Skybridge Wrestling
According to relevant cultural relics and historical records, wrestling was already a sport in China more than 2,000 years ago. In the Qing Dynasty, this sport was greatly developed. The Qing court established the Shanpu Camp, and wrestling was called "official wrestling", reaching a relatively high level. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, the "official legs" of the Shanpu Camp, Rui Wuye and Wan Baye (Wan Yongshun), opened a wrestling hall in Tianqiao Hongmiao (the lower courtyard of Jinzhong Temple), and accepted disciples such as Zhu Liu, Wei Dehai, Li Lianfeng, Shen Yousan, Man Guangtian, Bao Shanlin, Sun Baocai, and He Sheng. From then on, "official wrestling" was integrated into the folk, and was collectively called "throwing wrestling". In the 1920s, Bao Shanlin (1900-1965), Wan Baye's apprentice, set up a wrestling field in Beijing Tianqiao and created a unique wrestling model, which was characterized by flexibility, beautiful body shape, humorous commentary, and a combination of civil and martial arts with a central flag. The training method of wrestling emphasizes three plates, and the technique emphasizes thirty-six big trips and numerous small trips. The performances are varied, with live performances (live jokes), mouthpieces, and constant "burdens", and the speech is humorous. The rules of the competition are a best-of-three system, and each game must have three falls. As an excellent way of expressing national culture, Tianqiao wrestling has research value in many aspects such as folklore, art, sports, culture, society, and history. At present, with the passing of the old generation of wrestling masters, there is a lack of successors in the wrestling world. In addition, there is no fixed training and performance venue, and the market operation is difficult. This ancient skill is facing the risk of being lost, and strengthening its protection is an urgent task.