Guangzhou holds dragon boat race to celebrate upcoming Dragon Boat Festival

Since the eighth day of the fourth month of the Chinese lunar calendar, Guangzhou has started a series of events for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, including a traditional dragon boat racing participated by 12 dragon boats from Chebei Village on Thursday.

The village, which is located in urban Guangzhou, has a history of over 1,000 years. The culture of dragon boat inherited here is very representative, and the "Chebei dragon boat scene" was listed as a provincial intangible cultural heritage.

Nowadays, there are 12 active dragon boat organizations in Chebei subdistrict, and over 50 traditional dragon boats are preserved in the village.