
Athletes from northeast China's Liaoning Province attend an awarding ceremony after winning men's pearl ball game of the 10th National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities of China in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2015.Pearl ball game, an ethnic sport game of Manchu people in northeast China, is originated from the pearl fishing activity of the ancestors of the Manchu people. It looks like a mix of basketball and volleyball. Pearl ball has been listed as one of the official ball games for the national ethnic games since 1991. (Xinhua/Lin Yiguang)















