A student throws the embroidered ball at Minzu Road East Primary School in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov 6, 2024. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the autonomous region with the largest population of ethnic minorities in China, with multiple ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong who have lived there for generations. Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional sport that Guangxi people enjoy, carrying a profound folk heritage. In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua)

A customer chooses embroidered balls at a canival of the Sanyuesan Festival in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, March 31, 2025. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the autonomous region with the largest population of ethnic minorities in China, with multiple ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong who have lived there for generations. Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional sport that Guangxi people enjoy, carrying a profound folk heritage. In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua)

A student catches a embroidered ball with a basket in Yulin Ethnic Middle School in Yulin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Feb. 19, 2025. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the autonomous region with the largest population of ethnic minorities in China, with multiple ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong who have lived there for generations. Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional sport that Guangxi people enjoy, carrying a profound folk heritage. In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua)

A villager makes an embroidered ball in Jiuzhou Village of Jingxi City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 2, 2024. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the autonomous region with the largest population of ethnic minorities in China, with multiple ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong who have lived there for generations. Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional sport that Guangxi people enjoy, carrying a profound folk heritage. In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua)

Artists performs with embroidered balls in Hechi, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 24, 2025. Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the autonomous region with the largest population of ethnic minorities in China, with multiple ethnic groups such as Zhuang, Yao, Miao, and Dong who have lived there for generations. Throwing embroidered balls is a traditional sport that Guangxi people enjoy, carrying a profound folk heritage. In Zhuang culture, embroidered ball is a symbol of love. (Photo: Xinhua)