People living in Guangzhou may be hearing the sound of drums pounding across rivers these days, as this year's Dragon Boat Festival is just around the corner. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional and important celebration on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, which falls on June 10 this year.
In Guangzhou, dragon boat racing is the central custom of the festival, along with other customs such as making zongzi (sticky rice wrapped in leaves) and enjoying dragon boat banquets. Locals can spend an entire month training for races and preparing for the festival.
Every year the Guangzhou government invites local and overseas dragon boat teams to participate in the International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament. This year, the tournament will be held on June 16 on the Pearl River from the north square of Sun Yat-sen University to the Guangzhou Bridge. It will be the most popular event of the dragon boat season, so make sure you don't miss it!
For those wishing to watch more dragon boat races and parades, please refer to the guide below.
June 6
Lianxi (蓮溪) village, Tianhe district
Shixi (石溪) village, Tianhe district
Huangcun (黃村) village, Tianhe district
Zhucun (珠村) village, Tianhe district
Banghu (蚌湖) village, Baiyun district
June 7
Bio Island, Guanzhou (官洲) village, Haizhu district
June 8
Shipai (石牌) village, Tianhe district
Chebei (車陂) village, Tianhe district
Yahu (鴉湖) village, Baiyun district
June 8-10
Haizhu National Wetland Park, Haizhu district
June 9
Nansha Wetland Park, Nansha district
Dasha (大沙) River, Haizhong (海中) village, Liwan district
June 10
Lychee Bay, Liwan district
Jiaomen River (蕉門河), Nansha district
Shitan (石灘) town, Zengcheng district
Liede (獵德) village, Tianhe district
Yangji (楊箕) village, Tianhe district
Longhu (龍湖) village, Baiyun district
Yagang (鴉崗) village, Baiyun district
Hengsha (橫沙) village, Baiyun district
June 11
Baiyun Lake Park (east lake), Baiyun district
Huadi (花地) River Shaxi (沙溪) section, Liwan district
June 12
Gaozeng (高增) village, Baiyun district
June 15
Huadi River, Dongjiao Bridge (東漖大橋) to Jiansha water gate (劍沙水閘) section, Liwan district
Chajiao (茶滘) village, Liwan district
Donglang (東塱) village, Liwan district
Shaluo (沙洛) village, Liwan district
Nanjiao (南漖) village, Liwan district
June 16
International Dragon Boat Invitational Tournament
north square of Sun Yat-sen University to the Guangzhou Bridge
June 29
The Pearl River (Haixinsha Square section), Tianhe district
Liuxi River (Jin'ou Square section金甌廣場(chǎng)), Conghua district
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