Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
FOSHAN, June 23 (Xinhua) -- With a narrow and winding river, Diejiao Township holds the dragon boat race annually for the Dragon Boat Festival. Participants drift the 25-meter-long vessel around shapes curved like S, C and L at full speed.
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
A participant falls off the dragon boat during a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Participants take part in a dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
A participant rests on the dragon boat after a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Tourists walk past a wall printed with dragon boat in Dongsheng Village, Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
Participants attend a night training session in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 16, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
A dragon boat parade is held before the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
People watch the dragon boat race in Diejiao Township of Foshan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)■
