馬術(shù)
馬術(shù)，是中國(guó)古代流行久遠(yuǎn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目之一，主要有賽馬、馬上技巧和戲馬等形式。漢代的馬術(shù)活動(dòng)較興盛。唐代時(shí)期，馬術(shù)在宮廷中已成為一種娛樂(lè)項(xiàng)目，并有了新的發(fā)現(xiàn)。明清之際，無(wú)論是民間，還是軍中，馬術(shù)的比賽和表演活動(dòng)更盛，反映了中國(guó)歷代馬上運(yùn)動(dòng)的發(fā)展和馬術(shù)表演的高度水平。
Equestrian sports
Equestrian sports, including polo, horse racing and performances on horseback, were already in existence during the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) and became a favourite sport with the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) courts. During the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) times, they were quite popular both among the populace and imperial troops.
賽馬畫像磚拓本河南省鄭州市出土
漢（公元前206——公元220）
畫中描繪二騎者正在馳馬比賽的情景。
A horse race in a carved Han brick excavated in Zhengzhou, Henan Province.
馬術(shù)圖壁畫
Performances on horse: A Temple mural
《百美人圖》之一
明（1368——1644）
這是一幅反映仕女賽馬的畫面。（楊肇祉《唐詩(shī)艷逸品》4冊(cè)著錄，明天啟元年吳興閔氏刊）
Part of the Ming painting “One Hundred Beauties” shows that horse racing was popular among women a the time.
彩繪馬戲俑1960年新疆吐魯番阿斯塔納出土
唐（618——907）
此為一陶質(zhì)彩繪馬戲俑。所戲之馬為兩藝人扮演，馬上騎者正作表演狀，造型別具情趣。
A Tang porcelain figurine excavated in 1960 in Turpan, Xinjiang, showing one riding a horse by two persons.
走象奔馬圖壁畫山西省太原市崇善寺壁畫
明（1368——1644）
這是一幅反映馬術(shù)和戲象表演的壁畫。圖中一人立于象背上，一人立于奔馳的馬背上，動(dòng)作從容而穩(wěn)健。
Performances on horse and elephant: A mural at Chongshan Temlpe in Taiyuan ,shanxi Province, built in the Ming Dynasty.