Beijing residents play fetch with migratory birds in ancient Chinese tradition

Beijingers play fetch with migratory birds in traditional game. AP PHOTOS: Beijingers playing fetch with migrate birds. Beijingers also play with birds as part of traditional Chinese game of feline-fetching game. The game is a traditional Chinese tradition of playing with birds and chasing them.

Beijingers play fetch with migratory birds in traditional game. Passersby in Beijing during winter or early spring might happen upon groups of residents playing fetch with birds. The game is a traditional Chinese tradition of playing with birds in winter and early spring. The traditional game is played by people in Beijing and China's capital, Beijing.

Beijing residents play fetch with migratory birds in ancient Chinese tradition. In winter or early spring, some residents engage in a tradition dating back to the Qing Dynasty where they play with birds in winter or spring. The tradition is said to date back to Qing Dynasty and dates back to early 1900s.