This sport growing in popularity among Chinese, but...

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China's fascination with ultimate Frisbee - often referred to simply as "ultimate" - started in Shanghai, but the craze has now spread to many other cities across the country.

On Little Red Book(Xiaohongshu), a lifestyle-focused social media platform, there have been many posts featuring ultimate, reflecting Chinese youngsters' enthusiasm for this fast-moving, non-contact sport.

 
Ultimate Frisbee combines the characteristics of many other sports, including soccer, basketball and rugby, while maintaining its unique features.

As China builds itself into a strong sporting nation, and health awareness increases, more people - especially from "Generation Z" - are taking up emerging sports and activities like ultimate.

"Generation Z" refers to people born between 1995 and 2009, and China boasts about 260 million people in this age group, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics.

Growing up in a different environment from their elders, they have witnessed China's rise as a global economic powerhouse and formed a new outlook on life.

For Ge Ziwei, a Post-1990 ultimate fan, the sport is not only fun to play, but also allows him to expand the range of his social circle.

"I like sports very much, and I think ultimate is particularly suitable for me. I used to be an introvert, but now I have many like-minded friends. It really makes me very happy," said Ge.  

But there are also some netizens being criticised for just showing their bodies, take pictures and shoot videos instead of playing Frisbee.

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Source:xinhua

Editor: CH

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