早在十三世纪,法国的牧民们就用牧羊杖击打木球,使之通过草地上竖起的两根木棒的间隙。十七世纪后,这种游戏先后传入英、美、意等国,并成了达官贵人的宫庭游戏。由于这种活动高雅文明,有益于身心健康,因而越发普及开来。第二次世界大战后,日本将其引进并改称为门球,至此门球成为了一项体育竞赛项目。 As early as the thirteenth century French herders hit wooden balls with shepherds’ canes to pass the gap between the two sticks erected on the grass. After the seventeenth century, this game has been introduced to Britain, the United States, Italy and other countries, and became dignitaries of the court game. As this activity is elegant and civilized, is good for physical and mental health, so more and more popular. After World War II, Japan introduced and renamed it as a croquet, and the croquet has become a sporting event.