Tuesday 14 October 2014

Table tennis in China



Table tennis is also called Pīngpāng qiú (乒乓球). It is the most favorite sport in China since 1980s. Table tennis has become a part of Chinese’s culture and everyone in China knows how to play “Ping Pang”.In the National aspect, Chinese national male players have won 60% World Championships of the time since 1959; Chinese national female players have won all but only two of the World Championships of the time since 1971.The community of table tennis in China continues to create many world-class players and the passion of table tennis in public allows this country to continue dominating the world of table tennis after the year of 1959. Table tennis also played an important role in China’s international relations. On April 6th, the US table tennis team was invited on an all-expenses-paid trip to play in China. It is called “Ping Pong Diplomary”.

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