Dragon Boat Festival is coming! Dragon boat race shows speed and passion, and features zongzi to satisfy diners’ taste buds
Cctv newsThe Dragon Boat Festival is coming in a few days. At present, dragon boat races have started all over the country. Recently, the 18th Furong River Dragon Boat Championship was held in the waters of Sanhekou, Furong River, Wulong District, Chongqing. Twenty-one dragon boat teams paddled and competed, showing the speed and passion on the water.
As the starting gun rang, a dragon boat rushed out of the starting line like an arrow leaving the string. On the river, the drums thundered, the rhythm of the drums was compact and powerful, and the rowers moved neatly and struggled to paddle. Dragon boat waves, you chase me. On the shore, the cheers of the audience came and went, pushing the atmosphere of the game to a climax. According to reports, the 22-person dragon boat 200-meter and 500-meter straight race were set up in this competition, which attracted more than 570 players from 21 teams from Guangdong, Sichuan and Chongqing. Guangdong Zhaoqing team and Chongqing Hechuan team won the first place in the 200-meter and 500-meter straight race respectively.
Chen Junhao, a member of Guangdong Zhaoqing Dragon Boat Team, said that this is my first time to come to Chongqing to participate in the dragon boat race. I think the scenery in Chongqing is particularly beautiful and the people in Chongqing are particularly enthusiastic. I am still very happy.
Dylan Chen, a member of Chongqing Hechuan Dragon Boat Team, said that we won the first place in the competition and felt very happy. Next, we will continue to train hard and strive for better results.
Paddle racing along the river in the ancient city to go to the dragon boat festival.
On the morning of May 24th, 2025 China Dragon Boat Open (Jingzhou Station, Hubei Province) officially started. Thirty-five teams from all over the country, nearly a thousand athletes and coaches, and referees gathered in Jingzhou, Hubei Province, to paddle and race on the banks of the ancient city.
With the referee’s command, the 100-meter straight race started, and the four teams rushed out of the starting line quickly. The players paddled with the drummer’s rhythm. In the end, Fuzhou Changle Huiquan Dragon Boat Team rushed to the finish line in less than 21 seconds.
Zheng Changxin, captain of Fuzhou Changle Huiquan Dragon Boat Team, said that everyone’s cooperation ability and teamwork performance are very good.
The two-day open competition consists of three competition groups: men’s open group, women’s open group and public group. Among them, there are 16 teams in the open group, which are composed of dragon boat teams from all over the country. There are 19 teams in the Volkswagen Group, which are composed of teams from counties and cities, municipal departments, enterprises and universities in Jingzhou. During the competition, the players constantly sum up their experience and adjust their tactics, so as to achieve the best results in each round.
The special zongzi "Xiang" is about the unique and popular flavor of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Dragon Boat Festival is approaching. In Changning County, Baoshan City, Yunnan Province, there are many kinds of special zongzi, such as tea zongzi, alkaline zongzi and ham zongzi, which satisfy the taste buds of different diners with their unique flavors.
Early in the morning, Shaojuan, a tea farmer, began to select local high-quality old-tree black tea, boiled reddish-brown tea soup, let it cool, and then poured it into the washed glutinous rice. When the glutinous rice was soaked, everyone sat around and wrapped dumplings, and then cooked it with a big fire. Soon, the angular and fragrant tea dumplings were freshly baked.
Shao Juan, a tea farmer in Wenquan Town, said that we have a lot of tea here, and everyone likes to eat tea dumplings. Around the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is very hot, and tea has the effect of relieving summer heat. After eating a few tea dumplings, my heart is cool and quick.
In addition to tea dumplings, alkaline dumplings are also deeply loved by local people. This kind of zongzi is made by burning corn stalks into ash, adding boiling water and filtering to make alkaline water, and then mixing and soaking glutinous rice with alkaline water for 5-6 hours to color and enhance the fragrance of glutinous rice. After being wrapped in alkaline water, the dumplings need to be cooked for about 4 hours on fire, and the taste is the best.
Wu Fenglan, a villager in Longquan Village, Tianyuan Town, said that this zongzi in our family is eaten when the weather is hot, and it has the function of invigorating the stomach and promoting digestion. If you eat it, your stomach will not support, and your stomach will not feel uncomfortable.
When making dumplings with alkaline water, local people will also add ham produced in Yunnan to make unique ham dumplings. In one bite, the salty flavor of ham and the sweetness of glutinous rice are perfectly integrated, and the lips and teeth remain fragrant.