When it comes to China sports, what is the first word in your mind?
I think we can’t avoid mentioning table tennis. This sport has helped China win countless world championships, bringing Chinese people a lot of happiness and a sense of pride. In addition, table tennis has always been one of the favorite sports of the Chinese people. You will see table tennis and its players everywhere, no matter in schools, residential [ˌrezɪˈdenʃl] areas, parks or squares. Both elder people and children are able to play it more or less. This is a reason why it is called the “Chinese National Ball”.
And now let me introduce the history of table tennis first. In fact, when I prepare for this English presentation, a question has confused me for a long time. The question is that why this sport sometimes is called ping-pang, while sometimes is called table tennis? So, I consulted for information on the Internet and found that it has something to do with the history.
Table tennis can be considered as a young sport because it only has a history of about 100 years. In 1890, several British naval [ˈneɪvl] officers stationed in India occasionally found to paly tennis in a small table is quite stimulating. Then they switch to a small hollow ball instead of a little elastic solid ball, and use wood plank instead of the racquet [ˈrækɪt], on the table for a new kind of “tennis”, which is the origin of the name of the table tennis.
Table tennis there soon, has become a popular sport all the rage. The early 20th century, the united states have begun to set the table tennis competition appliances production. Later, an American maker created "ping-pang" for the first time, as it sounds like table tennis crashing onto the table, and this new term also became his unique logo in "ping-pang" field.
And, that is the origin of table tennis and ping-pang. Thank you for your attention!
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