Dragon boats celebrate Chinese traditional festival in California, U.S.

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Dragon boats celebrate Chinese traditional festival in California, U.S.

STORY: Dragon boats celebrate Chinese traditional festival in California, U.S. DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of dragon boat racing on the Castaic Lake 2. various of cultural performances 3. various of attendees STORYLINE: The third annual Los Angeles County Castaic Lake Dragon Boat Festival was held last weekend, celebrating the Chinese traditional festival, at a site just a short drive north of Los Angeles downtown. Shimmering white tents lined the waterfront, providing shade and refreshments for the hundreds of dragon boat paddlers and attendees from all over California, who converged on or around the Castaic Lake for a festive competition. Visitors to the event were regaled by a variety of cultural performances including Chinese-style singers in silk robes, Polynesian dancers in long grass skirts and headgear swaying to Hawaiian hula music, and Jarabe Tapatio-style Mexican dancers snapping and swirling their colorful skirts t

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