Event held in Mexico City to celebrate upcoming Dragon Boat Festival-Xinhua

Event held in Mexico City to celebrate upcoming Dragon Boat Festival

新华网| 2024-06-09 18:58:21|Editor: zml

Boats with Dragon Boat Festival decorations participate in a celebration event on the lake of Xochimilco in Mexico City, capital of Mexico on June 8, 2024. An event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival was held here on Saturday. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Dragon boat races are held on this occasion. This year's festival falls on June 10. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

A boat with Dragon Boat Festival decorations participates in a celebration event on the lake of Xochimilco in Mexico City, capital of Mexico on June 8, 2024. An event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival was held here on Saturday. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Dragon boat races are held on this occasion. This year's festival falls on June 10. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo shows boats with Dragon Boat Festival decorations during a celebration event on the lake of Xochimilco in Mexico City, capital of Mexico on June 8, 2024. An event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival was held here on Saturday. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Dragon boat races are held on this occasion. This year's festival falls on June 10. (Photo by Ricardo Montoya/Xinhua)

A boat with Dragon Boat Festival decorations participates in a celebration event on the lake of Xochimilco in Mexico City, capital of Mexico on June 8, 2024. An event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival was held here on Saturday. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Dragon boat races are held on this occasion. This year's festival falls on June 10. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

Local people try to make dragon boat models during a celebration event in Mexico City, capital of Mexico on June 8, 2024. An event to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival was held here on Saturday. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). Dragon boat races are held on this occasion. This year's festival falls on June 10. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)

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