水嬉是我国古代对各种水上游戏活动的泛称。它源于原始社会的渔猎生产,以后由于战争以及生活娱乐的需要,游泳、赛舟等各种水上活动逐步得到加强与推广,技术水平也不断得以提高。在漫长的发展过程中,水嬉还从其他游戏、伎艺中借鉴和吸收,使水上游戏更为丰富多彩,极大地丰富了古代人民的文化生活。概括起来,古代的水上游戏主要有如下诸种:游泳这是古代水嬉中出现最早也最为流行的活动。《诗经·邶风》中就有描写游泳的诗句:“就其深矣,方之舟之;就其浅矣,泳之游之。”春秋战国时期,由于战 Water play is a general term for all kinds of water games in ancient China. It originated from the fishing and hunting production of the primitive society. Since then, due to the war and the needs of life and entertainment, various water activities such as swimming and boat racing have been gradually strengthened and popularized, and the technical level has been continuously improved. In the long process of development, water plays also learn and absorb from other games and techniques, making the water games more colorful and enriching the ancient people's cultural life. To sum up, the ancient water games mainly include the following: Swimming This is the earliest and most popular activity in ancient times. “The Book of Songs” is described in the poem “swimming in the wind”: “on its deep carry, the boat of the square; on its shallow carry, swimming swim.” Spring and Autumn Period, due to war