This book examines the history, contemporary governance and management, gender, and ethnic issues embedded in folk sports and physical culture, and the challenges faced by Asian indigenous sports and their evolution.
Fan Hong is Professor of Sport Studies at Shanghai University of Sport, China. Her main research interests are in the areas of sports history, gender and sport, Asian Sports Studies and Olympic Studies.
Liu Li is Professor at the School of Physical Education, Anhui Normal University, China. Her main interests are in the areas of sports history and Asian sports culture.
