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The ancient capital Xi’an in Shaanxi Province 【小题1】 (hold) the National Games a short time ago. As the capital of 13 dynasties throughout Chinese history, Xi’an has never been far from sports. Starting from the Western Zhou Dynasty 【小题2】 the Tang Dynasty, the city has held many sports events.

Sumo (相扑), 【小题3】 ( know) as Japan’s “national sport’’, actually originated in ancient China. Sumo 【小题4】 (call) jiaodi or jiaoli in ancient times. Ancient jiaodi was performed by athletes with ox horns, wrestling with each other imitating wild oxen.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, jiaodi was 【小题5】 (high) favored by emperors. It is said 【小题6】 Emperor Muzong of the Tang Dynasty watched jiaodi performance every 【小题7】 (three) day. In the Tang Dynasty, jiaodi was part of military training and a kind of entrainment and athletic sports.

There were even specialized wrestling teams in Tang royal court, 【小题8】 brought jiaodi masters nationwide. Wrestling was also popular among folk people, and according to historical records, wrestling 【小题9】 (compete) was usually organized twice each year, in spring and autumn by turns.

In 1991, a Tang Dynasty figurine (雕像) with a pose of wrestling was unearthed at a tomb in Tangjinxiang County of Xi’an City. The strong figure, half naked, bare feet, 【小题10】 (wear) a triangle pants, is ready to attack.