6. Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake, England
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Competitors are more likely to tumble rather than run down the steep Cooper's Hill.[Photo/Australiaplus.com/Chinese]
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In the past, this festival featured activities such as bobbing for apples and shin-kicking.
Nowadays, all that remains is the downhill rolling of a handmade, three-kilogram circle of Double Gloucester cheese - and the chase to claim it.
Cooper's Hill is almost vertical at certain points, so participants are more likely to tumble rather than run in the race to grab the cheese.
The festival holds five cheese chases starting at noon on the last Monday of each May.
Raymond Zhou:
Pauline D Loh:
Hot Pot
Eco China
China Dream
China Face
