1.8K views · 114 reactions | A glimpse of ancient Chinese sports in NW China's Xi'an #China's 14th #NationalGames is underway in Xi'an, northwest China's #Shaanxi Province. As the capital of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, Xi'an has seen its sporting activities flourish since over 1,000 years ago. The #sports history of the city can be found in various cultural relics. | WE ARE CHINA | Facebook

11K views · 137 reactions | Football – where did it all begin? Historical depictions of ball games as a sporting practice stretch back thousands of years. Watch this brief history of football with Dr Jonathan Cable of the University of Gloucestershire. Full version: https://youtu.be/f7W4uJjAqRI English vocabulary and exercises: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/intermediate-vocabulary/football | British Council | Facebook