I think it’s good to talk about what regional flavours that people might want to see in China.
Personally, I think some of the things I would like to in the area are lifestyle choices related to calligraphy and poetry. I don’t think there would or should be some kind of military styled tournament ala Western Europe. At least not amongst the elite. Nevertheless, I could see horse archery competitions being a thing. In China, two of the six arts of being a gentlemen according to Confucius were archery and charioteering.The bow was a noble’s weapon. In the warring states period, noblemen were expected to fire arrows from chariots. After chariots were phased out, this was replaced by horse archery. The emperors of China did repeatedly emphasise horse archery as a skill. The first and second Emperors of the Tang Dynasty(Gaozu and Taizong) were both noted master horse archers in their youth. In the Song Dynasty, the emperors greatly encouraged the formation of archery clubs in the North to form militias that could potentially counter invasions.
As for sport, I would like maqiu(polo) and cuju(soccer) to be depicted. Both sports were exceedingly popular amongst the upper class of society in the Tang and Song Dynasty. Cuju’s popularity eventually became widespread throughout society and it’s popularity lasted until the end of the Ming Dynasty when the Qing dynasty banned it due to it’s suspicion of men gathering in groups and potentially launching revolts.
Personally, I think some of the things I would like to in the area are lifestyle choices related to calligraphy and poetry. I don’t think there would or should be some kind of military styled tournament ala Western Europe. At least not amongst the elite. Nevertheless, I could see horse archery competitions being a thing. In China, two of the six arts of being a gentlemen according to Confucius were archery and charioteering.The bow was a noble’s weapon. In the warring states period, noblemen were expected to fire arrows from chariots. After chariots were phased out, this was replaced by horse archery. The emperors of China did repeatedly emphasise horse archery as a skill. The first and second Emperors of the Tang Dynasty(Gaozu and Taizong) were both noted master horse archers in their youth. In the Song Dynasty, the emperors greatly encouraged the formation of archery clubs in the North to form militias that could potentially counter invasions.
As for sport, I would like maqiu(polo) and cuju(soccer) to be depicted. Both sports were exceedingly popular amongst the upper class of society in the Tang and Song Dynasty. Cuju’s popularity eventually became widespread throughout society and it’s popularity lasted until the end of the Ming Dynasty when the Qing dynasty banned it due to it’s suspicion of men gathering in groups and potentially launching revolts.
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