Articles for Boat Festival

China sees major rebounds in outbound, inbound tourism
6 months, 1 week ago

China sees major rebounds in outbound, inbound tourism

China Daily  

Teams compete in a dragon boat race on Dongjiang Lake in Zixing, Hunan province, on June 8. XI'AN - Fu Jing, a 27-year-old office worker from Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, spent the three-day Chinese Dragon Boat Festival in Seoul, the Republic of Korea. China's central and local governments have announced policy packages targeting major hindrances for foreign tourists, ranging …

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Guiyang sees tourism boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday
6 months, 1 week ago

Guiyang sees tourism boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

China Daily  

This year's Dragon Boat Festival holiday lasted from June 8-10. As of June 9, the number of inbound travel bookings to Guiyang increased by 206 percent year-on-year, while the number of local travel bookings increased by 21 percent. Ctrip, an online travel agency in China, released its 2024 Dragon Boat Festival Travel Report on June 10, revealing that Guiyang, capital …

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Taizhou attracts over 1m visits over Dragon Boat Festival holiday
6 months, 1 week ago

Taizhou attracts over 1m visits over Dragon Boat Festival holiday

China Daily  

During the Dragon Boat Festival holiday from June 8 to 10, Taizhou in Zhejiang province attracted 1.216 million visits, a 1.59 percent increase from the previous year, generating a total tourism revenue of 807 million yuan. Taizhou offered intangible cultural heritage workshops and food fairs, interactive experiences, and five carefully designed tourist routes centering intangible cultural heritages. Various cultural heritage …

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Cultural festivities in Donglan to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Cultural festivities in Donglan to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

On June 10, Donglan county in Hechi hosted the 2024 Bachou Agricultural Culture Tourism Event in Banjia fishing village. Local Zhuang people, along with those from Tian'e and Nandan counties, participated in the customs of fetching "auspicious water," playing bronze drums, racing bamboo rafts, and singing mountain songs to celebrate the traditional Dragon Boat Festival. Local villagers worship the River …

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Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites
6 months, 1 week ago

Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites

China Daily  

The Living Root club team races in the 45th annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday. Thousands of people enthusiastically participated in dragon boat races on the Charles River this weekend, along with the cultural fair celebrating the Chinese traditional event. This year's Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, held Sunday near the John W. Weeks Footbridge on …

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Qingdao among China's top 10 destinations during Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Qingdao among China's top 10 destinations during Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

Qingdao in East China's Shandong province boasts enchanting natural views. Qingdao in East China's Shandong province was selected as one of the top 10 most popular destinations for inbound tourism during the Dragon Boat Festival, with a 21 percent year-on-year increase in inbound tourism bookings, according to a survey released by Ctrip, an online travel agency in China. According to …

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Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites
6 months, 1 week ago

Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites

China Daily  

The Living Root club team races in the 45th annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday. Thousands of people enthusiastically participated in dragon boat races on the Charles River this weekend, along with the cultural fair celebrating the Chinese traditional event. This year's Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, held Sunday near the John W. Weeks Footbridge on …

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Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites
6 months, 1 week ago

Boston dragon boat-racing event excites, unites

China Daily  

The Living Root club team races in the 45th annual Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday. Thousands of people enthusiastically participated in dragon boat races on the Charles River this weekend, along with the cultural fair celebrating the Chinese traditional event. This year's Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, held Sunday near the John W. Weeks Footbridge on …

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Traditions celebrated at Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Traditions celebrated at Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

Young American-born Chinese children perform a self-directed minidrama celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival Saturday at the Glow Cultural Center in Flushing, Queens, New York, telling the tale of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet during the Warring States Period, whom Chinese people commemorate on this day. US-born Chinese children also performed a self-directed minidrama celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, telling the …

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China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-06-07 10:13 BEIJING, June 6 -- As the Chinese traditional Dragon Boat Festival and summer vacation are around the corner, Chinese people are enthusiastically planning travels, with many of them opting for international destinations this year as traveling abroad becomes more convenient. As of Monday, bookings for outbound travel products during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday …

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China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations

China Daily  

BEIJING, June 6 -- As the Chinese traditional Dragon Boat Festival and summer vacation are around the corner, Chinese people are enthusiastically planning travels, with many of them opting for international destinations this year as traveling abroad becomes more convenient. As of Monday, bookings for outbound travel products during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday surged by 100 percent compared …

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Culture Insider: Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Culture Insider: Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people. Qu Yuan and Dragon Boat Festival In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin in the west was bent on annexing the other states, including the state of Chu, home of Qu Yuan. Holding the second highest office in the …

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Chinese community in Kenya celebrates dragon boat festival
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese community in Kenya celebrates dragon boat festival

China Daily  

The Chinese community in Kenya on Thursday celebrated the upcoming dragon boat festival at the Confucius Institute based at the University of Nairobi, Kenya's oldest university, to help grow Sino-Kenyan ties. "The dragon boat festival can be used to symbolize the strengthening of the bond between Kenya and China," Zhang said. Qin Minxue, a representative of the Chinese community in …

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China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations
6 months, 2 weeks ago

China Focus: Easier travel fuels Chinese people's interest in global destinations

China Daily  

BEIJING, June 6 -- As the Chinese traditional Dragon Boat Festival and summer vacation are around the corner, Chinese people are enthusiastically planning travels, with many of them opting for international destinations this year as traveling abroad becomes more convenient. As of Monday, bookings for outbound travel products during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday surged by 100 percent compared …

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Culture Insider: Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Culture Insider: Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

The 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar year is an important day for the Chinese people. Qu Yuan and Dragon Boat Festival In the Warring States Period, the State of Qin in the west was bent on annexing the other states, including the state of Chu, home of Qu Yuan. Holding the second highest office in the …

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Hechi-made zongzi sees surge in demand ahead of Dragon Boat Festival
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Hechi-made zongzi sees surge in demand ahead of Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

The demand for Hechi-made zongzi is experiencing a significant increase in anticipation of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which is set to take place on June 10. A substantial quantity of zongzi, a traditional Chinese sticky rice dumpling from Hechi, has flooded the market, with bulk orders pouring in from both within the region and beyond, including areas such as …

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Travel boom expected as Dragon Boat Festival draws near
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Travel boom expected as Dragon Boat Festival draws near

China Daily  

A staff member works at a workshop of a wooden boat manufacturing enterprise in Zhuhong Wooden Boat Cultural Industry Park, Xinghua city, Jiangsu province, May 19, 2024. Short-distance destinations with the vibe of traditional Chinese culture have seen a surge in bookings with the approach of the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which in 2009 became the first Chinese holiday to …

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【双语财讯】端午假期临近 多个出境游目的地迎来预定高峰
6 months, 3 weeks ago

【双语财讯】端午假期临近 多个出境游目的地迎来预定高峰

China Daily  

今年端午假期虽然只有3天，但仍挡不住游客们出境旅游的热情。多家在线旅游平台近日发布的报告显示，多个出境游目的地订单量同比大幅上涨。 As the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which runs from June 8 to 10, approaches, China's tourism sector is seeing another booking frenzy, with outbound tours particularly sought out by visitors. 随着端午假期（6月8日-10日）的临近，中国旅游行业迎来了又一轮预定热潮，出境游尤其受欢迎。 Data from online travel agency Ctrip showed the search volumes for outbound hotels have increased significantly compared with the same period of 2019, with Hong Kong and Macao …

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Qingdao sees tourism boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday
1 year, 5 months ago

Qingdao sees tourism boom during Dragon Boat Festival holiday

China Daily  

Qingdao, a popular coastal tourism destination in Shandong province, welcomed more than 12.88 million tourists during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday that ended on June 24. A traditional Chinese festival, the Dragon Boat Festival holiday usually involves activities such as dragon boat races and the eating of glutinous rice dumplings, known as zongzi, for good luck. The Qingdao Polar …

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Google Doodle celebrates Dragon Boat Festival. Here’s all you to know
1 year, 6 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Dragon Boat Festival. Here’s all you to know

Live Mint  

Today’s Google Doodle, which is celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, is a hand-made Dragon Boat replica crafted from yarn and cardboard and is a nod to the festival, also known as Duanwu in Mandarin. It is a holiday for all ethnic groups in China to commemorate the life and death of poet Qu Yuan and to celebrate the old customs …

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Dragon Boat Festival activities in full swing
1 year, 6 months ago

Dragon Boat Festival activities in full swing

China Daily  

At a canteen in Lidao town of Rongcheng, Shandong province, volunteers make decorative sachets for the elderly on June 19 to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. With the Dragon Boat Festival approaching, activities are being held across Shandong province. At a canteen in Rongcheng's Lidao town, volunteers made zongzi, a traditional Chinese sticky rice dumpling wrapped in reed leaves, …

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Banquet held to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival
1 year, 6 months ago

Banquet held to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival

China Daily  

A dragon boat banquet is held in Yunlong village, Yunlong town, Ningbo's Yinzhou district, on June 18 to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 22 this year. A traditional long-table banquet was held in Yunlong village, Yunlong town, Ningbo's Yinzhou district, on June 18 to celebrate the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival on June 22. The scrumptious …

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Macao eateries put good taste on the menu as they serve up tradition
2 years, 6 months ago

Macao eateries put good taste on the menu as they serve up tradition

China Daily  

Zongzi, a Dragon Boat Festival treat, are usually stuffed with pork, salted egg yolk and glutinous rice. "Making bamboo-pressed noodles requires great effort," Lei says. Shortly before the Dragon Boat Festival, which fell on June 3 this year, the restaurant was busy selling zongzi, a festive food made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped with bamboo leaves. …

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Macao eateries put good taste on the menu as they serve up tradition
2 years, 6 months ago

Macao eateries put good taste on the menu as they serve up tradition

China Daily  

Zongzi, a Dragon Boat Festival treat, are usually stuffed with pork, salted egg yolk and glutinous rice. "Making bamboo-pressed noodles requires great effort," Lei says. Shortly before the Dragon Boat Festival, which fell on June 3 this year, the restaurant was busy selling zongzi, a festive food made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped with bamboo leaves. …

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