Basketball is an active and much-loved sport that is enjoyed by many people for fun and exercise. So far, the" Village Basketball Association" at Taipan Village in Guizhou has got tons of attention. The final game of the Guizhou country basketball league(联赛), known as" Village BA" took place on March 27. The winner was Team Qiandongnan and they got bags of rice, fish and ducks as the prizes. Most of the players are farmers from local villages and nearby cities. More than 30,000 people from across the country come to the small village to watch the game. People knocked on pots and bowls to cheer for players. Villagers sang folk songs and danced in the halftime show.
Taipan has now been a model place of rural vitalization(乡村振兴) in sports and tourism (旅游业). In the summer of 2022, about 500,000 visitors came here to watch" Village BA" game. Zeng Jinlong, a 17-year-old villager, has watched the games for the first time when he was 6 years old. He said, "I dream of taking part in the' Village BA' final one day."
