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Asian Games: Tradition evolves into a modern international sport
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This year in Hangzhou, it will be the third time dragon boat racing will be seen at the Asian Games.

With the efforts of generations of dragon boat participants, this cultural activity has transformed from a ritualistic practice into a world-embraced sport. CGTN reporter Huang Yichang witnessed a world-class dragon boat race in the birthplace of the dragon boat festival, Zigui, and met a local steersperson who carries on the tradition as an inheritor of dragon boat racing.

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