1 中国近代体育,是指1840年到1949年这段时期在中国流行和实施的体育。它包括两个方面:一是中国本身固有的由古代延续下来的传统体育;一是由西方传入的近代体育。古代中国体育曾经历了高度繁荣和发达的阶段,但到了清代,它和它所处的社会都已远远落后于欧洲,特别是鸦片战争以后,帝国主义列强用大炮轰开了中国闭关自守的大门,从此,中国一步步地沦为半殖民地半封建社会。帝国主义入侵所导致的民族矛盾与阶级矛盾的加 1 Modern Chinese sports, refers to the period of 1840 to 1949 popular in China and the implementation of sports. It includes two aspects: First, China’s inherent traditional ancient continuation of the traditional sports; First, modern sports imported from the West. Ancient Chinese sports experienced a highly prosperous and developed stage. However, in the Qing Dynasty it and its society lagged far behind Europe. After the Opium War in particular, the imperialist powers used artillery to open China’s door of autonomy Since then, China has gradually become a semi-colonial semi-feudal society. The national contradictions and the class contradictions caused by imperialist invasion