Posted on 02/14/2006 2:47:47 PM PST by Willie Green
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ANCIENT paintings allegedly proving the Chinese invented the game of golf 1000 years ago are to go on display in Hong Kong.
The pictures from the 13th and 14th centuries show Chinese noblemen hitting balls into holes with clubs that look remarkably similar to modern golf clubs.
The paintings will go on display in an exhibition titled Ancient Chinese Pastimes in Hong Kong's Heritage Museum from March to June, the South China Morning Post reported.
Golf is widely believed to have been invented by the Scots in the 15th century but some Chinese historians argue that the game was being played in China by the year 945.
They point to evidence of a game called "chuiwan" - "chui" meaning to hit and "wan" meaning ball - and say the game was taken to Europe by Mongolian travellers.
Chief curator of the Hong Kong museum Tom Ming said: "The game shown in these drawings is very similar to modern day golf. (This is) very strong evidence that we invented the game."
'Ping' golf club joke to be inserted later
Interesting. Next we will find out that the Aztecs invented roller derby.
Somehow I don't think they'll take credit for curling.
They could use the same argument to claim they invented baseball, hockey, croquet, lacrosse, cricket..........
So what's their handicap?
Man, there are going to be some very mad Scots when they read this.
Delusions of grandeur.
They also invented hot-dogs....
America: We invented Chinese food.
A six hundred letter alphabet, and a small over population issue.
They didn't get the credit because nobody knew what the hell "garf" was.
That's nothing I invented the Chinese inferiority complex.
One billion infected and counting.
LOL, watch out ol somebody wirr carr you a lacist.
They won't admit they invented soccor. Oh, God no.
LOL!!!!!!!
Chinese authorities claim they have found ancient paintings depicting the fabrication of ancient paintings that depict great cultural achievements of the West, before the West invented them. The officials say "do you know what this means? It means that the art of taking credit for other's work was invented in China, not in France as previously believed. This news forces a reevaluation of China's place in the world."
BWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA, dude, that's classic.
Tiger Woods is the world's best golfer and he is Asian
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