The Formation Of Rope Skipping

After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been records of rope skipping in every dynasty. Duan Chengshi of the Tang Dynasty wrote in "Youyang Zazu·Jingyi": "On the 15th day of the eighth month, the procession and the rope-penetrating game are played." It can be seen that in the Tang Dynasty, there were not only games of jumping through ropes, but also such games were named "penetrating", which gave rope skipping a special name.
After the Southern Song Dynasty, rope skipping developed into acrobatics and acrobatics, and also had the name "rope-penetrating". Wu Zimu of the Song Dynasty recorded in "Dream of the Southern Song Dynasty·Prime Ministers, Princes, and Officials of the Southern Class Entered the Palace to Offer Birthday Banquet": "The acrobatics presented are pole climbing, rope-penetrating, handstand, waist bending, bowl-playing, kicking pans and bottles, somersaults, etc." Meng Yuanlao of the Song Dynasty wrote in "Dongjing Menghualu·June 6th, Cui Fujun's Birthday, and the 24th Birthday of Shenbaoguan God": "Since the early days, acrobatics have been presented, such as pole climbing, twirling, rope-penetrating, sumo wrestling, drum-board singing, and cockfighting." From "penetrating" in the Tang Dynasty to "penetrating" in the Southern Song Dynasty, the name of rope skipping has become more vivid and specific.
Disciple Rules: Children gather together to play skipping rope
During the Liao Dynasty, children skipping rope was also very popular. The "Children Skipping Rope Picture" in the Liao Tomb of Xuanhua was found in the tomb of Zhang Kuangzheng in Area 1. It was painted on the front of the semicircular wall above the wooden door of the back room. The picture shows three children playing a skipping rope game. The two children on the left and right are bending their bodies and legs, swinging a long rope vigorously. In the middle, a shirtless child is bending his knees and stretching his arms, jumping lightly. The composition is exquisite and it is a very valuable skipping rope cultural relic.