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Opening Ceremony Of A Basketball Tournament - China

An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of a basketball tournament in Taipan Village of Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo by Xinhua/Yang Wenbin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of a basketball tournament in Taipan Village of Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yang Wenbin)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240611) -- BEIJING, June 11, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 9, 2024 shows the opening ceremony of a basketball tournament in Taipan Village of Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

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#CHINA-ZHEJIANG-GUIZHOU-COUPLE-SPRING FESTIVAL-JOURNEY (CN)

(240202) -- QIANDONGNAN, Feb. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 shows the train G4835 running on a railway bridge in Taipan Town, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Min Deshui and his wife Long Chunxiang hailing from southwest China's Guizhou Province have been working in Tonglu County of east China's Zhejiang Province for 11 years. The couple on Thursday began their homecoming journey by taking the high-speed train G4835 from Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang, to Kaili in Guizhou, which took them less than eight hours. After traveling over 1,500 kilometers by train, they took a car to their hometown in Ladong Village of Jinping County. With more convenient traffic, migrant workers now spend less time traveling for family reunion in Spring Festival, Min said. (Photo by Wu Jibin/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-AERIAL PHOTO

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This areial photo taken on March 26, 2023 shows the basketball court at Taipan Village in Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. The finals of the Guizhou "Gorgeous Countryside" Basketball League, dubbed by Chinese netizens as "CunBA", with 'Cun' meaning village in Chinese, were held here. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A villager walks onto the basketball court with local poultry, which will be awarded to the third-place team, ahead of the village basketball tournament in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-SPORTS NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken by drone on March 26, 2023 shows the basketball court prior to a basketball game at the village basketball tournament in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Public events in football, basketball, dragon boat racing and other sports went viral in rural areas across China this year. A guiding document on promoting rural revitalization with sports was jointly released by China's General Administration of Sport and related ministries in June, as China plans to organize more than 100 rural sports events by 2035. This file aerial photo taken on March 27, 2023 shows a view of the final of a village basketball tournament in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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TOP 10 CHINESE SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231228) -- BEIJING, Dec. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of Chinese sports news in 2023: Public events in football, basketball, dragon boat racing and other sports went viral in rural areas across China this year. A guiding document on promoting rural revitalization with sports was jointly released by China's General Administration of Sport and related ministries in June, as China plans to organize more than 100 rural sports events by 2035. This file photo taken on March 25, 2023 shows people watching the final of a village basketball tournament in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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Xinhua Headlines: Buzzwords of 2023 reflect transforming China

(231223) -- BEIJING, Dec. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on March 26, 2023 shows players warming up for a village basketball game in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A player of Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture shoots during the match against Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A player of Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture takes a penalty shot during the match against Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lun

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform at the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows the local food as prizes of the shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist participates in a shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows spectators gathering to wait for the match to begin at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist participates in the folk activity at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kids shows the prizes of the shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Kids line up to participate in a shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers watch the game at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers shows the prizes of the shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A kid participates in a shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gong Luming (3rd R), vice president of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), watch the game at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows spectators gathering to wait for the match to begin at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Players of Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture and Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture compete during their match at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xi

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists participate in a 3x3 competition before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Performers watch the game at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A villager participates in a shooting contest before the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 20, 2023 shows spectators gathering to wait for the match to begin at the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers perform at the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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(SP)CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-VILLAGE BASKETBALL COMPETITION-LIFESTYLE(CN)

(230620) -- TAIJIANG, June 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch the unveiling ceremony of the China's Village Basketball Competition in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 20, 2023. China's Village Basketball Competition was launched with a match between Team Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture and Team Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Taipan Village on Tuesday. The organizers stated that the competition aims to encourage villagers from across the country to form basketball teams representing their townships or villages. The finals are scheduled to take place in Taijiang this coming October. Basketball has a long-standing tradition in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, where Taipan Village is located. Initially, basketball games were part of the celebrations of the Miao ethnic harvest festival during the sixth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Spectators cheer for team members during a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - A large number of spectators watch a Beautiful Village Basketball Game (Village BA) match in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - A large number of spectators watch a Beautiful Village Basketball Game (Village BA) match in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Village BA Popular In China

QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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QIANDONGNAN, CHINA - JUNE 20, 2023 - Farmers compete in a village BA competition in Taipan Township, Qiandongnan County, Guizhou province, China, June 20, 2023.

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Xinhua Headlines: Making a splash: China's village basketball games go viral, benefiting local communities

(230329) -- TAIJIANG, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers prepare to sell local products prior to a basketball game in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ga)

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Xinhua Headlines: Making a splash: China's village basketball games go viral, benefiting local communities

(230329) -- TAIJIANG, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a village basketball game in Taipan Village, Taijiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, March 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ga)