Library Issues Exlibris Collection of Chinese Physical CultureThe National Library of China issued an exlibris collection of Chinese physical culture Thursday.Sun Beixin, Vice-director of the library, said at the issuing ceremony that sports have been listed as valued skills of Chinese since ancient time. The variety of sports adopted by Chinese ancestors can find similarity among modern athletic sports, which "demonstrates the resourceful Chinese physical culture," said the vice director. Sun said ancient books and rare editions collected in her library contains a number of engravings, paintings and essays on sports. To fully reflect the origin and development of Chinese physical culture, the 21 exlibris were designed according to selected engravings and paintings. The collection include archery, ball games, martial arts, track and field, weight lifting, wrestling, water sports, chess, horsemanship and gymnastics. |
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