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A family on both sides of the Taiwan Straits competes in the dragon boat race in the Centennial Dragon Boat Festival Village

June 5, 2023 07:22 | Source: People's Daily Overseas Edition
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In Jimei Dragon Boat Pool, dragon boat teams from both sides of the Taiwan Strait compete for the first place.
Photographed by Wei Peiquan, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

The clappers of the participating dragon boat teams applauded the stage performance of the opening ceremony of the cross-strait dragon boat race.
Photographed by Jiang Kehong, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

The 2023 Cross Strait (Jimei) Dragon Boat Culture Festival and the 16th "Jiageng Cup" and "Jingxian Cup" Cross Strait Dragon Boat Race recently opened in Jimei Dragon Boat Pool in Xiamen. 47 dragon boat teams from both sides of the Taiwan Straits enjoy the vitality of dragon boat racing and the charm of traditional Chinese culture in the competition, with about 500 Taiwanese participating in the competition.

In addition to the competition, this Dragon Boat Festival, with the theme of "One family on both sides of the Taiwan Straits will celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, and a hundred year old learning village will race the dragon boat", integrates the dragon boat culture, learning village culture, and Minnan culture, and also holds activities such as the Cross Straits (Jimei) Dragon Boat Culture Forum, Jimei (Dragon Boat Festival) Poetry Festival, etc. at the same time.

(Editor in charge: Lu Jing, Li Nanhua)

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