Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, is well known to the society for hosting characteristic folk basketball games. This tournament, which is held at the village entrance course, is organized by the villagers, and the participants are mainly villagers, and is affectionately called "village BA". On the evening of March 3, the first "Beautiful Country" basketball league in Guizhou Province held its finals, and the first third-place match was held, and the Tongren team defeated Bijie City 26:57. At about 50 o'clock, continuous rain began to rain over Taipan Village, resulting in slippery ground and seriously affecting the safety of players. The championship match between Qiandongnan and Zunyi, originally scheduled for the future, will be postponed. Entering the final stage, "Village BA" has new highlights, let's learn about it.
Shi Chaojie, reporter of the main station: At 11 p.m., the stands of the "village BA" behind me were still crowded and full. According to statistics, the number of people watching the game has exceeded <>,<>, the game on the stadium is wonderful, and the cheers and shouts in the stands are also more than a wave.
The players are all villagers who come together because of their love of basketball
Since it is a "village BA", first of all, the players must be villagers, some of them are young cadres from the village, some are technicians from the breeding farm, and many are permanent migrant workers. It was because of their love of basketball that they came together.
Reporter: How do you feel about the atmosphere?
Zunyi team member Ran Dian: Very good, better than ever, very excited, the voice of the audience made the players like chicken blood.
The atmosphere is fiery and the audience is hard to find
Although the pre-match stadium has been improved and expanded, some of the latecomers are still hard to find. Many spectators came from other places and even from other provinces to see the grandeur of "Village BA". People buy plastic stools or rent ladders in nearby shops to find a better viewing angle.
Reporter: After watching for so long, are you tired of standing?
Audience: I'm a little tired, but I'm happy.
Attracting young people back to their hometowns to pursue sports and tourism
In addition to the wonderful events, the Miao song and dance performances with local characteristics, such as anti-row wood drumming, which were held between the competitions, also dazzled the audience. Everyone lit up their mobile phones and interacted with the actors in the venue. The reporter learned that since the unexpected popularity of "Village BA" last summer, the villagers in Taipan Village have been enthusiastic about participating in collective affairs, and many young people have also returned to their hometowns to engage in sports and tourism. Just a week ago, the village opened the first offline experience store of "Village BA", which is owned by the village collective. On the first day of the competition, special cultural and creative products such as mascot dolls, basketballs, and team uniforms sold more than 5000,<> yuan. (CCTV News Client)