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Jianqiu, or shuttlecock kicking

Also known by other names such shuttlecock or feather ball, Jianqiu is a traditional game popular among the Dong, Miao and Shui minorities in Southern China.

Players aim to keep a heavily weighted shuttlecock in the air by using their bodies, not their hands, mainly by kicks. The game is played on a court similar to badminton between two opposing teams each with three players. One team scores a point by striking a shuttlecock with their body so that it passes over the net and lands on opposing team's court. The team earning 15 points first wins a set of the best-of-three-set game.