Dragon Boat Festival celebrated around the country
Updated: 2013-06-12 10:43
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Children learn how to make zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves and stuffed with various fillings, during a Dragon Boat Festival activity in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 11, 2013. Eating zongzi is a traditional custom during the Dragon Boat Festival. The festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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