The comprehensive power of China has been increasing constantly since the reform and opening to the outside. As to sports, China captured its first gold medal in 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. It ranked No. 1 for the gold medals carried off at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. The world has seen the rise of competitive sports in China. The rise of China is not only featured in development speed, but also in the soft power of ideology, value concept, social system, etc. Sport needs to surpass ideological understanding and improve its spirit for the health of the people. This is a concrete manifestation of the soft power in sports culture. |