The 2026 Chenzhou "Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival" themed cultural event kicked off at Bailang Pier in Zixing City on May 25. The event, also a traditional Dongjiang Lake dragon boat folk activity, featured 15 dragon boat teams racing on the lake, presenting a folk spectacle. In recent years, the local area has leveraged the resources of the Dongjiang Lake to develop characteristic sports-tourism projects such as winter swimming and hiking, promoting integrated industrial development. The photo shows dragon boat teams in an intense race. (Photo/Li Ke, He Honghai) 

The 2026 Chenzhou "Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival" themed cultural event kicked off at Bailang Pier in Zixing City on May 25. The event, also a traditional Dongjiang Lake dragon boat folk activity, featured 15 dragon boat teams racing on the lake, presenting a folk spectacle. In recent years, the local area has leveraged the resources of the Dongjiang Lake to develop characteristic sports-tourism projects such as winter swimming and hiking, promoting integrated industrial development. The photo shows dragon boat teams in an intense race. (Photo/Li Ke, He Honghai) 

The 2026 Chenzhou "Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival" themed cultural event kicked off at Bailang Pier in Zixing City on May 25. The event, also a traditional Dongjiang Lake dragon boat folk activity, featured 15 dragon boat teams racing on the lake, presenting a folk spectacle. In recent years, the local area has leveraged the resources of the Dongjiang Lake to develop characteristic sports-tourism projects such as winter swimming and hiking, promoting integrated industrial development. The photo shows dragon boat teams in an intense race. (Photo/Li Ke, He Honghai) 

The 2026 Chenzhou "Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival" themed cultural event kicked off at Bailang Pier in Zixing City on May 25. The event, also a traditional Dongjiang Lake dragon boat folk activity, featured 15 dragon boat teams racing on the lake, presenting a folk spectacle. In recent years, the local area has leveraged the resources of the Dongjiang Lake to develop characteristic sports-tourism projects such as winter swimming and hiking, promoting integrated industrial development. The photo shows dragon boat teams in an intense race. (Photo/Li Ke, He Honghai) 

The 2026 Chenzhou "Our Festival · Dragon Boat Festival" themed cultural event kicked off at Bailang Pier in Zixing City on May 25. The event, also a traditional Dongjiang Lake dragon boat folk activity, featured 15 dragon boat teams racing on the lake, presenting a folk spectacle. In recent years, the local area has leveraged the resources of the Dongjiang Lake to develop characteristic sports-tourism projects such as winter swimming and hiking, promoting integrated industrial development. The photo shows dragon boat teams in an intense race. (Photo/Li Ke, He Honghai)

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

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday