Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter Yu Fei

Xinhua News Agency, GUIYANG, June 11 (reporter Yu Fei, Wu Xiaojian) as night fell, small walled village “appeared” in a burst of voices “.

In an open space at the gate of the village committee, the stone-built high wall “hoop” lived in the only basketball court in the village. The small space in the venue has already been crowded by the villagers who came from the eight villages of ten miles.

There are still many villagers who have not been able to enter the stadium across the walls. However, this did not affect their enthusiasm for watching the game. Some people were riding stools, some stepped on ladders, and even some climbed up the wall directly, sharing the excitement of basketball competition “with their own magic power.

At 7 pm on the 10th, a rural basketball match with ordinary villagers as the main body was held at small walled village, Daxiqiao town, Xixiu district, Anshun city, Guizhou province. That night, four teams from Zhenning county, Ziyun county, Xixiu district and Daxiqiao town of Anshun city participated in the semi-final competition.

On the court, 23-year-old Yan Peng took part in the competition on behalf of Xixiu District team against Daxiqiao town team. On the court, he was not tall and slim, and he performed very well. He grabbed multiple rebounds in the siege of the tall players of the opposite side.

Yan Peng, who is studying as a graduate student, is one of the few players in his team who have received professional training. He lived in the mountains of Guizhou since he was young, and his love for basketball sprouted from the land with weeds and no hardening in the countryside.

“The basketball in contact with the third and fourth grades of primary school was not hardened at that time. The backboard was worn-out boards, which should be reinforced by nails.” Recalling the childhood, Yan Peng described it vividly.

There is no standard stadium, no professional equipment, and even no basketball of their own…… But Yan Peng pursued his basketball dream without hesitation.

Over the years, Yan Peng has been studying systematically in the university, and his football skills are getting better and better. Although he has also participated in many competitions, big and small, in his view, it was on the Hot Country basketball court in recent years that he was “seen” by more people “, become a famous local” local star “.

“The Country Basketball game focuses on an atmosphere. Most villagers do not understand the ball, but they are very concerned about whether the players are running and jumping on the field.” Yan Peng said that the hard work attitude on the court can be remembered most by villagers.

Last year, Yan Peng participated in the local basketball league in Xixiu district on behalf of his hometown Qiyanqiao town. Almost all the players who participated with him were villagers in the same town. Everyone’s football skills are uneven, but like Yan Peng, they all have a strong sense of local honor and finally achieved good results.

Yan Peng said that these people who thought they could only drive or farm before did not expect to have a “style” on the court “.

In recent years, with the help of short videos and other platforms, under the “blessing” of the Internet, rural basketball matches are constantly “breaking the circle” as a new rural culture “, it has become a well-known” country business card “for Guizhou to go to the whole country”.

At the small walled village Country basketball game, the reporter saw many young people like Yan Peng, who were spreading youth and sweat on the court. At the same time, I also saw “young people” like Fang Bin “.

Fang Bin, 51, runs a gravel yard and is the vice president of the small walled village Basketball Association. He who loves playing basketball everyday looks young and energetic in his appearance or mentality.

There are 2700 people in Fang Bin’s small walled village. According to incomplete statistics of village cadres, about 70% of people like basketball. “I like basketball since I was young, and the village has always had the tradition of playing basketball, which has not been interrupted for decades.” Fang Bin said.

Holding a basketball match on festivals has always been a traditional activity small walled village. Most of the players are ordinary villagers. They are usually busy in all walks of life and gather into teams during the game.

Time flow and the strength gained by taking root in the countryside are the most prominent signs of these country teams. Because of his work, Fang Bin is often busy outside, but this does not affect his love for basketball and his attention to basketball matches in his hometown.

Nowadays, he is not always active on the court like Yan Peng, but he will never be absent as long as there is a suitable match. Fang Bin, who stepped down from the stadium, actively promoted the establishment of the village Basketball Association. While striving to promote the better development of the country basketball game in the local area, he also built a platform for more young people who love basketball to grow up.

Since this year, Fang Bin’s Basketball Association has regularly invited professional basketball coaches to train teenagers who love basketball for free in the village. “Basketball competition can not only train young people’s physique, but also temper their will.” Fang Bin said that basketball matches, like ties, bring more people together and work hard for common goals.