After months of working the fields, men in rural China let off a little steam at harvest festivals. A favorite event is water buffalo fighting.
A man and his water buffalo wait their turn at the water buffalo fight in Gaoding, China.
Happy on rice wine, the water buffalo owners work hard to prove their bulls are tough competitors.
Firecrackers and rice wine excite the crowd as the fighting begins.
Best tip for watching water buffalo fights: Know how to run.
Firecrackers explode around the water buffalo before each fight as an offering to the ancestral spirits.
In Yingtan, a man lets his buffalo soak in the small pool behind the drum tower.
A man wipes the eyes of his water buffalo before returning it to the rice field.
At the Tasting New Rice Festival in Gaoding, members of the 100 Bird Miao head to lunch before the water buffalo fighting begins.
Bulls break loose from the fighting arena.
Where does a water buffalo go when he’s had enough? Anywhere he wants.
Water buffalo are often kept in small huts tucked alongside the family home.
Rain falls on a man and his bull as they await their turn to test their strength.
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