Daozhou Dragon Boat Custom

The photo, taken on June 13, shows paddlers attending a dragon boat training on the Daoxian County section of the Xiaoshui River. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, all villages and communities around the county are busy organizing trainings to prepare for the annual dragon boat race. The Daozhou Dragon Boat Custom was shortlisted for Hunan's provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and listed as a representative item of the fifth batch of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on June 22nd this year. It is an important cultural tradition in China. People will participate in dragon boat races, eat zongzi, and wear perfume pouches to ward off evil spirits.

The photo, taken on June 13, shows paddlers attending a dragon boat training on the Daoxian County section of the Xiaoshui River. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, all villages and communities around the county are busy organizing trainings to prepare for the annual dragon boat race. The Daozhou Dragon Boat Custom was shortlisted for Hunan's provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and listed as a representative item of the fifth batch of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on June 22nd this year. It is an important cultural tradition in China. People will participate in dragon boat races, eat zongzi, and wear perfume pouches to ward off evil spirits.

The photo, taken on June 13, shows paddlers attending a dragon boat training on the Daoxian County section of the Xiaoshui River. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, all villages and communities around the county are busy organizing trainings to prepare for the annual dragon boat race. The Daozhou Dragon Boat Custom was shortlisted for Hunan's provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and listed as a representative item of the fifth batch of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on June 22nd this year. It is an important cultural tradition in China. People will participate in dragon boat races, eat zongzi, and wear perfume pouches to ward off evil spirits.

The photo, taken on June 13, shows paddlers attending a dragon boat training on the Daoxian County section of the Xiaoshui River. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, all villages and communities around the county are busy organizing trainings to prepare for the annual dragon boat race. The Daozhou Dragon Boat Custom was shortlisted for Hunan's provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2006, and listed as a representative item of the fifth batch of the national intangible cultural heritages in 2021. (Photo/Jiang Keqing)

The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, falls on June 22nd this year. It is an important cultural tradition in China. People will participate in dragon boat races, eat zongzi, and wear perfume pouches to ward off evil spirits.

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday