Taierzhuang ancient town gears up for Dragon Boat Festival

(chinadaily.com.cn)| Updated : 2022-06-01

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Taierzhuang ancient town, a popular scenic area in Zaozhuang, Shandong province, has many things prepared for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 3.

The Dragon Boat Festival is one of many traditional festivals in China. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese lunar calendar. Traditional celebrations of the festival include eating zongzi, drinking realgar wine, and racing dragon boats.

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A dragon boat race is scheduled to be held on June 3 in Taierzhuang ancient town to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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Taierzhuang ancient town will host a series of folk custom activities to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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Staff members hang scented sachets to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in Taierzhuang ancient town. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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The Dashuhua ("creating tree flowers") performance will be staged to entertain tourists during the Dragon Boat Festival in Taierzhuang ancient town. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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Visitors can enjoy traditional cultural performances during the Dragon Boat Festival in Taierzhuang ancient town. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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As Dragon Boat Festival approaches, Taierzhuang ancient town has begun carrying out various folk custom activities to celebrate the traditional festival. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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Taierzhuang ancient town offers zongzi packages to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]

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For thousands of years, the festival is famous for eating zongzi and racing dragon boats. [Photo/WeChat account: tezgc2008]