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Cuju is a very old football game:

It was improved during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). First of all, the feather-stuffed ball was replaced by an air-filled ball with a two-layered hull. Also, two different types of goalposts emerged: One was made by setting up posts with a net between them and the other consisted of just one goal post in the middle of the field. Chang'an was filled with cuju football fields, in the backyards of large mansions, and some were even established in the grounds of the palaces. The level of female cuju teams also improved. Records indicate that once a 17-year-old girl beat a team of army soldiers. Cuju football became popular amongst the scholars and intellectuals, and if a courtier lacked skill in the game, he could pardon himself by acting as a scorekeeper.

Professional sports teams in Xi'an include:

• Chinese Football Association Super League
  • Chanba Zhongxin (中新浐灞)
• Chinese Pingpong Association Super League
  • Galaxy （银河）
• Chinese Basketball Association
  • Shaanxi Dongsheng (东盛)

Xi'an is also the Chinese Boxing training base for the national team.

Media

Television and radio

• China Central Television's channel 1 through 12 is broadcast nation wide.
• Shaanxi Television (SXTV) provincial station, broadcasts on eight channels as well as a satellite channel for other provinces.
• Xi'an Television (XATV) municipal station, has six channels for specialized programming.
• Shaanxi Radio broadcasts music, news.
• Xi'an Music Radio: FM 93.1, broadcasts music, news and talkshows.
• Shaanxi Music Radio: Fm 98.8, broadcasts music, news and talkshows.

Printed media

• Chinese Business View (华商报) is a popular daily newspaper.
• Xi'an Evening News (Xi'an Wanbao) (西安晚报), with a history of 50 years (1957-2007), is one of the oldest newspapers.
• Sanqin Daily (三秦都市报) covers the news of Shaanxi Province.
• Shaanxi Daily (陕西日报) covers the news of Shaanxi Province and Xi'an.

Online media

• NEW DYNASTY - Digital City Guide and Lifestyle Magazine (新潮) is a popular multilingual e-Mag in Xi'an.