(1.Department of Social Physical Educalion,Harbin Institute of Physical Education,Harbin 150008,China;2.Department of Physical Educalion,Harbin Engineering University,Harbin 150001,China) Abstract: By means of historical process analysis, social survey and field investigation, the authors studied tradi-tional sport of Hezhe nationality in order to reveal the formation process and current changes of traditional sport of Hozhe nationality, and put forward the following opinions via their study: the production of traditional sport of Hezhe nationality is closely related to its production and life styles, military education and religious activities; tradi-tional sport of Hozhe nationality has such characteristics as open, competition emphasized, singing and dancing weakened, as well as ice and water events equally valued; whereas the sports conceptions of people of Hozhe na-tionality, the status and functions of traditional sport, and the practice forms of traditional sports means, are chang-ing profoundly nowadays. Key words: nation traditional sport;Hezhe nationality;cultural transition |