2025.06.01 20:51 GMT+8

Galloping into tradition: Shangri-La celebrates Dragon Boat Festival on horseback

Updated 2025.06.01 20:51 GMT+8
CGTN

While most people in China celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with boat races and the traditional rice dish zongzi, in Shangri-La, southwest China's Yunnan Province, the sound of hooves marks the occasion. Here, a centuries-old horse racing tradition transforms the holiday into a vibrant display of speed, culture and community pride. 

(Peng Zhangqi and Dai Yan contributed to this report.)

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