Research On Ethnic Traditional Sports Activities In Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region During The Anti-Japanese War(1937-1945)

The Anti-Japanese War lasted for 14 years,which was the first complete victory of the national liberation war since modern times.During this period,the leaders of the Communist Party of China attached great importance to carrying out sports activities to strengthen the physique of the army and the people and inspire the national spirit.Especially from 1937 to 1945,the leaders of the Communist Party of China led the military and civilians in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region to carry out extensive ethnic traditional sports activities,so that the ethnic traditional sports in the border region achieved innovative development in content and form,and gave full play to the role of ethnic traditional sports in promoting ethnic relations,consolidating ethnic unity,and enhancing ethnic cohesion and centripetal force.The bridge and link role has made positive contributions to winning the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.As an important model in the development of Chinese red sports and people’s sports,the practice of ethnic traditional sports in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region during the Anti-Japanese War has distinct historical characteristics and rich historical value.It is of historical and practical significance to study and summarize the fine traditions and valuable experience of the practice of ethnic traditional sports in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region during the Anti-Japanese War,to promote the inheritance and development of ethnic traditional sports in the new era,and to help build a socialist modern power.Based on the historical background of the Anti-Japanese War,this study comprehensively uses the literature research method,historical analysis method,field investigation method,logical analysis method and ethnology,politics,history theory,based on the historical background of the Anti-Japanese War,the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region ethnic traditional sports activities ’ why to carry out ’,’ what to carry out ’,’ how to carry out ’,’ carry out the value ’ and other four issues as the research focus,respectively.The social background,content form,basic characteristics,historical role,experience and enlightenment of its development are analyzed in depth.The main conclusions are as follows :First,the regional cultural environment,the development situation of the border area,the Marxist theory,the Soviet sports practice and other factors,lay the foundation for the development of ethnic traditional sports activities in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region during the Anti-Japanese War;secondly,during the Anti-Japanese War,the content of ethnic traditional sports activities in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region included military traditional sports activities,folk traditional sports activities and recreational traditional sports activities.The forms of development were mainly military training,school education,mass exercise,competition performance,etc.Thirdly,during the Anti-Japanese War,the ethnic traditional sports activities in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region highlighted the historical characteristics of political objectives,people’s democracy,cultural education,scientific innovation and so on.Fourth,during the Anti-Japanese War,the ethnic traditional sports activities in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region played an important role in realizing the comprehensive development of military and civilian physical and mental health,consolidating the anti-Japanese ethnic united front pattern,enriching the theory of Marxism in China,and promoting the inheritance of ethnic traditional sports culture.Fifth,the rich experience of ethnic traditional sports activities in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region during the Anti-Japanese War has important guiding significance for promoting the development of ethnic traditional sports in the new era,that is,adhering to the party’s leading role in the development of ethnic traditional sports,adhering to the mass line in the development of ethnic traditional sports,adhering to the development path of ethnic traditional sports with Chinese characteristics,and adhering to the creative transformation and innovative development of ethnic traditional sports.