Cuju has been popular for more than 2300 years. It originated in Linzi,
the former capital of Qi during the Spring and Autumn Period and the
Warring States Period. It was most prosperous in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
It should have originated in the Yin Dynasty, but some people think it
appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period.
It was a dance at the beginning, and then it became a competition performance.