Ping pong is a national sport in China. People who’s up to 70 years old or down to few years old can juts take a paddle and play. It’s known as the national ball. Ping pong originated in England in the late 19th century.

Tennis were all the rage in Europe in the nineteenth century, but it was limited by the space and weather, so the college students in England started to play tennis indoor. They use the study desk as the table, books as the net and the parchment as the paddles. It gradually evolved into table tennis, also called "Ping pong" . Ping pong become flourished in Europe and Asia in the early 20th century.

In 1904, a stationery store owner in Shanghai bought ten sets of Ping pong equipment abroad, and since then Ping pong was introduced into China. Before the founding of the People’s Republic of China, they had never won a world championship or even a medal. But after that, the new government was called upon people to do sports and strengthen fitness. So that’s why Ping pong is so popular in China.

In 1959, Rong Guotuan got China's first world champion in Ping pong, and this inspired Chinese people a lot. Ping pong developed in China from then on. And China emerged a large number of Ping pong world champions, such as: Liu Guoliang, the first in the history of China that both won Olympic Games and World Cup.

The level of Ping pong in China has left a ‘serious psychological trauma’ on its peers from other countries. Japanese Ping pong players are also among the best in the world, but see how they describe the player in China:

The dragon of destruction, Ma Long

The tiger of the empire, Zhang Jike was tearing up his top.

And yes, This is the famous battle comparison. That's how Ma Long got the name of ‘Hexagonal warrior’.

Of course we won’t forget the strongest boss in female Ping pong, Zhang yining, who had made Fukuhara Ai cry.....

When Hayabusa mizutani met Ma long in the men singles final match, the Japanese audience even put their hopes on Ma long's hairstyle.

The international table tennis federation (ittf) has changed its rules several times to restrict the Chinese team. Each change would bring difficulties for the Chinese team. No matter how they set the limit, China's overall competitive is still difficult to be shaken.

It is well known that China is one of the strongest countries in playing Ping pong.

Also, as the national sports in China, Au pairs here certainly can’t miss Ping pong!

In order to let Au pairs to experience the atmosphere of Ping pong in China.

In this October cultural class, we held the "iCXC CUP" international Ping Pong competition.

Considering that players have little contact with Ping pong, We hired professional coaches to answer questions and train them one by one.

Everyone worked very hard for the upcoming competition.

Of course there are some players were afraid of Ping Pong.

Our staff is helping guiding Gaia.

After finish practicing, the game began!

After two exciting rounds of competition

 two German players met in the final

Sahel VS Maurice

After a fierce duel, Maurice won the game.

The first three contestants all won prizes.

Table tennis is a ball game that needs to combine strength, speed, flexibility, agility and endurance. It is also a combination of technology and tactics. Playing Ping pong regularly can not only help you to keep fit, but also improve the mental quality, so why not go and play it right now?