乒乓交际史 Ping-pong Diplomacy
One of the first public hints of improved U.S.-China relations came on April 6, 1971, when the American Ping-Pong team, in Japan for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, received a surprise invitation from their Chinese colleagues for an all-expense paid visit to the People’s Republic. Time magazine called it "The ping heard round the world." On April 10, nine players, four officials, and two spouses stepped across a bridge from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland, ushering in an era of "Ping-Pong diplomacy." They were the first group of Americans allowed into China since the Communist takeover in 1949.1971年4月6日，乒乓球已经作为中美干系敌对使臣，为两国干系的生长做出了凸起的供献。那时，美国的乒乓球队，在日本加入第31届乒乓球冠军赛事。他们惊讶地接遭到来自中国的约请，费用全由中国承当。正如纽约期间杂志所说，乒乓球的声响回荡全球！4月10日，9名队员，4名官员，两对夫妇登上了喷鼻香港连接年夜陆的桥梁，捧出了“乒乓交际”。他们便是从1949年新中国建立今后，第一批踏上中国土地的人们。
In various ping-pong games, the most famous is the world championship competition, which was held once a year at the beginning, now, it is held twice a year ever since 1957.
在项目单一的乒乓球角逐中，最负盛名的是世界乒乓球锦标赛，起初每年举行一次，1957年后改为两年举行一次。
In 1904, a shanghai shop keeper called Wang Dao WU, brought 10 sets of table tennis tools home, the game was therein introduced to china.
1904年，上海一家文具店的老板霸道午从日本买回10套乒乓球东西.今后,乒乓球活动传进中国。

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