Dragon boat contest held in central China's Hunan
Participants compete during a dragon boat contest in Tuojiang River of Fenghuang, central China's Hunan Province, May 29, 2017. Nineteen local teams took part in the contest Monday to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Peng Biao)
Participants compete during a dragon boat contest in Tuojiang River of Fenghuang, central China's Hunan Province, May 29, 2017. Nineteen local teams took part in the contest Monday to greet the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. (Xinhua/Peng Biao)
People collect herbs to make Duanwu tea around festival in E China
A herbalist dispenses Duanwu tea in Songyang county, East China's Zhejiang province, May 25, 2017. Duanwu tea was named after the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Local people collected herbs to make Duanwu tea around the festival. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager dries material of Duanwu tea in Songyang county, East China's Zhejiang province, May 27, 2017. Duanwu tea was named after the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival. Local people collected herbs to make Duanwu tea around the festival. [Photo/Xinhua]
Folk custom activity in E China marks Dragon Boat Festival
A staff worker draws Chinese character "King" with realgar brush on the forehead of a kid, a tradition to pray for good fortune during the Dragon Boat Festival, at a folk custom activity in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Li Hanchi)
A boy washes his hands with mugwort herb water during a folk custom activity to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Quanjiao County of Chuzhou, east China's Anhui Province, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Shen Guo)
Children participate in a cast game during a folk custom activity to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Quanjiao County of Chuzhou, east China's Anhui Province, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Shen Guo)
A pupil makes sachet during a folk custom activity to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Quanjiao County of Chuzhou, east China's Anhui Province, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Shen Guo)
Children participate in a cast game during a folk custom activity to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Quanjiao County of Chuzhou, east China's Anhui Province, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Shen Guo)
Dragon boat competition held in east China's Anhui
Members compete in a dragon boat competition in Binzhou, east China's Shandong Province, May 27, 2017. Thirty-seven teams took part in the competition on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Zhenping)
Aerial photo taken on May 27, 2017 shows a dragon boat competition in Ningguo City of Xuancheng, east China's Anhui Province. Sixteen teams took part in the competition on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
200 competitors attend dragon boat competition in E China
People participate in a dragon boat competition in Zhangfuhe Village of Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 28, 2017. About 200 competitors of 9 dragon boat teams attended the competition to celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
People participate in a dragon boat competition in Zhangfuhe Village of Huai'an, east China's Jiangsu Province, May 28, 2017. About 200 competitors of 9 dragon boat teams attended the competition to celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
Dragon Boat Festival celebrated in Taipei, SE China
Children draw on eggs during the holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Children draw on eggs during the holiday of the Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, May 30, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
People buy "zongzi" to greet Dragon Boat Festival in Taipei
Photo taken on May 29, 2017 shows "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, at a market in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
People buy "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, at a market in Taipei, southeast China's Taiwan, May 29, 2017. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Food competition held to celebrate Duanwu Festival in China's Yinchuan
Tourists and judges taste mutton dishes at a food competition in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 2017. A total of 39 restaurants took part in a food competition held in Yinchuan on Tuesday, to celebrate the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, together with tourists and foodies. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
A chef shows his creation at a food competition in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, May 30, 2017. A total of 39 restaurants took part in a food competition held in Yinchuan on Tuesday, to celebrate the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, together with tourists and foodies. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
Duanwu Festival ceremony held at wetland park in China's Hangzhou
People watch a dragon dance during a Duanwu Festival ceremony in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 30, 2017. The ceremony consists of many activities featuring the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, such as the dragon dance, boat race and so on. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)
Dragon boat teams attend a Duanwu Festival ceremony in Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, May 30, 2017. The ceremony consists of many activities featuring the Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, such as the dragon dance, boat race and so on. (Xinhua/Zhang)
Straw-ashes Zongzi made in China's Guizhou
Villager Wu Deyan shows straw-ashes Zongzi, a traditional Chinese rice-pudding, in Wugong Dong Village of Zhaihao Township of Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 29, 2017. Straw-ashes Zongzi, a speciality of Wugong Dong Village, is made of mixture of ash water from burnt sticky rice straw with glutinous rice and Chinese chestnuts. Chinese people is celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month on Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)
Villagers make straw-ashes Zongzi, a traditional Chinese rice-pudding, in Wugong Dong Village of Zhaihao Township of Rongjiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 29, 2017. Straw-ashes Zongzi, a speciality of Wugong Dong Village, is made of mixture of ash water from burnt sticky rice straw with glutinous rice and Chinese chestnuts. Chinese people is celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth month on Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Wang Bingzhen)
China's Dragon Boat Festival around corner
A woman hangs mugwort leaves on the wall in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 27, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Tourists make sachets in a scenic area in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 28, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
A resident washes polished glutinous rice at home in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 25, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Tourists visit the memorial temple of Qu Yuan in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 28, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Children show "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 26, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
A woman dries reed leaves at home in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 25, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
A resident pastes couplets on the wall of her home in Zigui County of central China's Hubei Province, May 28, 2017. People in Zigui, hometown of Qu Yuan, celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. Duanwu Festival is to commemorate Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet and minister of the ancient state of Chu during the Warring States Period in the Chinese history, who drowned himself before his state fell to the invasion of the enemy. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)
Students play a riddle game in Nanmen primary school in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
Students play a riddle game in Nanmen primary school in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)
International students join the officiers of border detachment to make "zongzi", the pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Dalian, northest China's Liaoning Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
People visit the Millennium City Park with Duanwu Festival decorations in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li An)
People attend a riddle game at the Millennium City Park on Duanwu Festival in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li An)
People visit the Millennium City Park with Duanwu Festival decorations in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li An)
Performers interact with tourists at the Millennium City Park in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Li An)
People visit the Huahai Garden in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Children learn to make "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, in Jian'ou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)
Volunteers offer "zongzi", a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to a senior citizen at a social welfare center in Qingshanhu District of Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, May 28, 2017. In various ways, people across China celebrate the upcoming Chinese traditional Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 30 this year. (Xinhua/Hu Chenhuan)
