“探訪足球起源文化之旅”推文

蹴鞠是始於春秋戰國時期齊都臨淄的一種球類運動，
Cuju is a ball game first played in Linzi, the capital of the historical State of Qi, in present-day Shandong Province of China, during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period.

在中國綿延了兩千多年。
With a history of more than 2,000 years,

被國際足聯認定為足球的起源。
Cuju is recognized by FIFA as the origin of football.

蹴鞠凝聚了中華民族的古老智慧，
As a product of ancient Chinese wisdom,

彰顯著團結協作的體育精神。
Cuju embodies the spirit of teamwork and sportsmanship.

它既是百姓間廣泛流行的娛樂方式，
In ancient China, as a way of entertaining

又曾是軍隊裡行之有效的練兵之法。
and military training,

上至宮廷下至民間，
Cuju enjoyed widespread popularity

它得到人們的普遍喜愛，
from royalty to commoners,

並在朝代更迭中發展演進。
and evolved with the passage of time.

伴隨著中國與各國人民之間的友好往來，
Through friendly exchanges between China and the rest of the world,

蹴鞠被傳播到世界許多其他國家，
Cuju was introduced to many other countries

與各國文化交融交匯。
and became intermingled with their respective cultures.

追尋著蹴鞠文化的腳步，
Our journey of discovering the Cuju culture will be incomplete

來到它的起源地——中國山東。
without talking about its place of origin, Shandong, China.

山東歷史悠久、文化厚重，
Steeped in culture and history,

這裡曾制禮作樂、“鬱鬱乎文”，
Shandong saw the birth of “Li”, traditional Chinese norms of proper social behaviors.

曾設立學宮、百家爭鳴，
It was also home to China’s earliest institute of higher education, witnessing the “Contention of a Hundred Schools of Thoughts”.

作為儒家文化的發源地、中華文明的重要發祥地，
Shandong is more than the birthplace of Confucianism.

齊魯文化、東夷文化、海岱文化交相輝映，
The prehistoric archaeological sites there also proved it to be an important cradle of Chinese civilization.

構成了早期華夏文明的主體部分。
All of these gave Shandong an essential role in the early civilization development of China.

山東岱青海藍，山川壯麗，意蘊獨特。
Shandong, an extraordinary land, boasts green mountains and blue seas.

世界自然和文化雙遺產泰山在這裡崛起，
It is home to Mount Tai, a UNESCO mixed natural and cultural heritage site,

中華民族的母親河黃河在這裡入海，
the estuary of the Yellow River, the mother river of the Chinese nation,

至聖先師孔子在這裡誕生，
Confucius, the great ancient Chinese philosopher,

這裡早於雅典壁壘200多年修建了“長城之父”齊長城，
the Great Wall of Qi, China’s oldest existing Great Wall, 200 years older than the Athenian Long Walls,

這裡的“仙境海岸”綿延3300多公里。
and the “Wonderland Coast”, which stretches for more than 3,300 kilometers.

當代的山東開放包容，開拓創新。
Shandong today is committed to inclusivity and innovation.

“有朋自遠方來 不亦樂乎。”
Just as Confucius said, “How happy we are, to meet friends from afar.”

好客山東，願以鞠為媒，以球會友，
With Cuju and football as a bond,

共同譜寫一曲“共享千年傳承，文明和合共生”的時代樂章。
Shandong is pleased to share with the whole world its story about cultural inheritance as well as a message of friendship and harmony.