The Dragon Boat Race of Shiqi is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage event in Guangdong, China. As the Dragon Boat Festival is around the corner, the 2024 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (Zhongshan) Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament and Zhongshan Dragon Boat Culture Month will last from May to June.
The annual dragon-boat-raising ceremony of Nanxia village of Shiqi was held on May 25th. The traditional 80-man boat team of Nanxia has maintained an impressive record of ten consecutive championships in the Zhongshan dragon boat race.
Jyrki Luomala from Finland is also a member of this team. He has been in the world dragon boat championships five times, with two gold medals. It is his third year to join the dragon-boat-raising ceremony with the team. "I love the dragon boating and especially our teammates. They are happy, funny guys, but also good athletes." Currently, they are training for the competition held on June 10th.
Source | Zhongshan Daily
