Market Scene: Wuhan -- Part I, a photo set first

Granted, by almost every measure, rice-throwing, tyre-pushing, seedling-transplanting, sprinting with sandbag-loading with make-believe 'harvest' and etc. are quite the least sports you'd have expected to make the cover of Sport Illustrated, but these highlights from the National Peasant Games held last month in Quanzhou, though at times raking with amateurish falters, still conveniently reflects a nice touch of charisma that's uniquely China.

What other use can these races put to then? A prompt harvest and delivery by the farmers that guarantees fresh buy in the market, if nothing else...

[Pictures above courtesy of Xinhuanet and Mark Ralston of ATP]