Dragon boat race ahead of festival
Updated: 2012-01-15 16:55
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Participants compete for a winter dragon boat race on the Songhuajiang River in Jilin, Jilin province on Jan 15, 2012. A total of 22 dragon boats from Russia, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland took part in the race to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon. Normally, the dragon races are held during the Dragon Boat Festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. [Photo/CFP] |
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Participants row their boats during a winter dragon boat race on the Songhuajiang River in Jilin, Jilin province on Jan 15, 2012. [Photo/CFP] |
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