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Photo Credit: Zhang Jiayu (张佳羽)
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Hype and Drama at China’s Viral Village Soccer Championships

The recently concluded “Village Super League” championships in Guizhou have showcased local food, unique performances, and amateur soccer players from all walks of life

The whistle blows, the players leave the pitch, and the silk dragons are hoisted high into the air. At each match of the recently concluded “Village Super League” or cunchao (村超) soccer tournament in Rongjiang county, Guizhou province, 50,000 onlookers gathered for the halftime spectacles as much as for sport.

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author Hatty Liu

Hatty Liu is the former managing editor of The World of Chinese, and an award-winning communications researcher. Born in China, and raised in China, Canada, and the US, she leverages her cross-cultural identity to create more empathetic knowledge across national boundaries.

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