Have you ever wondered what sports are played in China? They play many sports. A lot of pro players from
China play sports in the US. For example
Yao Ming a center for the Houston
Rockets in the NBA. Though there are more sports in the US than in china, some sports aren’t played in china and the US, but some are played both in
China and the US. For example baseball, basketball, rugby, and a few more are played both in China and the US. Come fly with me because we’re going to China to see the wonderful sports they play.

There always have been ancient sports in China. For example, Cuju, an ancient form of football from China. The sports have developed and got better.
Chinese people enjoy the modern sports better.

China has a lot of sports, but most of them are uncommon. For example baseball, rugby, bamby, and way more. Though a lot of sports are uncommon some are very common. For example table tennis, football, badminton, chess, basketball, and a few more. Some sports that are uncommon are uncommon because not that many people follow or like the sport that much. Sports that are common are common because people like the sport and follow the sports .

Badminton is one of the most popular sports from China. China is one of the few countries that badminton is popular. Often people that play badminton in China would move to the
US to play badminton professionally. People that play badminton in China would participate in badminton tournaments all over the world! The great thing about badminton is that the equipment is really cheap! So it’s easy to buy equipment for badminton! A lot of badminton players in China became famous. For example Lin
Dan, Yu Yang, Li Xuerui, Wang who is one of the most popular female badminton players from
China. Then you have one of the best in the world. She’s the fourth best in the world! Pi
Hong Yan !

Football is really popular in China.
It’s the most popular spectator sport in China. It’s even one of the most well supported sports in China ever since it was introduced in the 1900s.
Around 50 BC there was a sport very similar to football in China. A lot of people in China like football. There are many fans! One of the most famous chinese football players is named Long Ding.

Basketball is very popular in China. Some people from China play in the
NBA!-National Basketball
Association. For example Yao
Ming, a player for the Houston
Rockets in the NBA. The game was introduced to China by
American YMCA workers in
1896, just 5 years after, the
Canadian Dr.James Naismith had invented the game while working for the YMCA training school in Springfield,
Massachusetts.

Table Tennis is called ping pong qiu in China. It is a popular and revered in China. Lots of Chinese people are professional at Table
Tennis, for example, Wang Hoa,
Wang Nan, Zhang Yining, Li Jia Wei,
Chen Qi, Guo Yue, and Man Lin.
Chinese Table Tennis was thrown into crises in the 1989 ’s.

Did you learn a lot about the awesome sports they play in
China? Will you try some of the sports that are popular in China? I hope you do. Come visit me again
In China.