China’s Mass Sports

China’s mass sports are carried on in schools among workers and staff members, peasants, the armed forces, the aged and the handicaped.

In 1995, The Chinese Government put forward the Plan for All People to Build Up Their Health with all the citizens as participants and youngsters and children as the mainstay so as to develop mass sports more widely and to improve people’s physical quality and helath level.

Sports activities are popular among workers and staff members. Workers and employees of industrial and commercial enterprises, government offices and other organizations have a fifteen minute break both in the morning and afternoon to do exercises or attend other sports.

Eight types of setting up exercises to radio music are offered, so that there is activity for everyone.

In many cities, the traditional sports, such as wushu (martial arts), taijiquan (shodow boxing) qigong (breathing exercise) and body building exercises are popular.

Particularly in the early morning, people are seen in parks and open spaces doing morning exercisex. Sports in China’s rural areas may reflect regional differences but participation is encouraged.