Illustration of the Town of Sete

Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. TRADITIONAL LANGUEDOC BOAT AND ROWERS ON THE GRAND CANAL Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration of the Town of Sete

Illustration of the Town of Sete

FRANCE. HERAULT (34) SETE. TRADITIONAL LANGUEDOC BOAT AND ROWERS ON THE GRAND CANAL Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Pantegana Sail Parade In Venice

Rowers dressed in carnival costumes row traditional boats during the Pantegana parade on the Grand Canal, marking the opening of the Venetian Carnival dedicated to the 'Time of Casanova' in Venice, Italy, 16 February 2025. Photo by Andrea Merola/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rowers Yevheniia Dovhodko (L) and Daryna Verkhohliad speak to the press on the platform of the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rowers Yevheniia Dovhodko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Daryna Verkhohliad, Nataliia Dovhodko and Ukrainian track and field sprinter and hurdler Tetyana Melnyk (L to R) hold a national flag at the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rowers Yevheniia Dovhodko, Daryna Verkhohliad, Anastasiia Kozhenkova and Nataliia Dovhodko (L to R) hold a national flag on the platform of the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-DRAGON BOAT-LAURA (CN)

(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-DRAGON BOAT-LAURA (CN)

(240610) -- TIANJIN, June 10, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial photo taken on June 10, 2024 shows rowers competing in the 2024 Haihe Dragon Boat Race on the Haihe river in north China's Tianjin. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Laura Mora finished her dragon boat race in the 2024 Haihe Dragon Boat Race for the first time. Born in coastal city Cadiz, the spanish engineer is familiar with many water sports, but the dragon boat race with a long history stays fresh to her. "Participating in Dragon Boat races is not just for Dragon Boat Festival entertainment to me, but also a good way to discover the cultural inheritance of a new city I lived in," she said. Tianjin was one of the early northern cities to carry out dragon boat sports. In 1988, Tianjin held the first dragon boat race to commemorate the Water Diversion Project from Luanhe River to Tianjin City. So far, with 36 years history, the Haihe Dragon Boat Race has become an important label of water sports in Tianjin. "My Chinese colle

(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-DRAGON BOAT-LAURA (CN)

(SP)CHINA-TIANJIN-DRAGON BOAT-LAURA (CN)

(240610) -- TIANJIN, June 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on June 10, 2024 shows rowers competing in the 2024 Haihe Dragon Boat Race on the Haihe river in north China's Tianjin. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Laura Mora finished her dragon boat race in the 2024 Haihe Dragon Boat Race for the first time. Born in coastal city Cadiz, the spanish engineer is familiar with many water sports, but the dragon boat race with a long history stays fresh to her. "Participating in Dragon Boat races is not just for Dragon Boat Festival entertainment to me, but also a good way to discover the cultural inheritance of a new city I lived in," she said. Tianjin was one of the early northern cities to carry out dragon boat sports. In 1988, Tianjin held the first dragon boat race to commemorate the Water Diversion Project from Luanhe River to Tianjin City. So far, with 36 years history, the Haihe Dragon Boat Race has become an important label of water sports in Tianjin. "My Chinese colleagues told me that Hai

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) explains rowing skills to rowers in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for t

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

CHINA-SHANGHAI-LUODIAN DRAGON BOATING CUSTOMS (CN)

(240609) -- SHANGHAI, June 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Guozhong (1st R) explains rowing skills to rowers in Luodian Township, Baoshan District of east China's Shanghai, June 5, 2024. Originated in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), the dragon boating customs in Luodian, located in east China's Shanghai Baoshan District, has kept prosperous with long-lasting vitality. Nowadays, the dragon boating customs in Luodian has become an iconic folk custom activity during Dragon Boat Festival in Shanghai. It was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008. Over the years, Zhang Guomin and Zhang Guozhong from a shipbuilding family have been making efforts to preserve the dragon boat making techniques. They have been teaching younger generations to carry forward the dragon boat making techniques inherited from their father Zhang Fucheng, who died in 2017. Luodian dragon boat is famous for its small size and exquisite design. It has a float bottom and a shallow draft, making it suitable for the narrow rivers l

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rowers compete the men's eight final of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rowers compete during the men's pair final of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-ROWING (CN)

(230924) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rowers compete during the men's double sculls final of rowing at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 24, 2023. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(230813) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants paddle during the 2023 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, on Aug. 12, 2023. 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. The two-day event gathered over 160 teams with more than 1,000 rowers from across the United States and Canada this year. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(230813) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon dancers perform during the 2023 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, on Aug. 12, 2023. 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. The two-day event gathered over 160 teams with more than 1,000 rowers from across the United States and Canada this year. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

U.S.-NEW YORK-HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL

(230813) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants paddle during the 2023 Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York, the United States, on Aug. 12, 2023. 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. The two-day event gathered over 160 teams with more than 1,000 rowers from across the United States and Canada this year. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230624) -- SINGAPORE, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat rowers compete during a dragon boat race as part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230624) -- SINGAPORE, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat rowers compete during a dragon boat race as part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230624) -- SINGAPORE, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat rowers compete during a dragon boat race as part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

SINGAPORE-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-DRAGON BOAT RACE

(230624) -- SINGAPORE, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dragon boat rowers compete during a dragon boat race as part of the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in the Bedok Reservoir in Singapore, June 24, 2023. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Boxun (3rd L, with a oar), a 18-year-old student from Matsu, participates in a friendly race with other rowers from Matsu in Lianjiang of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu.

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people racing dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 18, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats h

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people present a newly built dragon boat to the people from Matsu as a gift in Lianjiang of southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 31, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fang Jianwei, nephew of inheritor of the city-level intangible cultural heritage of dragon boat making techniques Fang Shaohuang, cleans a newly built dragon boat, which will be presented to the rowers from Matsu as a gift, in Minhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 31, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman carries a newly carved wooden dragon head in a dragon boat factory in Minhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 12, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People compete in a dragon boat race in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 22, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from generations to generatio

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People race dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 18, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from g

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People race dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 18, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from g

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Boxun, a 18-year-old student from Matsu, shows his oar before a dragon boat race in Lianjiang of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boat

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yihong (1st R), a 25-year-old dragon boat enthusiast from Taoyuan, competes in a dragon boat race which has participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 3, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lian

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People race dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from g

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A student from Northeast Electric Power University competes in a dragon boat race in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 22, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has b

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen work in a dragon boat factory in Minhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 12, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from generations to genera

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Lin Yihong (1st R), a 25-year-old dragon boat enthusiast from Taoyuan, gestures in a dragon boat race which has participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 3, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lian

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rowers pose prior to a dragon boat race in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from generations to genera

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fang Shaohuang (L), an inheritor of the city-level intangible cultural heritage of dragon boat making techniques, talks with his nephew Fang Jianwei at a dragon boat factory in Minhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 30, 2022. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the row

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People race dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 18, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from g

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Students from Huaqiao University practice for a dragon boat race in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down f

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows people racing dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 18, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats h

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Fang Shaohuang, an inheritor of the city-level intangible cultural heritage of dragon boat making techniques, checks a newly built dragon boat, which will be presented to the rowers from Matsu as a gift, in Minhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 23, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which w

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People race dragon boats on a river acrossing Sanxi Village in Fuzhou of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 20, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dragon boats has been passed down from g

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People compete in a dragon boat race which has participants from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, in Xiamen of southeast China's Fujian Province, on June 3, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition of racing dra

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(SP)CHINA-FUZHOU-DRAGON BOAT RACE(CN)

(230624) -- FUZHOU, June 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people transfer a newly built dragon boat, which will be presented to the people from Matsu as a gift, in Lianjiang of southeast China's Fujian Province, on May 31, 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, traditionally falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. The dragon boat competition, a traditional part of the festival, has gained popularity on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, bringing excitement to a wide range of people. Located on the southeastern coast of China, Fujian Province is ideal for water sports with its widely scattered rivers, lakes and the sea. On June 18, 2023, a friendly dragon boat race started with firecrackers bursting and crowds cheering in Lianjiang County of Fujian. Rowers from Matsu were invited to compete with Lianjiang local dragon boat teams, using a newly built dragon boat, which was a gift presented by the rowers in Lianjiang to the rowers from Matsu. The same tradition