Do you think the CBA is China's most popular basketball game？ Think again.
With over 10，000 basketball （fan） cheering every night and some even watching it from nearby hills， a village basketball game was held in early June in Taijiang County， Guizhou province. So far， this village basketball game （become） a hot topic online.
Organized and played （complete） by the local people， 16 teams from nearby towns took part in this year's game. For the team in （one） place， the prize was a cow weighing 650 kilograms， and for the team in second place， two goats.
Started in 2021， the "Gorgeous Countryside" game grew fast with more and more local sports fields. And across Guizhou Province， almost every town has a basketball field. "We used to play on cement （水泥） ground， and even made baskets by （us）. With the development of countryside， we now have a true basketball field in our village and can train （well） than before，" said Wang Shenlong， a member of the Taijiang Country team. "The local people show great interest in the game it truly belongs to them and brings neighborhoods closer together，" said Cen Jianglong， who has played basketball twenty years.
The game is example of local development. It is welcomed by the local people more than ever， and it will hopefully encourage them （build） a brighter future.
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