Beikou Tarkbei (Daur Hockey)

Beikou Tarkbei, often described as Daur hockey, is a traditional stick-and-ball game of the Daur in Inner Mongolia. It uses curved wooden sticks and a small ball on open ground; rules, field size and duration are regional or event-dependent.

LevelVariant FamilyHockey Family CategoryTraditional ball game

Representative sports image for Beikou Tarkbei (Daur Hockey) — Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0 · Image source

Classification

Category Traditional ball game

Family Hockey Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Traditional Daur stick-and-ball game with hockey similarity.

Geeignet für Suitable for people interested in traditional games, hockey relatives and cultural history.

Cost Low if equipment is provided; real access depends on cultural/event context. Event, school or cultural programme rather than normal club fees. Daur/Inner Mongolia cultural context, traditional sport event or hockey cultural project. Clarify local playing rules first; sources describe regional variants.

First progress Basic play is understandable quickly; real rules and cultural context need local guidance.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

curved wooden stick
small ball
open field
goal markers
local rule guide

First steps

find cultural/sport programme
clarify local rules
practise stick handling
play a short small-goal format

Daur cultural context, traditional sport days, school/museum programmes or ethnosport-adjacent events.

Keep space when swinging, inspect simple wooden sticks and clarify contact rules first.

Weitere Angaben

Tags outdoor, traditional, team, stick-and-ball, beikou-tarkbei-also-called-daur-hockey, traditional-ball-game, traditional-hockey, hockey-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the small ball with wooden sticks into a local target or goal.

Teilnehmer

Teams; exact size by local variant.

Spielfeld

Open field with small goals or local markers.

Wertung

Goal/target hits by local rule.

Gewinnbedingung

Depending on event: first goal, timed play or local scoring.

Ausrüstung

curved wooden stick
small ball
goal markers

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Daur field hockey China Daily Inner Mongolia · regional-cultural-guide · medium
Hockey Reaches Surprising New Heights in Inner Mongolia Asian Hockey Federation · federation-feature · medium
About the Sport of Beikou or Daur Hockey Topend Sports · sport-explainer · medium
Traditional Sports from Around the World (Mongolia) Montessori Physical Education · education-blog · medium