China's Village Basketball League a Slam Dunk

TAIPAN, CHINA - It's almost midnight in Taipan -- a remote village in southwest Guizhou province -- but the championship game is only just getting under way after a weekend of action.

Clanging pots and pans punctuate the hum of the crowd in the steep main stands, while millions of online viewers and social media users hold their breath as the jump ball is tossed.

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