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After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the carnival-like annual Taipei International Dragon Boat Championships finally resumed at Taipei’s Dajia Riverside Park on the Keelung River from June 22 to June 24. Activities at the International Dragon Boat Championships In addition to dragon boat racing, a series of side events were also held ...
The Duan Wu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival), like most Chinese festivals, is based on generation-old legends. These festivals are celebrated not just for enjoyment, but for the preservation of traditional culture and heritage. Chinese people have always regarded themselves as the descendants of the dragon. The actual origin of the festival is most likely a ...
The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional holiday in China that dates back almost 2,000 years. Since 2008, the festival has been a public holiday. The festival was created to honor an ancient hero. But now, one of the most popular activities held during the festival, dragon boat racing, has become a popular international sport ...
Cheered on by thousands and accompanied by the loud sounds of drums, gongs, and firecrackers, the Dragon Boat Festival features long and narrow boats decorated with colorful dragon heads, tails, and scales race in rivers around the world every fifth month of the lunar calendar. These races are held in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and ...