FROM CHANG'AN TO ATHENS

This book collects and studies the colourful sports and history of countries along the historical Silk Road from Chang'an to Athens, including a wide range of sports ranging from polo and chess to archery and lion dance. It will examine, research and analyse a large number of sports cultural relics and documentary materials unearthed by archaeology in recent years, and comprehensively collects and classifies these sports materials which belong to different countries along the Silk Road. In doing so, it aims to promote the sports forms of these countries and set the context of sports development, so as to raise awareness about the exchange and dissemination of sports culture between ancient China and Western countries.

Contents:

• Prologue
• A Survey of Ancient Sports along the Silk Road
• The Beginning of Primitive Sports in Chang'an, Athens, and Rome
• Sports Cultures of Chang'an, Athens, and Rome
• Ancient Games and Recreation from Chang'an to Athens and Rome
• Ancient Sports from Chang'an to Athens and Rome
• Eastern and Western Sports Culture along the Silk Road: Dissemination, Exchanges, and Integration
• Epilogue

Readership: Researchers, teachers, students and readers interested in the history of sports, Chinese sports history studies, Dunhuang studies, and ancient sports culture.

Key Features:

• Includes pictures of a variety of relics which help readers to appreciate the beauty of ancient sports cultures