In order to promote the joint efforts of schools and society to effectively inherit and develop Li traditional sports culture, the origin of Li traditional sports was explored on the basis of investigation and research. It is preliminarily proposed that Li traditional sports originated from productive labor, games and entertainment, military training and sacrificial dance. According to the event group theory, the traditional sports of Li nationality are classified into five categories: hit category, measurement category, score category and winning category. After combing and analyzing related theories, it is concluded that Li traditional sports have four main characteristics: health, cheapness, liveliness and playfulness. At the same time, it is considered that it has four main development trends: expanding coverage, integrating development methods, popularizing exercise effect and deepening development process.

Bowen Wang. Research on Origin, Classification, Characteristics and Development Trend of Li Nationality Traditional Sports. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2021), Vol. 3, Issue 20: 84-88. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2021.032015.

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