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'The best thing that ever happened'      
It ended just as spectacularly as it started.

Tightrope drama in gala games      
"Someone is going to get hurt today" - that was my initial thought as I walked into the stadium and first set eyes on Chinese tightrope walker Adili Wuxor.

'Girl chasing' turns to culture show      
Girl chasing, with its origin in the daily activities of Kazak ethnic groups in Xinjiang, is a young lady trying to chase and whip a man who just attempts to hit on her.

Varied landscape of ambition      
Guiyang, I'm learning in a crash immersion course, is a city of spicy food, half-wild macaques, as well as thought-provoking contradictions.

Combining traditional music, dance elements with modern technology      
The ninth National Ethnic Games, in Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, had their opening ceremony on Saturday, and unlike the previous versions, this one came with more than just "traditional culture".

Guiyang dressed up for games      
Jiaxiu Tower, the landmark of Guiyang, is illuminated by neon light as the city welcomes the ninth National Traditional Games of Ethnic Minorities, in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province.

Macaques are greeting guests at games city      
GUIYANG - This capital of the southwestern province of Guizhou, where the ninth Chinese Traditional Games of Ethnic Nationalities opened on Saturday, is a city of surprises. How many urban parks do you know that have hundreds of monkeys freely roaming around?

Spicy welcome to the southwest      
That big packet of chili sauce with the picture of a Miao woman smiling broadly, which came with my meal on the flight to Guizhou, should have tipped me off to the mealtime welcome I'd get in this southern province -- hot and spicy, with a this-is-me, take-it-or-leave-it attitude.

Hostesses trained for ethnic minority games      
More than 600 volunteer hostesses have undergone a 15-day professional training program for the nine-day event, to be held from Sept 10-18 in Guiyang.

1,000-year-old azaleas      
The 2011 International Azalea Festival in Bijie will be held April 8 to 22, in scenic Baili Dujuan in Guizhou province.

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