Diabolo(also called Chinese yo-yo), a game played with a sort of top in the shape of two cones joined at their apices, which is spun ,thrown, and caught by means of a cord strung to two sticks, it is quite popular at Beijing and Tianjin. The idea of the game appears originally to have come from China, where a top (Kouengen), made of two hollow pierced cylinders of metal or wood, joined by a rod and often of immense size, was made by rotation to hum with a loud noise, and was used by pedlars to attract customers.

The game of spinning, throwing and catching the diabolo was rapidly elaborated in various directions, both as an exercise of skill in doing tricks, and in diabolo tennis and other ways as an athletic pastime. Diabolo is becoming more and more popular in the whole Europe.

How to play the Diabolo:
1) Start by setting the diabolo on the string and then on the floor to your Right. Set the diabolo in front of your right foot, stand up and move to farther to the Right if possible. The farther the diabolo is set Right of you, the more spin possible. Remember lefties, You will need to set the diabolo to your Left.
2) Before rolling the diabolo, stand pointing your sticks at the diabolo off to your left. The string should be hanging from sticks to diabolo. If not position the diabolo even farther right.
3) Now begin by rolling the diabolo across the floor in front of you. Start your roll slow, but accelerate faster as the diabolo moves Left.
4) As the diabolo reaches a point in front of you (before your left foot's position); gently lift the diabolo up by lift with both sticks.
5) The diabolo should be spinning counterclockwise. Try to center the diabolo and begin to pull harder with the Right handstick.
Practice goals are to reach a medium speed without causing the diabolo to swing wildly after the pickup.