Abstract: The nationality state is a national form of world significance and the basic unit for understanding the world pattern and constructing the world system. The nationality state is a state system of modern significance and is the basic guarantee for the healthy development of domestic undertakings. The nationality state creates state nationalities. The "nationality" of state nationalities mainly reflects their identification of a state. Reviewing the development of traditional sports in China, whether in theory or in practice, we can find it has the directional error of "upward insufficient, downward surplus". there is Not onlya clear "folk" trend, but a tendency towards potential vulgarity and degradation. Therefore, in the construction of China as a nationality state with Chinese characteristics, revising or determining base point of national traditional sports. In the undertaking of pursuing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the context of national traditional sports should be revised or determined so as to establish the social role, time mission, cultural orientation and development direction of national traditional sports.

Key words: nation, ethnic, sports, tradition