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Dragon boat race held in Diejiao Township, S China
By Xinhua Published: Jun 24, 2023 02:15 PM
A dragon boat parade is held before the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

A dragon boat parade is held before the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
A participant falls off the dragon boat during a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

A participant falls off the dragon boat during a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
Participants attend a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Participants attend a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)

Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants must drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)


 
People row a dragon boat at Bochao bay on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival in Guangcun Town of Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

People row a dragon boat at Bochao bay on the occasion of the Dragon Boat Festival in Guangcun Town of Danzhou City, south China's Hainan Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)