任何一个国家,其国民体质的强弱,极大程度上关系着该国的兴衰荣辱,这是不容置疑的事实。旧中国的贫穷落后,致使外国列强竟把“东亚病夫”作为中国人的代名词,这是每个中国人都不会忘记的耻辱和教训。 新中国成立后,在“发展体育运动,增强人民体质”的正确方针指引下,全民动员,广泛开展了群众性的健身活动以及竞技性体育 The strength of any one country, its national constitution, to a great extent, is related to the prosperity of the country. This is an indisputable fact. The poverty and backwardness of old China led foreign powers to use the word “sick man of East Asia” as a synonym for Chinese people. This is a shame and lesson that every Chinese people will never forget. After the founding of New China, under the guidance of the correct guideline of “developing sports and enhancing people’s physique,” the entire people mobilized and extensively conducted mass physical activities as well as competitive sports