Abstract:

By means of documents and logical analysis, this present paper puts the research of traditional archery under the macro-historical context of Zhonghua's (China) transmutation, and explores the nature of traditional archery. The paper proposes that "Zhonghua Archery Art" is an umbrella concept which can resolve in a strict sense the problem of "what it is" based on the mutual embedding and interaction of "ZhongHua" and "archery", the paper illustrates the dynamic cognition in the formation and development of "ZhongHua Archery Art" from the perspective of "what it is for?" the construction of the umbrella concept of "Zhonghua Archery Art" transcends the limits of "national state"and "boundary", explaining the question of "why it is so"

Key words: Zhonghua, archery, ZhongHua Archery Art, concept, construct, cognition