Rowers from all over China compete in traditional dragon boat races to celebrate Duanwu Festival
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Rowers compete during the quadrennial Jinli Dragon Boat Championship in Gaoyao city, Guangdong province. More than 6,000 people on 115 boats took part. Huang Yaohui / China News Service
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Residents in Zigui county of Hubei province, teach tourists how to row a dragon boat. Zigui is the hometown of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) who dedicated his life to his country and later committed suicide. The Duanwu Festival is said to honor Qu Yuan. Li Xiaoguo / Xinhua
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