Single bamboo drifting competition held in China's Guilin
STORY: Single bamboo drifting competition held in China's Guilin
DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022
LENGTH: 0:00:21
LOCATION: NANNING, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese youngsters competing in single bamboo drifting event
STORYLINE:
A competition for single bamboo drifting was held in Guilin in China's Guangxi.
42 athletes from seven teams joined the race.
Single bamboo drifting is very hard to learn due to the difficulty of balancing on a single bamboo pole on the water.
Single bamboo drifting dates back over 2,000 years ago. Believed to have originated along the Chishui River in Guizhou, it was once used to transport logs by locals.
The technique has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage in Guizhou.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Nanning, China.
(XHTV)
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- 2022/11/06 00:00:00
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