ABSTRACT
In China, ‘school sports education’ refers to the instruction and training administered to students between elementary school through university. The technique of ‘military archery’ and ‘chariot racing’ in the six practical disciplines called the Six Arts in the Western Zhou Dynasty were both important contents of school education and had the nature of sports at that time. With the rapid development of China's economy, the Chinese government has become more and more aware of the importance of the physical health of adolescents, and has insisted on regularly conducting physical health tests on college, middle, and primary students across the country since 1979. At present, the primary goal of school PE in China is to enhance students’ physique and promote their health. The uneven developments between regions (easter and western regions) as well as urban-rural areas was discerned concerning the development of PE.
