Playing hide-and-seek

Hide-and-seek is a traditional game for children, popular around the nation. There are two ways to play: covering a child's eyes while other kids run around to play a trick on him or, more commonly, others hide and one child must try to find them.

Flying kites

Kites have quite a long history in China. The earliest kites weren't made of paper. They were made of wood instead. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite. Each has its own style. For example, the bird-shaped kite with long wings is a special kind of the Beijing kite.

Watching shadow plays

The most similar thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.  The artists controlled puppets (木偶) behind the screen to make the puppets move like people and tell stories.  People liked listening to the music and enjoyed the beautiful puppets. 

Kicking stone balls

During the Qing Dynasty (1644—1911), kicking a stone ball around was a popular sport in the northern part of China, and it was often played in the winter to keep warm.  Stones were carved into small balls and kicked along with feet.