The Softening Development Of China's Rhythmic Gymnastics

In the 21st century, with modern rapid development of the sports, a new development trend of the sports is quietly formed. This trend represents a softening process, indicating a return of sport culture to human nature and a restore of primitive culture to the sport education. This development trends is undoubtedly a welcomed change of modern sports, and also an inevitable achievement of the sports activities with long long history.The word, soft, describes a good texture of something, with the "hard" as an antonym. Softening means a change from hard to soft, which is originally a medical terminology. From analysis of the meanings of words, "soften" should include a meaning of "Sophie" implying flexible concepts and wisdoms. This "Sophie" concepts and wisdoms has a philosophy exposure in ancient China culture. One example includes the famous "Dao De Jing", where indicated that "the most soft world will appear across the most strong world" and "soft power is over hard power". Now with the society development, the "Sophie" concepts and wisdoms has been widely used in political, economic, and social management fields, such as the soft power in political management, the soft landing in economic area, and the flexible management in business management. It is obvious that the "Sophie" concepts and wisdoms can simulate all kinds of innovations. Therefore, its equally application to the sports fields is suitable and innovative.This study focuses on China's Rhythmic gymnastics. By using literature study, interviews, questionnaires, field investigations, and logical analysis methods, this paper studies the social scientific and multi-cultural perspectives of the development trend of China's Rhythmic gymnastics, and draws a conclusion on the softening development concept, laws, principles, ways and measures. A clear picture for the future studies basing on this paper is also revealed.The literature studies show that the softening development of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics matches the current needs of modern social and cultural development. It is also a natural result from the Rhythmic gymnastics own development. The 30 years of Chinese rhythmic gymnastics development can be divided into "soft" (as a symbol of the universal stage), "rigid" (as a symbol of the pursuit of high performance stage) and "softening" (as a symbol to promote harmony stage) three stages. The definition of Rhythmic Gymnastics soften development should be to adapt the needs of the modern society in rhythmic gymnastics campaign, to promote cultural spirit and let elite rhythmic gymnastics and youth schools Rhythmic gymnastics merged, and universal popular Rhythmic gymnastics softening achieved through integration. This process will promote China's rhythmic gymnastics and keep sports a sustainable development. To soften rhythmic gymnastics includes some basic channels, such as differentiation, derivatives, exchange, innovation and construction. Rhythmic gymnastics softening development will enhance the implementation of the measures of rhythmic gymnastics, which contributes to the establishment of a scientific and competitive Rhythmic gymnastics and rhythmic gymnastics conversion mechanism in the mass base. A combination of the powerful mass base into the high-level competitive forces inside China will enable China's Rhythmic gymnastics a sustainable development.This study aims to explore a new development direction for China's rhythmic gymnastics in the new century by providing a theoretical reference. Some specific ways for China's Rhythmic gymnastics softening development is also suggested in this study.