秋千对人们来说并不陌生,几乎每个人在童年时都荡过秋千。秋千制做简单,相传春秋时就已经出现,它是北方山戎族用来训练兵士机智勇敢、能登善爬本领的一种器械。齐桓公讨伐山戎后,这器械纔传到中原。汉武帝时被称为“千秋”,取宫中祝寿词“千秋万寿”之意。后来也读为秋千,进而演变成“秋千”。(《事物纪原》卷八)汉唐以蒌,宫中多有秋千之乐。每到春季,宫内都要挂起秋千,供帝后妃嫔们荡玩,曰打秋千。唐玄宗因喜爱荡秋千而称之为“半仙戏”。到了宋代,荡秋千更为普遍,并有把这种游戏引用到水面上来表演的。常常是在水面上浮着两条彩船,船上都设有秋千。船尾有个滑稽的杂技演员,身着艳丽戏装,随着鼓笛乐曲爬上高竿;又有一人站到 Swing is no stranger to people, and almost everyone swings around in their childhood. Swing system to do simple, according to legend, has appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is used to train soldiers in the northern mountains Rong brave, can climb a good ability to climb a device. After the Duke of Huanghuagongshan, this device was spread to the Central Plains. Han Emperor Wu was called “Chiaki”, take the palace I wish birthday “Chiaki Wanshou” meaning. Later also read as a swing, and then evolved into a “swing.” (“Ji Ji Yuan,” Volume VIII) Han and Tang dwellings, the palace more swing joy. Every spring, the palace should be suspended swing for the emperor concubines swinging, playing swing. Tang Xuanzong because of love swing and called “half-fairy.” In the Song Dynasty, swinging was more commonplace and there was a reference to the game on the water. Often floating on the water two color vessels, the boat is equipped with a swing. There is a funny acrobatic stern, dressed in colorful costumes, with the flute music climbed the pole; another person to stand