A player is spinning a peg-top at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
More than 1,800 competitors are taking part in the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Cangzhou, North China's Hebei Province.
The featured sports, which come from a variety of traditional folk cultures, include spinning peg-top, race walking on stilts, martial arts, wrestling and Cuqiu, an ancient football game.
The games started Tuesday and will last for five days.
Competitors play Cuqiu at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. Cuqiu, also known as Cuju, is a game similar to modern football that was popular in ancient China. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
Competitors are race walking with team members’ feet fastened to a board at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
Competitors are race walking with team members’ feet fastened to a board at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
Competitors are race walking on stilts at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
Competitors are race walking on stilts at the 10th Provincial Traditional Ethnic Sports Games in Hebei Province, Aug. 21, 2018. (Photo by Yuan Liwei for chinadaily.com.cn)
