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    People prepare for upcoming Dragon Boat Festival across China

    2024-06-08 09:06Source:http://english.www.gov.cn/


    People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Huzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, June 7, 2024. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), and has now become a national holiday when people enjoy eating Zongzi and watch dragon boat races. [Photo/Xinhua]


    Students make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Xinghua, east China’s Jiangsu Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    Children pose for a photo with Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in southwest China's Chongqing, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    Children make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Huaihua, central China’s Hunan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    People make Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves, to mark the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, in Linyi City, east China’s Shandong Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    A shop owner arranges bundles of mugwort for the Dragon Boat Festival at a flower shop in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 6, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]



    Staff members make Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, at a shop in a market in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    People shop for Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, at a market in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    Staff members make Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, at a shop in a market in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    People shop for Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, at a market in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]


    A staff member arranges bundles of freshly-made Zongzi, a traditional Chinese food to mark the Dragon Boat Festival, at a shop in a market in Chengdu, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, June 7, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]