CHINA-ANHUI-ANCIENT TOWN-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-LANTERN PERFORMANCE (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-ANCIENT TOWN-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-LANTERN PERFORMANCE (CN)

(230621) -- NINGGUO, June 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Villagers make Zongzi, a pyramid-shaped glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, as the Dragon Boat Festival approaches in Hule Town of Ningguo City, east China's Anhui Province, June 17, 2023. Hule Town, an ancient town in east China's Anhui Province, has a tradition of lantern performance to celebrate festivals. As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, villagers perform lantern dance with lanterns in the shape of fish and dragon, and place lotus-shaped water lanterns in the river. A series of activities including the long-table banquet and the lantern fair have been held to attract tourists from home and abroad. (Photo by Li Xiaohong/Xinhua)

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