Part I: What are "outdoor sports"? 户外运动简介

    Outdoor sports, which have been popular for nearly two centuries, originated with mountaineering in the Alps, back at the end of the 18th century. However, outdoor sports only made their first appearance in China in the 90's. Outdoor sports are not the usual sports one thinks of as such as football, basketball etc. Although we say“outdoor sports”,in fact they are best thought of as activities. The essential element is that the activity, whatever it is, is pursued in the outdoors, preferably in an attractive natural environment. Some are more active than others. For instance, skiing requires a reasonable level of physical fitness whereas fishing just requires the ability to flick your wrist. Often, the main motvation for the pursuit of the sport is love of the great outdoors and one often finds that the person who is fond of outdoors sports is generally a great lover of nature. Some well-known examples of outdoor sports are: mountaineering, rock-climbing, hiking, gliding, camping, skiing, scuba diving.

    户外运动源于18世纪末的阿尔卑斯地区的登山运动 ......