Figure rope skipping, a traditional sport in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, is one of the fourth batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage lists in Shaanxi Province.

Figure rope skipping refers to a sport in which participants jump over one or more ropes in various ways. On the basis of traditional rope skipping, synchronized rope skipping integrates various sports and art forms such as dance, skills, martial arts, hip-hop and music. It combines speed and strength, difficulty and tricks, and gradually develops into a multi-function integrating fitness, entertainment, competition and performance. All-in-one sports. In 2002, figure rope skipping was included in the competition of the "Third Shaanxi Provincial Democracy Games".

In 2009, figure rope skipping was approved by the Culture and Sports Bureau of Beilin District, Xi'an City and was included in the first batch of representative lists of intangible cultural heritage at the district level in Beilin District. On September 11, 2013, figure rope skipping was approved by the Shaanxi Provincial People's Government to be included in the fourth batch of intangible cultural heritage list of Shaanxi Province, project number: VI-11. On December 26, 2014, it was declared by the Beilin District Cultural Center of Xi'an City Figure rope skipping was approved by the Xi'an Municipal People's Government to be included in the fourth batch of representative intangible cultural heritage projects in Xi'an.