Photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a craftsman from Yongzhou, Hunan Province, busy with making ornately carved dragon heads to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. /CFP
Photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a craftsman from Yongzhou, Hunan Province, busy with making ornately carved dragon heads to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. /CFP
Photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a craftsman from Yongzhou, Hunan Province, busy with making ornately carved dragon heads to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. /CFP
Photo taken on May 27, 2023 shows a craftsman from Yongzhou, Hunan Province, busy with making ornately carved dragon heads to welcome the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. /CFP
What comes along with the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year, is the dragon boat race. As a highlight and one of the most important customs of the traditional Chinese festival, the thrilling race always features various boats designs, with each of those boats boasting a delicate dragon's head. Chen Bingshou, an inheritor of the craft, has been busy making dragon heads for the upcoming festival.