Article 1176 of the Civil Code is the first time to establish assumption
of risk from the legislative level, but the judicial practice has not yet formed a
unified standard, the same case different judgment still occurs. Through the
analysis of the constituent elements and legal effects of assumption of risk, it
can be concluded that assumption of risk rules in China are only applicable to
the specific type of cultural and sports activities with certain risks. The illegal
behaviors such as collision and hitting of the actor are legalized in the special
scene of cultural and sports activities, which makes the tort liability of the actor
exempted. For non cultural and sports activities with a certain risk, it is not
allowed to apply assumption of risk by analogy, but should comprehensively
consider the fault of the actor and the victim, and apply contributory negligence.