Editing China (section)

=== Sports ===
{{Main|Sport in China|China at the Olympics|China at the Paralympics}}
[[File:FloorGoban.JPG|thumb|[[Go (game)|Go]] is an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent, and which was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago.]]

China has one of the [[Sport in China|oldest sporting cultures]]. There is evidence that [[archery]] (''shèjiàn'') was practiced during the [[Western Zhou dynasty]]. Swordplay (''jiànshù'') and ''[[cuju]]'', a sport loosely related to [[association football]]<ref>{{Cite book |title=Historical Dictionary of Soccer |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7188-5 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=9j1wbp2t1usC&pg=PA2 2]}}</ref> date back to China's early dynasties as well.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 August 2013 |title=Sport in Ancient China |url=http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/08/sport-in-ancient-china/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010152027/http://www.theworldofchinese.com/2013/08/sport-in-ancient-china/ |archive-date=10 October 2017 |access-date=28 June 2014 |publisher=JUE LIU (刘珏) (The World of Chinese)}}</ref>

[[Physical fitness]] is widely emphasized in Chinese culture, with morning exercises such as ''[[qigong]]'' and [[tai chi]] widely practiced,<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Thornton |first1=E. W. |last2=Sykes |first2=K. S. |last3=Tang |first3=W. K. |date=2004 |title=Health benefits of Tai Chi exercise: Improved balance and blood pressure in middle-aged women |journal=[[Health Promotion International]] |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=33–38 |doi=10.1093/heapro/dah105 |pmid=14976170 |doi-access=free}}</ref> and commercial [[gym]]s and private fitness clubs are gaining popularity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 July 2011 |title=China health club market – Huge potential & challenges |url=http://chinasportsbiz.com/2011/07/01/huge-potential-of-fitness-market-in-china/ |access-date=31 July 2012 |website=China Sports Business}}</ref> Basketball is the most popular spectator sport in China.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2014 |script-title=zh:2014年6岁至69岁人群体育健身活动和体质状况抽测结果发布 |url=http://www.wenzhou.gov.cn/art/2014/8/7/art_9113_318011.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151109001344/http://www.wenzhou.gov.cn/art/2014/8/7/art_9113_318011.html |archive-date=9 November 2015 |access-date=23 November 2015 |website=Wenzhou People's Government}}</ref> The [[Chinese Basketball Association]] and the American [[National Basketball Association]] also have a huge national following amongst the Chinese populace, with native-born and NBA-bound Chinese players and well-known national household names such as [[Yao Ming]] and [[Yi Jianlian]] being held in high esteem.<ref name="Beech2003">{{Cite magazine |last=Beech |first=Hannah |date=28 April 2003 |title=Yao Ming |url=http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/yao_ming.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705191234/http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/yao_ming.html |archive-date=5 July 2011 |access-date=30 March 2007 |magazine=Time}}</ref> China's professional football league, known as [[Chinese Super League]], is the largest football market in East Asia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2013 |script-title=zh:足球不给劲观众却不少 中超球市世界第9亚洲第1 |url=http://sports.sohu.com/20130714/n381558488.shtml |access-date=17 July 2015 |website=[[Sohu]] Sports}}</ref> Other popular sports include [[Chinese martial arts|martial arts]], [[table tennis]], [[badminton]], [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] and [[snooker]]. China is home to a huge number of [[cycling|cyclists]], with an estimated 470 million bicycles {{As of|2012|lc=y}}.<ref name="470MBikes">{{Cite news |date=17 August 2012 |title=Bike-Maker Giant Says Fitness Lifestyle Boosting China Sales |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-16/bicycle-maker-giant-says-fitness-lifestyle-boosting-china-sales.html |access-date=8 September 2012 |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref> China has the world's largest [[esports]] market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kharpal |first=Arjun |date=15 July 2022 |title=China remains the world's largest e-sports market despite gaming crackdown |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/15/china-is-worlds-largest-e-sports-market-despite-crackdown-study.html |website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> Many more [[Traditional games of China|traditional sports]], such as [[dragon boat]] racing, [[Mongolian wrestling|Mongolian-style wrestling]] and [[horse racing]] are also popular.<ref name="Ref_abcden">Qinfa, Ye. [http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa032301a.htm "Sports History of China"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303183246/http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa032301a.htm |date=3 March 2009}}. [[About.Com]]. Retrieved 21 April 2006.</ref>

China has [[China at the Olympics|participated in the Olympic Games]] since 1932, although it has only participated as the PRC [[China at the 1952 Summer Olympics|since 1952]]. China hosted the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in Beijing, where its athletes received 48 gold medals – the [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|highest number of any participating nation that year]].<ref name="Ref_abcdeo">{{Cite news |date=27 August 2008 |title=China targets more golds in 2012 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/7583735.stm |access-date=27 November 2011 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> China also won the most medals at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]], with 231 overall, including 95 gold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medal Count |url=http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/medals/medal-count/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830230101/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/medals/medal-count |archive-date=30 August 2012 |access-date=9 September 2012 |website=London2012.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=9 September 2012 |title=China dominates medals; U.S. falls short at Paralympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/story/2012/09/9/china-dominates-medals-us-falls-short-at-paralympics/57719222/1 |access-date=19 June 2013 |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> In 2011, Shenzhen hosted the [[2011 Summer Universiade]]. China hosted the [[2013 East Asian Games]] in Tianjin and the [[2014 Summer Youth Olympics]] in Nanjing, the first country to host both regular and Youth Olympics. Beijing and its nearby city [[Zhangjiakou]] collaboratively hosted the [[2022 Winter Olympics]], making Beijing the first dual Olympic city by holding both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beijing: The world's first dual Olympic city |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/100-days-to-go-beijing-worlds-first-dual-olympic-city |access-date=6 February 2022 |publisher=olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=23 February 2018 |title=Beijing 2022 Winter Games Olympics – results & video highlights |url=https://www.olympic.org/beijing-2022 |access-date=23 February 2018 |publisher=International Olympic Committee}}</ref> China hosted the [[Asian Games]] in [[1990 Asian Games|1990]] (Beijing), [[2010 Asian Games|2010]] (Guangzhou), and [[2022 Asian Games|2023]] (Hangzhou).<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 September 2023 |title=At-a-glance guide to the Hangzhou Asian Games |url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/sports/20230921-at-a-glance-guide-to-the-hangzhou-asian-games |access-date=15 December 2024 |work=[[Radio France Internationale]]}}</ref>