Ceremony held to celebrate Duanwu Festival in Zigui County

Source: Xinhua| 2017-05-30 17:02:01|Editor: Hou Qiang
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Boats attend a ceremony to celebrate the Duanwu Festival in Zigui County of Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, May 30, 2017. Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, is traditionally celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar in memory of the death of poet Qu Yuan during the Warring States period between 475 and 221 BC. Zigui County is regarded as the hometown of Qu Yuan. (Xinhua/Zheng Jiayu)

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