Dragon boat race held near China's Three Gorges Dam

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Dragon boat race held near China's Three Gorges Dam

STORY: Dragon boat race held near China's Three Gorges Dam DATELINE: June 4, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: YICHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG TIANYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the dragon boat race STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG TIANYU, Xinhua correspondent "This is Xinhua correspondent Wang Tianyu reporting from Zigui County of Yichang City in central China's Hubei Province. Behind me, an annual dragon boat race has kicked off near the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River. We can see that on the river, there are dozens of boats. The dragon boat is long and narrow, with its prow carved as a dragon's head and the stern like a tail." The race brought together more than 400 dragon boat enthusiasts who formed 16 teams, coming from six provinces, including Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Fujian, and Jiangxi. The team from Shunde City of south China's Guangdong Province won all the competitions including the 200-meter, 500-meter, and 3,000-meter race.

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