Mudanjiang in NE China holds 2024 Ice Dragon Boat Super League

STORY: Dragon boat racing on ice becomes popular in NE China SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 9, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: MUDANJIANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of dragon boat racing on ice 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): XU RIHUI, Ice dragon boat participant from Guangdong 3. various of dragon boat racing on ice STORYLINE: Mudanjiang City in Heilongjiang Province held its 2024 Ice Dragon Boat Super League on Jingpo Lake on Tuesday. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU RIHUI, Ice dragon boat racer from Guangdong "Ice dragon boat racing is very exciting. I like ice and snow. While the temperature in my hometown in the south of China is typically over 20 degrees Celsius, here it is lower than minus 20 degrees Celsius. It's so cool." Dragon boat racing on ice eliminates the seasonal limitations of traditional dragon boat sports. The Jingpo Lake scenic area is promoting a "sports + tourism" model via the organization of winter sports events. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from