國際運動競技舞臺上，各運動種類展現不同文化特徵與風貌，在體育活動當中最 足以代表中華文化精神與面貌，應屬中國武術。一百多年來，由於西風東漸，武術亦如中國 文化隨波逐流飄盪不定。本文以文化觀點，追溯滿清政府、國民政府及臺海兩岸三期的時代 背景，解釋各期中國武術的價值觀念，分析各期中國武術的組織制度，綜論各期中國武術的 器物特色，為本論文之研究目的。透過筆者的訪談及史料的蒐集，加上資料的整理、分析及 解釋，藉以瞭解武術在西洋文化的衝擊下，所呈現的精神與輪廓，更易於考察中國武術發展 之來龍去脈。在開拓國際學術交流及落實本土研究趨勢的今天，本文符合保存中華文化特色， 擴展學術研究視野的時代意義。

　　　　　On the international stages of athletics it is observed that there are sundry sports showing different culture characteristics. Among those sports activities, only Wushu can fully represent the Chinese cultural spirits and traits. Owing to the spread of Western influences in the East for the last 100 years, not only Wushu but Chinese culture itself has been swaying aimlessly as well. Based on the culture view point, this article reviewed the background of three periods, the Ching Dynasty, The Government of the Republic of China, and government across the Taiwan strait. Moreover, it elucidated the value of Chinese Wushu on each era analyzing its system formation and summarizing its instrumental characteristics. Based on the writer's interview with scholars as well as collected historical information, data were sorted, analyzed, and interpreted in order to understand the impact of Western culture upon the spirit and feature of Chinese Wushu. By doing this, it was much easier to observe the context of the development of Chinese Wushu. Under today's trends to emphasize indigenous culture research and yet to expand international cultural exchange, this study accommodated and fulfilled both the conservation of local Chinese special culture and expanded the cultural study field internationally.