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China: Man Paddles Surfboard On River During Torrential Rain

On July 25, 2024, during a heavy downpour in Tianjin, a city in northern China, an extraordinary scene was captured over rain-drenched Haihe River. A local man, clad in black swimming trunks, was seen determinedly paddling a surfboard alone amidst the deluge.

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CHINA-GUANGZHOU-FOSHAN-DRAGON BOATS-VILLAGERS-EXCHANGE (CN)

(230623) -- GUANGZHOU, June 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Oarsmen of a visiting dragon boat raise their oars at Pantangwuyue historical community in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, on June 22, 2023. For many years during the Dragon Boat Festival, people of several villages in the Lingnan area follow a tradition to row dragon boats to visit their "dragon boat's relative". The 591-year-old Yanbu dragon boat has been enjoying a popularity in the border area of Guangzhou and Foshan, where dragon boat race has a long history, from as early as 1597. On that year, people rowing Yanbu dragon boat competed for the first time with another dragon boat from Pantang during the Dragon Boat Festival. Since then, villagers from both places forged a deep friendship and they established a "kinship" for the two dragon boats based on the age of the boats. The Yanbu dragon boat was called the "Qiye" (father), and the Pantang dragon boat was the "Qizai" (son). For hundreds of years, during every Dragon Boat Festival, it

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The Yellow Handkerchief (2008)

Maria Bello & William Hurt Characters: May Film: The Yellow Handkerchief (USA 2008) Director: Udayan Prasad 18 January 2008 Date: 18 January 2008

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Pushing Daisies (2008)

Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz, Anna Friel, Kristin Chenoweth, Lee Pace & Chi Mcbride Characters: Vivian Charles, Lily Charles, Charlotte 'Chuck' Charles, Olive Snook, Ned, Emerson Cod Television: Pushing Daisies (2008) 01 October 2008 PUSHING DAISIES - ABC's 'Pushing Daisies' stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive. (ABC/KATE TURNING) Date: 01 October 2008

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The Little Rascals (1994)

Bug Hall & Brittany Ashton Holmes Characters: Carl Film: The Little Rascals (1994) Director: Penelope Spheeris 05 August 1994 Date: 05 August 1994

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The River Wild (1994)

John C. Reilly, Kevin Bacon, Meryl Streep & Joseph Mazzello Characters: Terry, Gail Hartman, Wade Film: The River Wild (USA 1994) Director: Curtis Hanson 30 September 1994 Date: 30 September 1994

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Swallows And Amazons (1974)

Sophie Neville, Stephen Grendon, Simon West & Suzanna Hamilton Characters: Titty Walker - Swallow, Roger Walker - Swallow, John Walker - Swallow, Susan Walker - Swallow Film: Swallows And Amazons (UK 1974) Director: Claude Whatham 04 April 1974 swa_co_tra_ 009 Date: 04 April 1974

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Das Kann Doch Unsren Willi (1970)

Heinz Erhardt Characters: Willi Alfons Hirsekorn Film: Das Kann Doch Unsren Willi Nicht Erschuttern (DEU 1970) Director: Rolf Olsen 26 November 1970 Das kann doch unseren Willi nicht ersch?ttern (BRD 1971, Regie: Rolf Olsen) Heinz Erhardt / Mann, Auto, vollbeladener Dachgep?cktr?ger, unsicher beladen, festhalten, Strandpromenade, Urlauber, Urlaub, Autotyp: DKW F93 /------WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell mit Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ?ber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzung nur nach Absprache. ------IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/TV programme. Date: 26 November 1970

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THE LOST CONTINENT

THE LOST CONTINENT ERIC PORTER THE LOST CONTINENT [BR 1968] ERIC PORTER [far right] Date: 1968

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LIFEBOAT

LIFEBOAT [US 1944] Directed by Alfred Hitchcock left - WALTER SLEZAK, HENRY HULL Date: 1944

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LIFEBOAT

LIFEBOAT [US 1944] Directed by Alfred Hitchcock WALTER SLEZAK, TALLULAH BANKHEAD Date: 1944

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Tarai-nori Kyoso in Ito

Participants paddle washtubs down the Matsukawa River in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, during the Tarai-nori Kyoso event on July 3, 2016. A total of 242 people took part in the event, in which participants inside 1-meter-wide traditional Japanese wooden washtubs paddle with large rice-scoop-shaped oars and race for about 400 meters. (Photo courtesy of the Izu Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FUJIGAWA river

A river flowing to the west of Mt. Fuji. The source is Yamanashi River of Kofu (starting from Yatsugatake and Komagatake) and Fuefuki River. The oars used on this river were flat, and shallow boats were designed according to sea gauge. A pole and a net were used to propel the boat when going downstream and upstream, respectively.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐6‐0]