The game of Shoujian and Jianqiu or Shuttlecock without racket originated from the Tang (618 - 907) and Song Dynasty (960 - 1279) and has been adopted by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups.

When playing the game, Miao people hit the shuttlecock with their hands in a similar way to tennis but without rackets!

The way in which the shuttlecock is made is rather special - it is held together with quality corn peel, wrapped in fine embroidery in either square or hexagonal shapes.

The flight is made from three large feathers from the wings of a chicken. This sport developed from activities people engaged in while planting paddy rice.

The shuttlecock evolved from the hand shuttlecock. The playground is usually in the length of 12 meters (13 yards) and the width of 6 meters (6.5 yards), with a net in the middle.

Each team has three players. They mainly play by skillful kicking. The game is similar to volleyball, but the shuttlecock may not be touched with the hands or arms. A team has to win two games out of three in a set. The first team to win 15 sets wins the match.