During ancient times, children didn't have smart phones, tablets or computers. Let's take a look.
Flying kites
The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite, which each has distinctive features. The swallow-shaped kite is a well-known Beijing style
The closest thing to watching a film or television for fun during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists control puppets behind the screen, telling stories. During the Qing Dynasty shadow play art reached its peak, and was staged for each major occasion.
Stone balls
During the Qing Dynasty, kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China and it was often played in the winter to keep warm. And this game is still popular till today in Beijing.
Hide-and-seek
Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play. Second, more commonly, other children hide and one child must try to find them.
A. Watching shadow plays B. Kites have quite a long history. C. Stones were made into small balls and kicked along with feet D. First, cover a child's eyes while other kids run around to get his attention E. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood F. They had nothing to do so they felt bored most of the time |
