National Games of the People's Republic of China
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The National Games of the People's Republic of China , sometimes known as the All China Games (though not to be confused with the All-China Games
), is the premier sports event in China
at national level. It is usually held once every four years, most recently in October 2009, when the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
took place in Shandong
. The next games will be held in Liaoning
in 2013.
The forerunner of the Games was the Chinese National Games, first held in 1910. This ran until 1948 and the competition was relaunched under its current name in 1959, following the formation of the People's Republic of China
.
All-China Games
The All-China Games is a quadrennial national multi-sports event for non-Olympic sports in China. The events are not really competitions and the games "give priority to promoting national physical fitness and providing lots of fun for amateur athletes"....
), is the premier sports event in China
China
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at national level. It is usually held once every four years, most recently in October 2009, when the 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
11th National Games of the People's Republic of China
The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April...
took place in Shandong
Shandong
' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...
. The next games will be held in Liaoning
Liaoning
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "辽" , a name taken from the Liao River that flows through the province. "Níng" means "peace"...
in 2013.
The forerunner of the Games was the Chinese National Games, first held in 1910. This ran until 1948 and the competition was relaunched under its current name in 1959, following the formation of the People's Republic of China
History of the People's Republic of China
The history of the People's Republic of China details the history of mainland China since October 1, 1949, when, after a near complete victory by the Communist Party of China in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen...
.
Chinese National Games
| Year | Edition | Date | Host city | No. of competitors (delegations) |
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| 1910 | I | Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
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| 1914 | II | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
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| 1924 | III | Wuchang Wuchang, Heilongjiang Wuchang is a city in the Harbin metropolitan area in Heilongjiang province of the People's Republic of China.The name "Wuchang" has been in use since 1855. At that time people began to reclaim wasteland, and built five noble lodges. It was changed to Wuchang Bureau in 1882, and changed to Wuchang... |
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| 1930 | IV | Hangzhou Hangzhou Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people... |
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| 1933 | V | Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
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| 1935 | VI | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
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| 1948 | VII | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
National Games of the People's Republic of China
| Year | Edition | Date | Host city | No. of competitors (delegations) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | I | 13 September – 3 October | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
10,600 |
| 1965 | II | 11–28 September | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
5,922 (29) |
| 1975 | III | 12–28 September | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
10,669 (31) |
| 1979 | IV | 15–30 September | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
6,000+ |
| 1983 | V | 18 September – 1 October | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
8,943 |
| 1987 | VI | 20 November – 5 December | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
8,000+ |
| 1993 | VII | 15 August – 19 September | Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... /Sichuan Sichuan ' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu... /Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao Qinhuangdao is a port city in northeastern Hebei province of North China. It is about 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea.... |
10,510 (45) |
| 1997 | VIII | 12–24 October | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
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| 2001 | IX | 11–25 November | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
8,608 (45) |
| 2005 | X 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China The 10th National Games of the People's Republic of China was a multi-sport event that was held in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, from 12–23 October 2005.... |
9–23 October | Jiangsu Jiangsu ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name... |
9,986 (46) |
| 2009 | XI 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China The 11th National Games of the People's Republic of China was held in various cities in Shandong from October 16 to October 28, 2009. Represented were 33 sports, 43 disciplines and 362 events, including 4 winter sports which were held in Shenyang, Changchun and Qingdao between January and April... |
16–28 October | Shandong Shandong ' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese... |
10,991 (46) |
| 2013 | XII 12th National Games of the People's Republic of China The 12th National Games of the People's Republic of China will be held in the northeastern province of Liaoning in 2013. Liaoning will be the 6th provincial level host of the games, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shandong.... |
Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu... |
See also
- Football at the National Games of ChinaFootball at the National Games of ChinaMen's football was an Chinese National Games sport since the first edition. Women's football competition began on 1987.Since 1997, age limit for men's teams is under-20...
- Sport in the People's Republic of ChinaSport in the People's Republic of ChinaAlthough China has long been associated with the martial arts, sport in China today consists of a small variety of competitive sports played in China, including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau...
- National Peasants' GamesNational Peasants' GamesThe National Peasants' Games are a quadrennial multi-sport event in China in which competitors from among the country's 750 million rural residents take part in sports, both conventional - including basketball, athletics, table tennis, shooting, Xiangqi and t'ai chi, and traditional rural and...
- All-China GamesAll-China GamesThe All-China Games is a quadrennial national multi-sports event for non-Olympic sports in China. The events are not really competitions and the games "give priority to promoting national physical fitness and providing lots of fun for amateur athletes"....