Some students from our school joined in the lunch-time games at a school in China when they visited Beijing during a school exchange earlier this year.
Alexandra and Tabatha, from Year 11, explained that the children in China play table tennis during their breaks. They also said that many games in China were similar to the ones in England.
Tabatha said: "They play Chinese checkers, cards and Chinese whispers the same way we do in England."
Another popular Chinese toy is the yo-yo but in China it is called a pull-bell.
The double bell yo-yo looks like two wheels on an axle. It is played on two strings and the two ends are attached to sticks. Moving the sticks controls the yo-yo.
 Playing the piano in Beijing |
Alexandra and Tabatha stayed with Chinese families in Beijing who were very good at sports such as basketball, table tennis and football. Alexandra, who is very good at art, found that her exchange student really liked art as well.
From what we have researched, we think that Chinese schools and English schools have the same amount of fun.
What do you think?
Traditional Chinese sports include cauldron lifting and dodge-ball which was once played using severed human heads. This is according to a website about traditional Chinese sports (www.chinese.co.uk/sports/tradition).
The website also says that rafting is popular and involves building a raft and racing different teams to a finish line.
Many other sports played in China are similar to the ones we play in the UK.
These include tennis, football, swimming and basketball.
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Alexandra and Tabatha talk about leisure time