the organizing committee.

Opening Ceremony Time

Competition Time: All day on September 9th, 10th and 11th;

Venue: Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium;

Project introduction: The martial arts of my country’s ethnic minorities were developed during long-term production, life, hunting or war, and have distinctive national cultural characteristics. At first, the ancestors of ethnic minorities practiced martial arts in order to fight against beasts and protect themselves. Later, martial arts became a military skill. Nowadays, the martial arts of ethnic minorities have integrated fitness activities and performance skills.

In 1991, at the Fourth National Ethnic Traditional Sports Games, martial arts was listed as a competition event for the first time. In previous National Games, martial arts has been one of the events with the largest number of participants and the most fierce competition.

National Martial Arts

Competition time: all day on September 10th, afternoons on September 11th and 13th;

Competition location: Zhengzhou Gymnasium;

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Project introduction: Ethnic aerobics is a prescribed routine created by the National Ethnic Affairs Commission for the 10th National Ethnic Traditional Sports Games. This set of aerobics uses typical dance elements of many ethnic groups as action materials, with fitness as the first element. It naturally, smoothly and reasonably combines the softness of ethnic dance with the strength of aerobics, highlighting the health, strength and beauty of the movements. , which perfectly combines traditional national culture with modern fitness. The aerobics music is adapted from the song "Our Common Home" with national characteristics, with a cheerful and smooth rhythm and a strong sense of rhythm.

Ethnic aerobics needs to incorporate multi-ethnic elements so that it can be accepted by all ethnic groups and make them feel friendly. The difficulty of arranging the music can be imagined. There are more than 20 teams participating in the national aerobics competition of this National Games. At the same time, each delegation will perform this set of national aerobics at the opening ceremony.

National Aerobics

Competition time: all day on September 9th and 15th, afternoon on September 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th;

< p>Competition location: Zhengzhou Stadium;

Project introduction: Woodball is a traditional sport of the Hui people, and Ningxia is the birthplace of woodball. The folk wooden ball game in Ningxia is also called "mao ball". The fur ball is not a wooden ball, but a "furry ball" made of wool. According to legend, "playing wool balls" is a recreational activity carried out by herdsmen on wasteland. They use whips and sticks to hit "hair balls", also called "hair balls".

But the "Mao Dan Ball" was easy to break under the heavy blow of the stick and difficult to make, so someone used a sickle to cut off a wooden stick and replaced the ball with wood. It was strong, durable, convenient and feasible, and thus the Ningxia folk " The prototype of "playing wood ball".

In 1991, at the Fourth National Ethnic Minority Traditional Sports Games in Guangxi, woodball was officially included in the competition. During the game, each team of 5 people, holding a batting board, uses techniques such as passing, catching, dribbling, grabbing, and hitting to avoid the opponent's defense, hit the ball into the opponent's goal, and use defensive techniques such as stealing the ball to prevent the opponent from scoring. At the end of the game, the side with more points wins.

Woodball

Competition time: All day on September 9th, 10th and 11th;

Location: Longhu Water District, Zhengdong New District;

Project introduction: Dragon boating is a traditional national sport widely carried out among the people. It is a sport in which many oarsmen row with a single oar for propulsion, using muscle power to paddle behind the boat to push the boat forward. Zhuang, Miao, Dai, Bai, Tu and other ethnic minorities in the south have the custom of dragon boat racing during festivals.

Although the dates and commemorative objects of dragon boat races vary from place to place, no matter where they are, the boats will be dressed as dragons. With the support of gongs and drums, the Chinese Dragon Boat Races have gradually formed the concept of "unity and cooperation" , hard work and enterprising spirit. In 1991, at the Fourth National Ethnic Traditional Sports Games held in Guangxi, dragon boating was listed as an official event for the first time.

Dragon Boating

Competition time: all day on September 13th, morning on September 14th;

Location: Longhu waters of Zhengdong New District;

Project introduction: Bamboo rafting originated in the Chishui River Basin. It is a unique folk skill in northern Guizhou and has a long history. Guizhou has high mountains and deep ravines, and transportation is inconvenient. But bamboo grows luxuriantly in the Chishui River Basin, and bamboo became the water transportation tool of ancestors on both sides of the Chishui River. For the convenience of traveling and going to the market, local residents often cut bamboos by the river and paddle down the water.

Du Zhupeng, commonly known as "drawing bamboo poles", is a performance in which the performer uses a small bamboo pole to stand on the bamboo pole.