This summer, the weather is hotter than the basketball game held in Taijiang County, Qiandongnan, Guizhou. This basketball tournament, which originally originated from the people, almost overnight, went from home to abroad and attracted the attention of countless people. At the same time, the name "Village BA" also became popular. Rural open-air environment, grassroots basketball games, not professional enough, no stars... How exactly did such a game catch fire? When it becomes a part of the lives of local villagers, how do we see the development of sports in the private sector?
"Village BA" is out of the loop
Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Guizhou, on the day of the annual "June 6 Eat New Festival", but because of a basketball game, the Internet is popular. There are no top players, no electronic screens, no professional publicity teams, no banners, just this country basketball court. The recently famous "Village BA" was held here.
Yang Changyi: We are all amateurs, usually going to work, playing ball after work. Basketball is a hobby for us, although it is not professional, but we all have a dream in our psychology, that is, to go on a bigger stage and show our level.
Following the popularity of "Village BA", the basketball court in Taipan Village, from July 30 to August 2, also ushered in a new round of four-day Guizhou "Beautiful Countryside" basketball league. The rules of the game, the qualification examination of the players, and the atmosphere of the venue are all organized by the local people themselves. In 1 city and 15 counties under the jurisdiction of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, each city and county sent 1 team, a total of 16 basketball teams. Participants must also meet two conditions at the same time: 22 years old or older, local rural hukou.
The 16 teams were drawn into four groups, each of which won the first place and then cross-qualified. 27 matches in four days, no home and away games, but with professional referees. Like the CBA, the single game is also for four quarters.
Audience member Yang Tianran: I watched the live broadcast on the Internet before, and I knew that there was no stool here, so I brought one myself, and now I dare not go, I am afraid that there will be no place after leaving.
At 10:30 p.m. on August 2, the most exciting final was played between Liping and Carey. The scene was even more grand, and even the nearby rooftops and hillsides were full of fans who had heard the news. In the end, the Liping County team defeated the Kaili City team 102-85 to win the "Beautiful Countryside" basketball league Qiandongnan Prefecture Final.
The competition awards were awarded, the winner was a cattle, the runner-up was two sheep, and the runner-up was two small fragrant pigs.
As of August 2, the "Village BA" game has come to a temporary end, and just when many people are still feeling unfinished, the surprise has come. Taijiang County, Guizhou Province, specially invited the basketball team of Shunde District of Foshan City to play 4 "exchange matches". Today's (9th) "highlight" is the match between the Guangdong Shunde men's basketball team and the Guizhou Taijiang men's basketball team.
Li Wenxue, reporter of Rong Media Center, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province: Because of the epidemic, the number of people has been controlled on the spot, so there are only more than 10,000 people, and at the same time, we call on everyone to watch the online live broadcast. In addition to the people in the surrounding villages, there are also tourists from Hunan and other places.
My "village BA", my village
This summer, this stadium in Taijiang County, Guizhou, attracted too much attention, and the liveliness in the eyes of the outside world is the "daily" that locals feel every day, when a game is played from day to night or even three or four o'clock in the morning, how to look at the development of this project in the private sector?
Long Wenfa, a villager in Taipan Village, Taipan Township, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province: I am eighty years old this year, I have been playing since I was a child, and now that I am old, I can't play, so I have to watch them play every year.
A village basketball game, at its peak, can reach more than 20,000 spectators. For a long time, in various parts of Qiandongnan, whenever a basketball game was held in the countryside, enthusiasts from all over the world would hear about it. Local sports culture has been passed down from generation to generation, and has even become a glorious tradition unique to the local people. In the interval between competitions, the local folk song and dance performances are also showing local characteristic culture, perfectly integrating folk dance culture and sports culture.
Zhang Jianqi, dancer of miaojiang art troupe in Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province: The Taijiang special song and dance program we performed was firstly to cheer up our players, and second, to let the audience see the characteristic ethnic culture of our ethnic minorities, and also let the audience and friends across the country understand more ethnic culture.
In this "village" BA competition, the government and the village committee did not participate in it, relying on the local villagers to organize, voluntarily register, and spontaneously gather. The rise of the "village" BA event has also allowed the local entertainment and sports industry to develop, and the arrival of tens of thousands of spectators per game has also allowed villagers who do small businesses to have more income.
Zhang Shoushuang, director of the party branch of Taipan Village, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Prefecture, Guizhou Province: Since the beginning of the race, the elderly in our village who have no labor force have also had actual economic income, and now the atmosphere is so good, if it can be sustained, it will attract migrant workers to return to their hometowns to start a business.
The strong sports atmosphere is inseparable from the construction of perfect sports facilities, and in recent years, Qiandongnan Prefecture of Guizhou Province has improved the construction of sports infrastructure year by year. At present, a state-level "one stadium, two halls", 8 public stadiums, 32 gymnasiums and 12 ecological sports parks have been built. According to incomplete statistics, the state holds more than 500 sports events and activities every year, and the number of people directly involved in events and activities reaches more than 1 million.
"Village BA" makes more people fall in love with basketball
Guizhou's "village BA" is on fire, which in the era of online live broadcasting, it seems accidental, but it is also inevitable, according to the reporter's understanding, in the southeast region of Qiandong, no matter where the basketball game is organized, there will be a junior group competition under the age of 16, a women's group competition, and a game rooted in the village group. It is these games that make more people fall in love with basketball and make this project develop from generation to generation in rural life.
Source: CCTV News