| （School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China) Abstract: The vast land of China had given birth to the only cultural tradition in the world which has never been interrupted, and such a form of culture with a long history and ceaseless development contains numerous cultural legacies; mainstream culture had completed the transformation from an uncivilized state to a civilized state a long time ago, yet the civil society that has not been enlightened by ration has never broken away from primitive think-ing; such activities of “superstition” as myths, witchcraft and altar sacrifice all over the folk world have unexcep-tionally revealed the important status of these primitive beliefs in the civil society. Wushu is rooted in the folk world, has completed its own evolution in a mysterious environment full of passed on cultures; analyzing Wushu from the perspectives of myths and legends, god worship, witchcraft rituals and witchcraft practice, as well as treat-ing Wushu with an attitude of cultural relic, will expand the field of vision to understand Wushu.
Key words: traditional national sports；Wushu；primitive witchcraft；primitive culture；animism |
