In Taijiang, an ocean of spectators crowded around the court for the "Beautiful Village" Basketball League final competition.
在台江，在“美丽乡村”篮球联赛决赛的场边，挤满了观赛的球迷St[j(bOnXn]]UK)yw。
The tournament went viral and the internet with more than 100 million views from live broadcasting.
这场比赛迅速走红，在线直播的观看次数超过了1亿次Yj@.B2~((P。
Some came from hundreds of miles away to watch the final, no wonder it's hard to find a seat.
一些人从几百英里外赶来观看决赛，难怪很难找到座位xm&~d6OoU_3。
"I've watched live matches on the internet. There are no extra seats here, so I brought one.
“我之前在网上看了这项赛事的现场直播%-Tu#8!)^1S%CUKqIgE|。这里没有多余的座位了，所以我带了一把椅子qWRwr=7j,54_XyV。
I've even afraid to leave right now because I don't want to lose my spot. The games won't end until midnight, I'll keep watching."
我现在甚至都不敢走开，因为我不想失去这个位置fLQgkBS-3.CjEyX%bug。比赛要到午夜才结束，我会一直看下去的qnWos~g7f_]vDIL。”
All of the players are local residents who make up 16 teams.
所有的参赛球员都是当地村民，他们总共组成了16支球队1kS3kamYJ.JVt~eT4]。
Some have even come back from other cities to participate in the league.
一些人甚至是从其他城市赶回来参加这项联赛的vSeB*8tiK]%o]6|-q8g5。
These players say it's an honor to compete for their hometown as they strive for glory on the court.
这些球员表示，为家乡而战是一种荣誉，他们在球场上就是为荣誉而战斗fOtJuIiyAg#9vl|CO。

"We are all amateurs. We usually play basketball after work. Basketball is a hobby for us.
“我们都是业余爱好者4F.rx6orvwHA。通常是在下班后打篮球X5xmy|E*wV。篮球是我们的爱好F7_BJGQM3Q-zVi!8O。
Although we are not professionals, we all have dreams to play it on a bigger stage."
虽然我们不是专业球员，但我们都梦想着能在更大的舞台上打篮球HS3L7o13#*yFE。”
Basketball has long been a popular sport in Guizhou.
篮球在贵州一直是一项受欢迎的运动Lwva_3X=SRuu)bBEA.dC。
Since the 1940s, basketball competitions have been held to celebrate good early autumn harvests.
从20世纪40年代开始，当地人就开始举行篮球比赛来庆祝初秋丰收k!LmKzV6+PRq2@j4。
And these games have a distinct local touch you can only find in Guizhou.
而这项赛事，还带有贵州独有的地方色彩eWdJ83UJHbIVO0=。
Cheerleaders wear traditional costumes and perform during the halftime break, and the prizes for the winning team are goats and oxen.
啦啦队队员会在中场休息时穿着当地传统服装表演，而获胜球队的奖品是山羊和牛Ui|0+34JUtKDMN。
Many people call these games "The Village BA", inspired by the NBA in the United States.
许多人把这项赛事称为“村BA”，灵感来自于美国的NBA!qcqxe2|WcEx!NscoL0x。
Yao Ming, chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association and former NBA athlete, says the event is much more than a game.
中国篮球协会主席、前NBA运动员姚明称，这项赛事远不只是一场比赛而已cB5&^OpyiofIBF|。
He said the grand festival gathering villagers around the court in the spirit of community fun.
他表示，这是一场集结村民在篮球场边享受社区乐趣的盛会H_sTwZB19NoTXWe)。