去年八月,在内蒙古自治区莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗举行了全国曲棍球比赛。为什么要选择这样一个地方举行全国性的比赛呢? 原来,莫力达瓦达斡尔族自治旗久有“曲棍球之乡”的称号。达斡尔族人民传统的“贝阔”(用牛毛做的球)运动和现代曲棍球极其相似。曲棍球,亦称草地曲棍球,是一项非常古老的运动项目。我们从希腊墙壁上和埃及金字塔上,都可看到描绘曲棍球比赛的浮雕。我国唐代宫廷的“步打球”和北宋的“步击”游戏也和现代打曲棍 In August last year, a national hockey competition was held at Mori Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Why choose such a place to hold a national competition? It turned out that Mori Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner long “hockey town” title. Dahab people’s tradition of “Broadbeach” (with balls made of cattle) movement and modern hockey are very similar. Hockey, also known as grass hockey, is a very old-fashioned sport. We can see reliefs depicting hockey games on Greek walls and the Egyptian pyramids. The court of Tang Dynasty in our country “step ball” and the Northern Song “strike” game and modern play hockey stick