has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar for millennia. During this festival, people across Asia, and especially Central and Southern China, gather to watch dragon-shaped boats race along river banks and lakes. ...
In 2024, in addition to race categories for teams of all ages from around the world, as well as the always colourful Fancy Dress Competition, visitors may explore an array of Instagram-ready dragon boat-themed LINE FRIENDS displays and indulge in local specialty drinks and sweets while cheering...
The festival has various customs and activities, the most well-known of which is the dragon boat race. The race involves teams of paddlers racing their elaborately decorated boats to the beat of a drum. The winning team is believed to bring good luck and fortune to their village or town....
is today a professional team sport practised across continents. One of the world’s biggest regattas is held every year in Hong Kong, where the first modern international dragon boat race took place back in 1976.
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Generally, there are about four or six boat teams in a dragon boat race. Each team usually includes 20 people, who sit together in pairs. One person sits at the back and steers (掌控) the boat. There is also a drummer, who sits at the front. The team work together to move the ...
Participants race during the Sydney Lunar New Year Dragon Boat Festival 2024 at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia, Feb. 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Qi) SYDNEY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Competitive, social, and inclusive, the over 2,000-year-old traditional Chinese water sport dragon boating has...
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The United Kingdom In the UK, many people now go to watch dragon boating and enjoy zongzi during Dragon Boat Festival celebrations. However, the most famous boat race in the UK is the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which is the oldest inter-university rowing event in the world. The race...
Duanwu: means the start of the summer season, as the festival takes place around the Summer solstice. Longzhou jie: Long zhou means Dragon Boats. As Dragon Boat race is one of the most important activities of the festival, hence the name. The Festival is called Tuen Ng Festival in Hong...