(Department of History,SUN Yat-sen University,Guangzhou 510275,China) Abstract: Influenced by the rapid development of new style education, the universally opening of scholastic physi-cal education curriculum, and the overwhelming thirst for military and civilian education, the Educational Affair Bureau of Guangdong and Guangxi held “Sports Games of Guangdong” in January 1906, which was the first pro-vincial sports games held after new style education was implemented in modern Guangdong, becoming a big event in the history of development of sport in modern Guangdong due to its unparalleled scale, playing a tremendous role in boosting the development of scholastic sports games at various levels in Guangdong at that time and the buildup of student’s martial spirit. However, the Games were aborted due to low referee capacities and conflicts oc-curred between players, which reflects the reality of backward professional physical education at that time. Key words: history of sport;Sports Games of Guangdong;Educational Affair Bureau of Guangdong and Guangxi;military and civilian education |