主办单位:成都体育学院
ISSN 1001-9154 CN 51-1097/G8

Journal of Chengdu Sport University ›› 2021, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (3): 52-59.doi: 10.15942/j.jcsu.2021.03.008

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Beyond Space and Time: the Spread of Archery Culture along the Silk Road and the Shaping of "Archery Road"

YUN Yan1, CHEN Yushi1, HAO Qin2   

  1. 1. School of P. E., Sichuan Univ., Chengdu Sichuan 610065;
    2. History & Culture Dept., Chengdu Sports Univ., Chengdu Sichuan 610041
  • Received:2020-03-20 Revised:2021-02-20 Online:2021-05-15 Published:2021-06-18

Abstract: Using the methods of documents, comparison of antiques and images, and taking the space and historical time along the Silk Road in broad sense as the background, this present paper,based on a division of antiques, martial techniques and rituals, discusses the spread of archery culture along the Silk Road from the perspective of comparative civilization, and proposes the concept of Archery Road. This present study builds a connection of the collective memory and culture identity of the archery cultures in the "One Belt One Road" region. It is hoped that thisstudy can usher in a new endeavor in the logic, view and method of sports history studies.

Key words: sports history, archery history, the Silk Road, the Archery Road, crescent bow case, mounted archery, ritual

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