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Dragon Boat Festival Across China

Children learn to make zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, under the guidance of their teacher at a kindergarten in Xiamen City, southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 30, 2025. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, is a traditional Chinese holiday to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period 475-221 B.C.). Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the festival falls on May 31 this year. Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Foreigners Experience China Dragon Boat Festival

Foreign students and local people made zongzi together to experience the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Dragon Boat Festival

HUAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 28, 2025 - Foreign students and villagers made zongzi together to experience the traditional Chinese festival of the Dragon Boat Festival in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Dragon Boat Festival

HUAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 28, 2025 - Foreign students and villagers made zongzi together to experience the traditional Chinese festival of the Dragon Boat Festival in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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Dragon Boat Festival

HUAI'AN, CHINA - MAY 28, 2025 - Foreign students and villagers made zongzi together to experience the traditional Chinese festival of the Dragon Boat Festival in Huai 'an City, Jiangsu Province, China on May 28, 2025.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-MULTI-ETHNIC COMMUNITY (CN)

(240807) -- URUMQI, Aug. 7, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Residents make zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), a traditional Chinese delicacy typically consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival, at Guyuanxiang Community in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Xinjiang's multi-ethnic community fosters bonds of support, friendship" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-INTERNATIONAL STUDENT-GRADUATION (CN)

(240725) -- TIANJIN, July 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Indonesian student Timothy Joseph Hutagaol (R) learns to make zongzi before this year's Dragon Boat Festival at Tianjin University in north China's Tianjin, June 6, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Esteemed graduation in China inspires Indonesian mother, son" (Tianjin University/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-U.S. YOUTH-EXCHANGE TOUR (CN)

(240616) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 16, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Brody Tate Clarke (4th L) from Iowa City High School learns to make zongzi at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, June 8, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: American students explore Chinese culture on exchange tour" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Du Yifang)

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CHINA-HEBEI-SHIJIAZHUANG-U.S. YOUTH-EXCHANGE TOUR (CN)

(240616) -- SHIJIAZHUANG, June 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brody Tate Clarke (4th L) from Iowa City High School learns to make zongzi at Shijiazhuang Foreign Language School in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, June 8, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: American students explore Chinese culture on exchange tour" (Xinhua/Du Yifang)

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Hong Kong celebrates Dragon Boat Festival with creative drone show

STORY: Hong Kong celebrates Dragon Boat Festival with creative drone show SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:16 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Dragon Boat Festival celebration in Hong Kong STORYLINE: Sticky rice dumplings, racing dragon boats, green reed leaves ... stunning drone show imagery dotted the night sky over Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbor on Monday, which marked China's annual Dragon Boat Festival this year. The show started off with a vivid cartoon zongzi, or sticky rice dumpling, followed by patterns featuring adrenaline-pumping dragon boat races and flying loongs (or Chinese dragons) to cheer up the players for the upcoming 2024 Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races on June 15-16, and ended with warm blessings to the viewers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China. (XHTV)

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British expats savor special flavors of Zongzi delicacy in China's Nanning

STORY: British expats savor special flavors of Zongzi delicacy in China's Nanning SHOOTING TIME: June 10, 2024 DATELINE: June 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: NANNING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): LUKE & ALEX, British expats living in Nanning, China 2. various of British expats tasting Zongzi STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): LUKE & ALEX, British expats living in Nanning, China "Look what we got! Oh wow, what's that? These are Dragon Boat Festival gifts from our friends from Nanning. We have their sweet ones and we have salty ones. Do you know which is which? I don't know. It could be any. Any could be any. Right. So we'll try. Pick one we open first. Let me see if this is the sweet one. So, Zongzi is glutinous rice and inside you have sweet filling or savory filling, and it's wrapped in a leaf. So like Jiaozi (Chinese dumplings), we know that Zongzi has many different flavors. If you think this is the sweet one, I'm guessing these are salty. Try it. It's like opening a prese

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Foreign students in China's Tianjin celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

STORY: Foreign students in China's Tianjin celebrate Dragon Boat Festival SHOOTING TIME: June 8-10, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:54 LOCATION: TIANJIN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of students' activities at Tianjin Nankai High School 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): KURGANOVA KIRA, Russian student, Tianjin Nankai High School 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MIYAZAWA TAMAKI, Japanese student, Tianjin Nankai High School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): CHAIPATH CHISA, Thai student, Tianjin Nankai High School 5. various of students' activities at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): URAZNIYAZOVA DINORA, Uzbek student, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics STORYLINE: The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as the Duanwu Festival, falls on Monday this year. International students in north China's Tianjin were invited to celebrate the festival with the locals. They engaged in traditional activities like calligraphy, wearing scented sachets, and making zongzi. SOUNDBI

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Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds

STORY: Folk customs of Duanwu Festival in 60 seconds SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of folk customs of Duanwu Festival STORYLINE: The Duanwu Festival has arrived. Tying five-color silk string Wearing scented sachets Hanging mugwort leaves and calamus Fish-shaped lantern parade Releasing floating lanterns Dragon lantern dance Dragon boat racing Sprinkling Xionghuang powder Expelling five poisonous pests Eating Zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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A visual feast of zongzi across China in 60 seconds

STORY: A visual feast of zongzi across China in 60 seconds SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of zongzi made across China STORYLINE: Zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, is a traditional delicacy that Chinese people eat on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, which is celebrated on June 10 this year. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Beijing. (XHTV)

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Xinhua Headlines: Traditional, modern customs merge during China's Dragon Boat Festival

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- People make zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, in Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 8, 2024. (Photo by Jin Peng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xinhua Headlines: Traditional, modern customs merge during China's Dragon Boat Festival

(240610) -- BEIJING, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People make zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, in Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 8, 2024. (Photo by Jin Peng/Xinhua)

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Dragon Boat Festival celebrations across China

STORY: Dragon Boat Festival celebrations across China SHOOTING TIME: June 9, 2024 DATELINE: June 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people celebrating Dragon Boat Festival 2. various of dragon boat race in Fujian 3. various of dragon boat race in Guangdong 4. various of dragon boat race in Xinjiang 5. various of people making Zongzi in Henan 6. various of people making Zongzi in Yunnan 7. various of people making mugwort sachets in Ningxia 8. various of people celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Shaanxi 9. various of people celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Anhui 10. various of people celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Beijing 11. various of people celebrating Dragon Boat Festival in Hunan STORYLINE: Vibrant sounds of cheers and drumbeats filled the air across China, celebrating the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on Monday this year. The festival commemorates the famous Chinese poet Qu Yuan, who was also a minister of the

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