Prizes ‘cow, goats and pigs’: China’s farmer version of NBA rivals professional games with carnival atmosphere


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There are no big screens, superstars, professional marketing or advertising and yet an outdoor basketball court in rural China has attracted tens of thousands to its matches where the atmosphere rivals America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) games.

The annual basketball event, dubbed by mainland Chinese internet users as Cun BA – Cun meaning village in Mandarin, is held in Taipan Village in Taijiang county in southern China’s Guizhou province.

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