Abstract: Through the Pre-Qin and Han 88Texts works full-text search and some Oracle, Jin data, this paper focuses on Chinese Archery in the Pre-Qin period and analyzes the history meaning of Chinese Archery constitutes conditions:participants, the referee guard, competition venues, contest rules, contest results.The result shows that it already appeared prototype archery competition in Shang Dynasty, until Zhou Dynasty, archery competition has developed to the same nature of morden sports competition.After it become into a tournament, its flourishing was no less than the ancient Greek athletics, even today's sporting events.Its personnel, venues, utensils, rules and complete contest come into a high degree of organization, rich in cultural and educational values.The concept of " Courtesy competition" abstracted from Confucian philosophy can show the cultural characteristics of ancient Chinese sporting competition.