China Basketball! By:Jada Jones

The Interesting Site to see!  The Great wall of China. The Forbidden City, Beijing. The Bund, Shanghai. Terra Cotta Warriors, Xi'an West Lake, Hangzhou

The Weather Forecast! High (ºC) 10 17 21 24 28 12 17 17 16 Low (ºC) -1 8 18 16 13 3 8 7 9 Precip(mm) 0.2 2 2.8 1.7   1 2.3 1.6 0.7 High (ºF) 50 62 69 75 55 53 73 63 60 Low (ºF) 31 47 64 60   37 47 44 48

The Weather! Now they just wear T-Shirt and a pair of Jean. Something simple to put on.

Facts! The Chinese love basketball. An estimated 300 million people play it, more than soccer, and an another estimated 300 million have access to N.B.A. games, which are televised almost everyday. Some Chinese who have money spend it on basketball shoe collections. Basketball is the most popular school sport and the most popular sport among Chinese youth. It has caught in part because it is simple to play and requires little equipment. Most schools have nets and backboards and new arenas are being built all the time. There are even basketball courts in the Forbidden City.

More Facts  Basketball courts can found in villages and urban neighbors. For many Chinese their main form of exercise is a pick up game of basketball. One of the first things one sees when entering the main courtyard of the Forbidden City is basketball courts: one with a grass surface and another, with normal playground concrete. They are mainly used by guards and other employees to play informal games. With exposure to the NBA, more and more kids play with NBA-style cockiness and wear Adidas, Nike and Reebok—often counterfeit—shoes and clothes. An NCAA-like organization has had been set up on the university level that sponsors an NCAA-like tournament with a Final Four.