The Book of Chuiwan says that chuiwan had appeared in China by the Song dynasty, and that the monarchs who were most enamored of the game during that period were probably the Song emperor Huizong (ruled 1101-l125) and the Jin emperor Zhang-zong (ruled 1190-l208).
《丸經》記載，中國在宋朝已出現捶丸運動，當時最愛追逐小白球的帝王當屬宋徽宗與金章宗。