Land Based Sports & Activities
 Tug-of-War, Ancient Football, Top-Spinning
 Stepping on High, Silk Balls, Firework-Catching
 Crossbow-Firing, Wrestling, Shuttlecock
 Bamboo Pole Dance, Skipping Ropes, Lion Dance

 Crossbow-Firing (Shenu)
This is firing arrows with a crossbow and is quite an old traditional sport that has been popular for thousands of years in ethnic groups such as the Miao, Yi, Lahu, Lisu, and Yao. Miao men practice shooting with the crossbow from boyhood and contests are often held. They use corn cakes and pieces of meat as targets and players who hit these receive them as prizes. The winner with the best record usually receives other things as well as the esteem of the villagers. When they grow up and go out hunting and fishing, they will always take crossbow with them. One of the reasons for the importance of this sport is that as these people live in a mountainous area where wild and often dangerous animals are frequently encountered.

A crossbow is usually made of the tough wood of the yansang tree that grows mostly in Hunan and Guangxi Provinces. With a trigger made of cattle or goat horn, the larger bow is about 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) wide and 0.75 - 1 meter long (2.46 - 3.28 feet); and the smaller one is 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide and 0.5 - 0.7 meter (1.64 - 2.3 feet) long. The effective range of the large bow is around 200 meters (656 feet) and that of the small one is around 100 meters (328 feet). Bows may be used from either a standing or kneeling posture and it requires considerable strength to draw back the string and put the bolts or arrows in place.

Often during festivals and galas, there will be crossbow contests among people of ethnic groups. The criteria lie in the distance and the accuracy. In the China's 2nd National Games of Minority Nationality's Traditional Sports in 1982, players from Yunnan and Guangxi Province performed this sport with excellent skills, and in the 3rd games, it formed one of the main competitions.

 Mongolian Wrestling (Shuaijiao)
This is Mongolian wrestling a sport loved by the Mongolian people. Before the game, a revered elder will select the pairs of contestants and take assume the role of judge. Two sides of participants will send singers to lay down a challenge. After three rounds, wrestlers make their entrance while dancing lion or eagle steps. There is no time limit in the games, either is the area, age, or weight; but the loser will not come on again. Its rules state that they are not allowed to hold the other's leg or wrestle in a kneeling posture. Any part above the knee signifies the failure. The winner will finally be declared the wrestling hero.

Besides the wonderful game itself, the dress of wrestlers is also a distinctive highlight. They will wear waistcoats made from cowhide and canvas that leave the arms bare. The waistcoats are decorated with copper or silver rivets and on the back characters indicate the wearer's prowess. Around their waists they wear aprons in red, yellow, and blue colors. The trousers are mostly white with animals and flower patterns. Finally, silk fringes adorn their necks, the number of the colored strips symbolizing their place in the competition.

 Shuttlecock without Racket (Shoujian and Jianqiu)
These are games of Shuttlecock and Hand Shuttlecock. Hand shuttlecock originated from the Tang (618 - 907) and Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) and has been adopted by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups. When playing the game, Miao people hit the shuttlecock with their hands in a similar way to tennis but without rackets! The way in which the shuttlecock is made is rather special - it is held together with quality corn peel, wrapped in fine embroidery in either square or hexagonal shapes. The flight is made from three large feathers from the wings of a chicken. This sport developed from activities people engaged in while planting paddy rice.

The shuttlecock evolved from the hand shuttlecock. The playground is usually in the length of 12 meters (13 yards) and the width of 6 meters (6.5 yards), with a net in the middle. Each team has three players. They mainly play by skillful kicking. The game is similar to volleyball, but the shuttlecock may not be touched with the hands or arms. A team has to win two games out of three in a set. The first team to win 15 sets wins the match.

 Land Based Sports & Activities
 Tug-of-War, Ancient Football, Top-Spinning
 Stepping on High, Silk Balls, Firework-Catching
 Crossbow-Firing, Wrestling, Shuttlecock
 Bamboo Pole Dance, Skipping Ropes, Lion Dance