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In pics: Linzi Football Museum scores big-time with fans

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shandong.chinadaily.com.cn|Updated: November 30, 2022

The Linzi Football Museum – located in Zibo city in East China's Shandong province – recounts the origins, development and popularization of soccer over the past 2,400 years and it is proving to be extremely popular with fans of the game.

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There's a fascinating corridor showcasing the formation and development of modern soccer in the Linzi Football Museum. [Photo provided to shandong.chinadaily.com.cn]

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Imaginative displays are a feature of the museum. This picture shows a game of cuju – the acknowledged precursor of modern international soccer – during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220). [Photo provided to shandong.chinadaily.com.cn]

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Another cuju match scene is set up in the hall for the Tang Dynasty (618-907). [Photo provided to shandong.chinadaily.com.cn]

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Traditional cuju balls and other historical relics related to cuju culture are exhibited in the hall for the Song Dynasty (960-1279). [Photo provided to shandong.chinadaily.com.cn]

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