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Which minority sports event in China is bamboo pole jumping?

It is a traditional sport of Li nationality in China.

Bamboo pole jumping originated from Li nationality in Hainan Island, which is a unique sports activity created by them in traditional culture and productive labor. When jumping bamboo poles, people beat the ground with bamboo poles with different weights, so that the bamboo pole can jump up as much as possible and pass another bamboo pole when hitting. This requires not only flexible body coordination and strength control, but also mastery of music rhythm and tacit cooperation with peers.