Routledge Handbook of Sport in China

Part I Sports History and Tradition in Ancient China

1. The Bodily Practice, Thoughts, and Beliefs in Pre-Qin Period (before 221 B.C.)

2. Sport Transformation in Qin and Han Dynasties and Three Kingdoms Period

3. Sports in the Two Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties

4. Sport, Physical Activity and Health in Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (581-979)

5. Sports Development in Song and Yuan Dynasties (960-1368)

6. The Transformation of Traditional Sports in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368-1840)

7. The Early Diffusion of Modern Western Sport to China

8. Physical Liberation and Feminism: Women’s Sports in the Republic of China

9. Christianity and the Transformation of Physical Education and Sport in China

10. Sporting Events and Competitions in Modern China

11. Going Global: China’s Participation in the Olympics During the Republic of China

12. China and the Far Eastern Championship Games

13. International Sporting Bids, China, and the Relations with Its Neighbours

14. Sport Diplomacy and International Relations of China

15. Professional Football in China: The Past, Present, and Future

16. The Systemic and Political Governance of Chinese Sport

17. Mass Sports And Its Role In Economic Development

18. School Sports and University　Sports Club Development in China

19. Chinese Sports Lottery: Development And Regulations

20. Sports Law in China

21. The Influence of Gender Identities and Development on Sports and Physical Education in China

22. A Comparative Study on the Policies and Practices of Physical Education in Schools at the Compulsory Education Stage Between China and Japan

23. Preschool Children’s Sports Policy Development and Health Since the Reform and Opening Up in China

24. From the ‘Cooperation of Sports and Education’ to the ‘Integration of Sports and Education’: The Road of Training Elite Sport Talents in China

25. A Critical Assessment of Physical Education Systems in Schools

26. Sport and Physical Fitness of Senior Citizens

27. Sport and Social Stratification in Contemporary China: Migrant Workers, Citizenship, and Sport Rights

28. Sport Participation of Ethnic Minorities

29. Sport Policy and Development for the Masses: A Historical Overview

30. China’s Selection System for Disabled Athletes and its Advantages

31. Gender Politics and Women’s Sports Participation in the People’s Republic of China

32. Sports Participation Among Children and Adolescents

33. China at the Asian Games: Progress and Prospects

34. Athletes Development in China: The Success and Challenge

35. Flying the Flag at the Olympics: Representing Nation Through Elite Sports Space

36. The Commercialisation and Professionalisation of High-Performance Sports

37. The Effects of Hosting the Olympic Games in China: From Host and Non-Host Cities’ Perspectives

38. Social Media Marketing in China

39. The Naturalization of Athletes in Mainland China

40. Inheritance and Enrichment: The Cultural Heritage of Beijing Olympic Games

Part VIII Sports Economy, Commerce, Business, and Management

 Min Ge

41. Sport Commerce and Event Management in the Global Commodity Chains

42. The Promotion of Rural Revitalization in China through Grassroots Sports Social Organisations

43. Sport Economy and Urban Development

44. Leisure Sports in China: Policy and Practice

45. Generation Z Consumers and New Trends in the Chinese Sports Industry

46. "An Art of Regrets": Creativity and Constraints in Olympic Documentary Making in China

47. A Review of Taiwan Sports

48. Sports and Hong Kong’s Identity in Transition Since 1997 - Sports Played as a Binder or Not?

49. The Development of Sport-for-All Culture in Post-Colonial Hong Kong

50. The Development of Sporting Culture in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Gay Games 2023

51. The Collaborative Innovation of Taekwondo Halls in the Cross-Straits Under the Background of Chinese Mainland's Taiwan Policy

52. Olympic Model: Consensus on Cross-Strait Sports Communicate Since the Reform and Opening Up of the People’s Republic of China

53. The Transition of Hong Kong Elite Sports Policy Before and After 1997

54. A Review of Major Publications on Chinese Sports within Western Scholarship in the 21st Century

55. Management of Chinese Sports Science Research: Sport Science Institutes, Societies and Organizations

56. A Review of Chinese Journals, Conference Proceedings, and Publications in Sports Social Science

57. A Bibliometric Review on the Publications on Exercise and Sport Science in the Major Chinese Sports-Related Journals in the Last Decade

58. Evaluation of Public Finance of Sports Science Research Projects in China——Taking the Sports Project of National Social Science Funds as an Example

Biography

Fan Hong is professor in Sport Studies and executive dean of the Institute of Olympic Studies and Research of Shanghai University of Sport, China. She has worked, as a Professor, in De Montford University, University College Cork, University of Western Australia, Bangor University from the 1990s to the 2020s. She was the editor of the International Journal of History of Sport (Asia) and now is the Editor in Chief of the Asian Journal of Sport History and Culture, and editorial board member of several academic journals. Her research interests are in the areas of sports history, gender, policy and organisation, cross cultural studies, and Asian sports history studies.

Liu Li obtained her PhD at The University of Western Australia in 2016 in Perth, Australia. She studied in University College Cork, Ireland from 2011 to 2014. She is now an associate professor in the School of Sports History and Culture, College of Sports and Physical Education at Anhui Normal University. She is an editorial board member of　the Asian Journal of Sport History and Culture. Her main research interests are Chinese history and sports history and culture. She has received funding for Six research projects. Two of them are supported by China’s National Philosophy & Social Science Foundation and the Ministry of Education. She has published two books in English and more than 20 book chapters and refereed journal articles in Chinese and English.

"The Routledge Handbook of Sport in China offers a comprehensive examination of the multifaceted role of sports in Chinese history, society, and culture. Covering Chinese sports history from ancient times to the present, this handbook addresses a significant scholarly gap, allowing for a more nuanced understanding of the complex social, economic, political, and gender issues prevalent in Chinese history.

One of the book’s strengths is its interdisciplinary approach, drawing from a range of academic fields including history, sociology, political science, and culture studies. With entries written by nearly one hundred scholars from all over the world, the handbook offers an exciting and richly detailed account of an underresearched topic. The handbook’s interdisciplinary nature proves to be invaluable to researchers across several disciplines, particularly those interested in Chinese history and sports history. The first book of its kind, this should lead to more scholarship on the topic in the coming years."

— Nick Bambach, University of South Carolina, Best Historical Materials: 2024 | Reference and User Services Association