Cuju is an ancient Chinese soccer game, starting from before the Warring States period to the end of the Qing Dynasty. From leather-filled solid bows to leather-covered inflatable cones, and from imperfect competition rules to gradual improvement, cuju has experienced the rise and fall of more than two thousand years and is one of the oldest traditional Chinese sports. The painting of court ladies playing cuju in the Qing Dynasty shows cuju, dance, go chess, horseback riding, and other sports activities.