The Ninth Traditional Ethnic Minority Sporting Games of Guizhou province kicked off on Nov 6 in Qingzhen city and will run until Nov 11.
An ethnic dance is performed during the opening ceremony. [Photo by Li Hanyi/provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
A parade made up of 18 delegations marched around during the opening ceremony. It comprised nine city delegations, one Guian New Area delegation and eight university delegations.
Referee and athlete representatives make a showing during the parade. [Photo by Li Hanyi/provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
After the parade, a series of outstanding ethnic dance, music and athletic performances were held featuring many unique talents.