On March 27, the final match between Team Qiandongnan and Team Zunyi at "Village Basketball Association" or "Village BA" basketball tournament (hold) in Taipan Village, Taijiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province. (organize) by local residents, this event has gained (popular) over the years and draws a large crowd of spectators and participants alike.
For this year's (prize), the winners received national intangible cultural heritage Miao silver hat and local agricultural products. The first runner-up won a Taijiang sturgeon(鲟鱼) and a wooden dragon boat. The (two) runner-up won local agricultural products such as "Sansui sesame duck" and embroidery pieces.
During traditional festivals such as Chixin Festival falls on the sixth of June in the Chinese lunar calendar, local villagers will organize basketball competitions to celebrate a good harvest. The bonus gifts are agricultural products (include) rice, fish and duck.
There were no superstar players, no advertising, and no tickets. But single match among ordinary villagers could attract over 10,000 people to sit in the stands. The cumulative number of views on live-streaming platforms reached hundreds of millions. Apart free entrance to the game, the village has also set up more parking lots and snack streets in surrounding areas. Taipan Village (go) through a major renovation(恢复活力) for boosting tourism in the past few years.
