Dragon boat races held across China to celebrate upcoming Duanwu Festival
Updated: June 9, 2024 08:57Xinhua
An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Zixing City, central China's Hunan Province. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). [Photo/Xinhua]
Teams compete during a dragon boat race in Lixianghu Township of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows a team competing during a dragon boat race in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
Teams compete during a dragon boat race in Yiwu City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
Teams compete during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
People row a dragon boat in Minhou County of Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 8, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows people rowing dragon boats in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province. [Photo/Xinhua]
