The Study of Han Dynasty Sport Culture in the Perspective of Ancient Prose

Sport was the described object in the prose of Han Dynasty.The colorful proses in Han Dynasty presented a physical picture of sports at that time.The writers such as Mei Cheng and Kong Zang were the earliest ones to manifest hunting sport in Han Dynasty.In the following time Sima Xiangru and Yang Xiong described the grand scenes of the royal princes' hunting,debating its positive and negative indications.Ma Rong's prose introduced chu pu and go in Han Dynasty while Cai Yong's prose introduced chess.Zhang Hen's Xijing Fu and Li You'sPing Leguan Fu reproduced the vaudeville entertainment.Sports proses in Han Dynasty did not only depict the physical activity,but also reflected people's sport concept.The whole society established the sports concept to respect the brave spirit.People played chess and went hunting in order to pursue entertainment and leisure.The sports prose contained profound cosmic and philosophical understandings.The study of the sports prose could promote the development of both literature and sports.With the bridge between sports and literature;we can better appreciate the splendid literature of Han Dynasty and promote Chinese traditional sports culture development.