Annual dragon boat festival kicks off with fanfare in NYC

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Annual dragon boat festival kicks off with fanfare in NYC

STORY: Annual dragon boat festival kicks off with fanfare in NYC DATELINE: Aug. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:51 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The 31st Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, the largest of its kind in the United States, kicked off on Saturday at the Corona Park in New York City's Queens borough with plenty of fanfare. "We want this dragon boat festival to grow and we want children from all over the entire borough to see the moment of if you row together, then you can learn and grow together," said NYC mayor Eric Adams at the opening ceremony that featured a colorful dragon dance. "And when you go through this experience of competition, it also routes us and how much we need each other because we had to row out the same method, the same stroke, we had to make sure we moved in the same way, in the same direction. That's what this is about," said Adams. "It's such a fun and nice way to share culture, to share happiness," said Candy Nip, D

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