In the old days many people loved quail fighting, to see whose quail was tougher.
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culture
A 曲牌 of Yuan-dynasty sanqu, usually the first tune of a suite. 关汉卿 wrote a suite to it about a woman skilled at cuju, the old Chinese football, and 宋方壶 one about a spring outing.
history
The pastime is said to go back to the Tang dynasty: under Emperor Xuanzong, quails that fought in time to gongs and drums were presented to the court and kept in the palace for fun, and the game spread from there to ordinary people, who bet on the fights.
