Sports Training System (Xùnliàn tǐzhì 训练体制)|Xùnliàn tǐzhì 训练体制 (Sports Training System)
Bjoern CONRAD Sport’s training systems require care monitoring of the athlete’s various muscular and cardiovascular capacities. Here, a young athlete
Olympic Games—History (Àolínpǐkè lìshǐ 奥林匹克历史)|Àolínpǐkè lìshǐ 奥林匹克历史 (Olympic Games—History)
FAN Hong Liu Changchun, China’s first Olympic athlete, competed as a sprinter in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Although
Sports Sponsorship (Tǐyù zànzhù 体育赞助)|Tǐyù zànzhù 体育赞助 (Sports Sponsorship)
Scott ELDRIDGE II Sponsors are eager to get a foothold in Chinese sports. During the Beijing Olympics in 2008 the
Tai Chi (Tàijíquán 太极拳)|Tàijíquán 太极拳 (Tai Chi)
Michael G. DAVIS A group of men practice tai chi on the Bund in Shanghai, circa 1970. An admiring crowd
Olympic Games of 2008 (Běijīng Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì 北京奥林匹克运动会)|Běijīng Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì 北京奥林匹克运动会 (Olympic Games of 2008)
Judy POLUMBAUM Countdown to the Olympic Games, Beijing. PHOTO BY TOM CHRISTENSEN. The 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was China’s
Sports (Tǐyù 体育)|Tǐyù 体育 (Sports)
Allen GUTTMANN Liu Changchun, China’s first Olympic athlete, competed as a sprinter in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. Chinese
Asian Games (Yàyùnhuì 亚运会)|Yàyùnhuì 亚运会 (Asian Games)
Judy POLUMBAUM The opening ceremonies of the sixth Asian Winter Games in Chuangchun. The Asian Games bring together athletes from
Tourism (Lǚyóu 旅游)|Lǚyóu 旅游 (Tourism)
Peiyi DING and Noel SCOTT In the harbor of Macao, an international tourist destination because of its famous casinos, a
Gambling (Dǔbó 赌博)|Dǔbó 赌博 (Gambling)
Cathy H. C. HSU An outdoor card game. PHOTO BY JOAN LEBOLD COHEN. Since 300 BCE betting on dice and
Martial Arts (Wushu) (Wǔshù 武术)|Wǔshù 武术 (Martial Arts (Wushu))
Michael A. DeMARCO A man practices martial arts in the morning on the grounds of the Temple of Heaven in