The Study On Folk Sports’ Present Developing Situation, Problems And Tendency In Jiangsu Province

Folk sports in Jiangsu province refers to sports within the scope of theadministrative division in Jiangsu which can reflect the function of region folk andcultural significance. It is an important part of regional culture. In the contemporary,folk sports has a positive role and important value in keeping Chinese national culture,promoting the construction of spiritual culture and the construction of a harmonioussociety.China is in a critical period of social transformation, and the development of folksports also face the reality of cultural transformation.Development has bothopportunities and challenges. Jiangsu’s economic and cultural development is in aleading position, with the furthering of social development, folk sports shows manyunprecedented advantages, but the contradictions are much more prominent; Thusunderstanding the present situation of the folk sports in Jiangsu province, facing crisisand challenges and grasping current developing trend is of great significance to achievethe great-leap-forward development of folk sports in Jiangsu province.This paper has used the literature material method, field survey method,questionnaire investigation, logic analysis and other research methods to study thepresent situation, problems and the developing trend of folk sports in Jiangsu province.Through field investigation and research, the study concluded that:First, the present situation of folk sports in Jiangsu province: women are muchmore than men among the participants of folk sports, and presented an aging trend; themain purpose of participation is to strengthen physical health, gain physical and mentalpleasure; most participants have taken part in for at least ten years; the organization andmanagement of folk sports are led by government, linking to non-governmentalorganizations; Participants participate in games more than commercial performances; Participants are satisfied with the match and have a good evaluation towards thetransformation of folk sports from a competing game to the purpose of sheerperformance.Second, although the development of folk sports in Jiangsu province has madesome achievements in promoting the performance of folk sports, but the developmentpath of folk sports is too narrow, in addition to government-led folk sports, ther shouldalso develop more diversified development path. Ease the development of folk sportsand to carry out the folk sports in the school education is essential, folk sportsdevelopment and the development of the folk sports in Jiangsu province in both areasstill has a long way to go.Third, the development of folk sports in Jiangsu province should pay moreattention to the social cooperation from various aspects. The government should do agood job in planning and guiding the development of folk sports in Jiangsu province,and be positive in calling folk organizations and enterprise to make contribution.Currently, the development of folk sports in Jiangsu province need to further the folkdevelopment, forming a model of government, civil organizations and enterprisessupporting each other.Fourth, the development of folk sports in Jiangsu province presents the trend ofcompetitive game transformed into performance. Under the condition of modernity, thedevelopment of folk sports shows the unbalanced development of regional developmentand culture development; In addition, due to the transformation of social and historicalenvironment, the culture space of traditional folk sports are narrowing while the newcultural space is developing.