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Horses hit track at 'Third Month Fair' race in Yunnan
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Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP
Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Horses from across China gallop on a racecourse in Dali, Yunnan during the Third Month Fair. /CFP

Racehorses galloped across a course in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan, streaking to the finish line. 

Equestrian clubs from across China gathered in the city to compete in a racing event that formed part of the Third Month Fair, or Sanyuejie, that usually occurs in April or May and lasts for two weeks. 

The festival is one of the most important for the Bai ethnic group there and features traditional sports such as horse racing and crossbow archery, as well as music performances and market stalls selling local souvenirs. 

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