--- description: Artists from eight countries covered buffalo in vivid colors as a part of a bodypainting competition this weekend title: Photo: Artists Compete in Buffalo Painting Competition image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41e5f9ba49fb82e0/6986900255a8598afba80e35/2014-05-18t075333z_813399993_gm1ea5i17.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Might Be the Most Beautiful Buffalo in the World  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 18, 2014 4:46 PM CUT  A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province, China, May 18, 2014\. Artists from eight countries painted on buffalos to compete for a 100,000 yuan ($16,042) prize reward during the competition on Sunday, according to local media. A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province, China, May 18, 2014\. Artists from eight countries painted on buffalos to compete for a 100,000 yuan ($16,042) prize reward during the competition on Sunday, according to local media.Wong Campion—Reuters  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 18, 2014 4:46 PM CUT Those large, brown, beastly masses known as buffalo are rarely described as pretty, but this weekend a lucky few of them became works of art that would make all the others jealous. Competing in a buffalo body-painting competition in the Jiancheng county of China’s Yunnan province, artists from eight different countries decked out the animals in wild patterns as they competed Sunday for bragging rights and a 100,00 yuan ($16,042) prize. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/104031/bodypainting-buffalo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/104031/bodypainting-buffalo/"},"headline":"This Might Be the Most Beautiful Buffalo in the World","datePublished":"2014-05-18T16:46:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:45.243Z","description":"Artists from eight countries covered buffalo in vivid colors as a part of a body-painting competition this weekend","url":"https://time.com/104031/bodypainting-buffalo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","China"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41e5f9ba49fb82e0/6986900255a8598afba80e35/2014-05-18t075333z_813399993_gm1ea5i17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41e5f9ba49fb82e0/6986900255a8598afba80e35/2014-05-18t075333z_813399993_gm1ea5i17.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province","caption":"A woman leads her painted buffalo onto a stage during a buffalo bodypainting competition in Jiangcheng county, Yunnan province","creditText":"Wong Campion—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/104031/bodypainting-buffalo/","name":"This Might Be the Most Beautiful Buffalo in the World"}}]}] ```