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Dragon Boats Race in the Rain as China Celebrates Duanwu Festival

Dragon Boats Race in the Rain as China Celebrates Duanwu Festival

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Dragon Boats Race in the Rain as China Celebrates Duanwu FestivalDespite inclement weather, locals and tourists gathered in one of the Beijing districts to... 20.06.2026, Sputnik Africa

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Dragon Boats Race in the Rain as China Celebrates Duanwu FestivalDespite inclement weather, locals and tourists gathered in one of the Beijing districts to witness a rare dragon boat tug-of-war event, a Sputnik correspondent said.The festival commemorates Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman from China’s Warring States period, who took his own life by drowning after learning of the fall of his kingdom while in exile.Subscribe to @sputnik_africa Sputnik Africa | X

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