An Analysis Of The Chinese Traditional Sports Items From "Kaifeng Qingming Cultural Festival"

As the capital city of the North Song Dynasty,Kaifeng reaches its climax of prosperity around the Qingming Festival.This phenomenon can be seen in “one painting and one book” namely ‘riverside scene at Qingming Festival' and ‘dreaming of the Kaifeng'.The modern Kaifeng also inherited the folk culture in the Song Dynasty.In 2009,the “Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival” was founded,which has played the following roles.Firstly,the policy of inheriting and developing the traditional Chinese culture can be carried out.Besides,the long history can be passed on to the second generation.Last but not least,it can stimulate the continuum of the traditional sports programs.Qingming Festival has stayed its life since ancient times.As an important traditional Chinese festival,it is a time for us to enshrine our ancestor.In the meanwhile,many favorable folk sports events can be held at this time.Qingming festival,as an indispensable part of traditional culture,is the bond that holds all of our Chinese people together.If we try to dig out the intrinsic meaning of special sports programs in the “Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival”,we can find more about its origination,features and cultural connotation.As research shows,the modern “Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival” is the succession of nationalism,inheritance,variety,integration and entertainment as well as the rich cultural connotation like being capable and strong,the infusion of heaven and people,advocating for harmony and so on.In the meantime,it can also facilitate communication and strengthen the national relationship.In the process of doing exercise and having fun,people can nourish the mantel world and purify their spirit.It can also cultivate people's patriotism which is a indispensable educational element.These sports programs can also reflect Kaifeng people's love for Qingming Festival and can foster a sense of belonging within the nation.It is valuable cultural heritage and contains the traditional virtue of Chinese nation,so it is worthwhile to conserve and inherit it.“Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival”,as an important cultural carrier,enjoys nation-wide attention and influence.Not only does it have the economic value,but also it represents the spirit of challenging yourself and surpassing your rival.Many methods like using the archive,interview,fieldwork,logical analysis are flexibly used in this text to show the historical origination and inheriting process.I would like to give some advice on the current developing stage of “Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival”.firstly,add some special folk performance on open squares.Secondly,pay attention to the non-central scenic spot while featuring the central scenery spot.Thirdly,the people concerned should develop and collate the traditional sports programs.Fourthly,it is a good idea to hold some lectures and events.Fifthly,break through the bottleneck by making use of the past rich cultural achievements.As the problems occurred in the sports programs is concerned,some study have found that some of them are well-inherited while others are fading out day by day,even have never occurred in the past few years.We are now focusing and facing straight on this phenomenon in modern society.It is highly recommended that some well-designed traditional sports programs for Qingming Festival should be carried out nowadays,as well as protected and passed to the next generation.It is required to develop and organize the endangered traditional Qingming sports programs in order to enlighten it and show the charm to the public,enrich the cultural connotation.It is of vital theoretical and practical value to do research on the inheriting and development of “Chinese(Kaifeng)Qingming Cultural Festival”.In the meantime,it is the digging out,conservation and heritage that are the major programs we should concentrate on.