Culture&Life | Dragon boat race held in a paddy field to celebrate Duanwu Festival in NE China

Participants compete during a dragon boat race in a paddy field in Xinglongtai Township of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

SHENYANG, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Participants paddled vigorously through a paddy field during a dragon boat race held in Xinglongtai Township of Shenyang to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Duanwu Festival, which falls on June 22 this year.

This aerial photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows participants competing during a dragon boat race in a paddy field in Xinglongtai Township of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Participants compete during a dragon boat race in a paddy field in Xinglongtai Township of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Long Lei)

This aerial photo taken on June 22, 2023 shows participants competing during a dragon boat race in a paddy field in Xinglongtai Township of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Participants compete during a dragon boat race in a paddy field in Xinglongtai Township of Shenbei New District in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Long Lei)■