Dragon Boat Festival celebrated across China
Updated 14:02, 08-Jun-2019
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June 7 this year marks China's annual Dragon Boat Festival, a day when Chinese people traditionally celebrate by eating zongzi, a type of rice dumpling, and racing dragon boats. Various activities ranging from zongzi-making competitions to temple fairs are being held across the country. Thousands of zongzi were made into the shape of a "dragon" in Laojunshan Mountain, Luanchuan county, central China's Luoyang City in Henan Province. /VCG Photo

June 7 this year marks China's annual Dragon Boat Festival, a day when Chinese people traditionally celebrate by eating zongzi, a type of rice dumpling, and racing dragon boats. Various activities ranging from zongzi-making competitions to temple fairs are being held across the country. Thousands of zongzi were made into the shape of a "dragon" in Laojunshan Mountain, Luanchuan county, central China's Luoyang City in Henan Province. /VCG Photo

Dragon Boat Festival has been recognized as a public holiday in China since 2008. Tourists at Xixi National Wetland Park in east China's Hangzhou City explored the charm of the dragon boat races on Friday. /VCG Photo

Dragon Boat Festival has been recognized as a public holiday in China since 2008. Tourists at Xixi National Wetland Park in east China's Hangzhou City explored the charm of the dragon boat races on Friday. /VCG Photo

Hundreds of competitors gathered at Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor on Friday for the annual dragon boat races. The event includes 36 races in which 71 teams participate. /VCG Photo

Hundreds of competitors gathered at Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbor on Friday for the annual dragon boat races. The event includes 36 races in which 71 teams participate. /VCG Photo

Boat races boost international exchanges as 62 teams from home and abroad participated in the 14th China-Asian dragon boat racing in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Friday. With Yongjiang River running through the city, Nanning boasts a long history of holding dragon boat races. /VCG Photo

Boat races boost international exchanges as 62 teams from home and abroad participated in the 14th China-Asian dragon boat racing in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, on Friday. With Yongjiang River running through the city, Nanning boasts a long history of holding dragon boat races. /VCG Photo